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On the night of April 27, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed of a migrant boat leaving the Walde lighthouse area east of Calais and engaged the 'Cormoran' to locate and monitor the boat. During the night, its occupants requested assistance. The 'Cormoran' then rescued all 77 occupants of the boat and brought them back to the quay in Calais, where they were taken into care by land-based rescue services. On April 27, 2025, several migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which initially deployed the operational drome boat (EDO) of the 'Cormoran' to locate a boat in the Wald lighthouse area. Once on site, the EDO made contact with the boat; a person on board requested assistance. The crew of the 'Cormoran' proceeded to recover this person. The remaining people of the boat refused all assistance and continued on their way. Following the assistance, the CROSS again engaged the 'Cormoran' to locate and monitor a migrant boat in the Grand Fort Philippe area. Once on site, all the boat's occupants requested assistance from the 'Cormoran'. The 19 people rescued by the 'Cormoran', as well as the man rescued earlier, were taken to the port of Calais and taken into care by the authorities on land. Mid-morning, the CROSS was once again informed of the departure of a boat north of Calais and engaged the 'Abeille Normandie to locate the boat. Once on site, the crew recovered the 29 people on board who were requesting assistance and took them to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, where they were taken into care by the authorities on land.

Until further notice, the 'Isle of Cumbrae', serving on the route Largs-Cumbrea, was unavailable for service due to an issue with the vesssel ’s aft ramp, until contractors are able to carry out further investigations.

On the night of April 28, 2025, a medical evacuation of a Spanish passenger was requested from the 'Marie Curie. The SAR helicopter Helimer 204 was mobilized to the ship which wa sailing 45 nautical miles off Punta Anaga. The patient was thoited and ransferred to Tenerife North Airport, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to the University Hospital. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1916752005592240605

On April 17, 2025, the 'Island Star' was detained in Bartin with 21 deficiencies.: 1) Safety of navigation - Charts Expired 2) Safety of navigation - Navigation records Not as required 3) Safety of navigation - Echo sounder Inoperative 4) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Not updated 6) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Inoperative 7) Pollution Prevention - Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements Not as required 8)) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Not as required 9) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management Plan Not as required 10) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 11) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 12) Fire safety - Fire prevention structural integrity Not as required 13) Life saving Appliances - Lifejackets incl provision and disposition Not as required 14) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 15) Certificate & Doc - Fire controll plan - all Not as required 16) Water/Weathertight - Freeboard marks Not as required 17) Water/Weathertight - Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage Not as required 18) Radio communications - SART/AIS-SART Not as required 19) Structural conditions - Closing devices/watertight doors Damaged 20) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book Not as required 21) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 23 and left the port en route to Sulina. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On day two of the collision, the authorities were still planing for an alternative of how to separate and move the two ships to nearest thd port. They remained in pos. 10° 33' N 106° 51' E. Videos: https://youtu.be/XLJT6DHb2mw https://youtu.be/XLJT6DHb2mw?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExRDVjUFJmMGdnMU5acTIxTAEeCtAWgNVhoNFwc1Nwibc33lkKJU7BMYy6NE6L7fMUYZ2gJwOMsq2pfvWEUH8_aem_M67tz_4ubUTvSYHigMQ

On April 26, 2025, the "Dauerwelle" of the University of the Arts in Bremen broke lose from its fixed berth on the Weser and drifted against the Wilhelm- Kaisen- Bridge. The reason was still unclear. The exact cause is currently being investigated. A passenger ship initially attempted to stop and tow the stricken vessel. Because that failed, five boats from the police, fire department, and DLRG (German Lifeboat Association) towed the event ship to the Neustad Embankment in front of the Stephani Bridge and moored it there. Later that evening, they brought it toaberth near the Bürgermeister-Smidt Bridge. A helicopter was on site as a precautionary measure to search for people. On the evening, experts inspected the Wilhelm-Kaisen Bridge for damage. The results are not yet available.

On April 25, 2025, at 10.40 p.m., the 'KMTC_Surabaya' was in collision with the Hong Kong flagged bulk carrier 'Glengyle' (IMO: 9727285) at lamp post 15 on the Long Tau River in the An Thoi Dong commune, 200 metres from the Rach Don intersection, Ho Chi Minh. The container ship's bow was damaged, and the bulk carrier was almost split in half at port side, causing it to sink partially and creating an oil spill. Reports with photo and video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eCheObOW6mc https://baomoi.com/hai-tau-hang-va-cham-tren-luong-sai-gon-vung-tau-han-che-luu-thong-de-dam-bao-an-toan-c52085791.epi https://tuoitre.vn/hai-tau-hang-va-cham-tren-song-long-tau-can-gio-dau-tran-xuong-song-20250426112019175.htm

On the night of April 27, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed of a migrant boat leaving the Walde lighthouse area east of Calais and engaged the 'Cormoran' to locate and monitor the boat. During the night, its occupants requested assistance. The 'Cormoran' then rescued all 77 occupants of the boat and brought them back to the quay in Calais, where they were taken into care by land-based rescue services. On April 27, 2025, several migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which initially deployed the operational drome boat (EDO) of the 'Cormoran' to locate a boat in the Wald lighthouse area. Once on site, the EDO made contact with the boat; a person on board requested assistance. The crew of the 'Cormoran' proceeded to recover this person. The remaining people of the boat refused all assistance and continued on their way. Following the assistance, the CROSS again engaged the 'Cormoran' to locate and monitor a migrant boat in the Grand Fort Philippe area. Once on site, all the boat's occupants requested assistance from the 'Cormoran'. The 19 people rescued by the 'Cormoran', as well as the man rescued earlier, were taken to the port of Calais and taken into care by the authorities on land. Mid-morning, the CROSS was once again informed of the departure of a boat north of Calais and engaged the 'Abeille Normandie to locate the boat. Once on site, the crew recovered the 29 people on board who were requesting assistance and took them to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, where they were taken into care by the authorities on land.

The 'Hebrides' serving on the route Uig.Lochmaddy.Tarbert suffered a technical issue on April 28. As a consequence, the 07:20 a.m. sailing from Lochmaddy departed late at 08:28 a.m. and was due in Uig at 10:13 a.m. Investigations into the technical issue were ongoing. Remaining sailings were liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice.

The bulk carrier 'Scoter' (IMO: 990229) was in collision with the 'Marathassa' on Feb 15.02.2025 in Yeosu. Up to now there was no attempt to repair the damaged bow. Photo on April 26 in Leixoes https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3831629?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest:

On April 15, 2025, the 'Grietje' was detained in Qingzhou with nine deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Ready availability of fire fighting equipment Not as required 2) Radio communications - SART/AIS-SART Not as required 3) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training The vessel was released again on April 17 and left the port en route to Nansha. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On day two of the collision the authorities were still planing for an alternative of how to separate and move the two ships to nearest thd port. They remained in pos. 10° 33' N 106° 51' E. Videos: https://youtu.be/XLJT6DHb2mw https://youtu.be/XLJT6DHb2mw?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExRDVjUFJmMGdnMU5acTIxTAEeCtAWgNVhoNFwc1Nwibc33lkKJU7BMYy6NE6L7fMUYZ2gJwOMsq2pfvWEUH8_aem_M67tz_4ubUTvSYHigMQhBQ)

Salvage crews working aboard the'MSC Baltic lll' have removed 230 cbm of fuel from the vessel, filling four frac tanks onboard the barge. The recovered fuel had been transferred to the 'MSC Celine' alongside in Corner Brook on April 26. Approximately 1475 cubic metres of fuel were remaining on the vessel, and operations to removal the fuel were taking place when weather conditions were permitting it.

Scrapped at Gijon 04/2024 https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3827727?navList=gallery&category=70&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest

Due to an earlier technical issue that has now been resolved, MV Loch Frisa, serving on the route Oban-Craignure on April departed Craignure at 2:45 p.m., about 55 minutes late.

On April 26, 2025, the 'MSC Prosperity II' suffered an engine failure while transiting south of Kepez in the Dardanelles Strait, en route from Port Said to Yalova. Under the coordination of the Çanakkale Ship Traffic Services Center, the vessel was successfully relocated to ensure the safety of navigation and avoid disruption to maritime traffic. No injuries or pollution were reported. As of April 26 the ship was NUC auf Position 40° 55' N 028° 45' E. Video: https://x.com/i/status/1916078405709136235

The 'Scoter' was in collision with the bulk carrier 'Marathassa' (IMO :9698862), on Feb 15.02.2025 in Yeosu. Up to now there was no attempt to repair the damaged bow. Photo on April 26 in Leixoes https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3831629?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest:

arrived Alang anchorage 26,04,25

On April 12, 2025, the' Chelsea 4' was detained in Venice, Italy, with 11 deficiencies six of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Seafarers employment agreement (SEA) Expired 2) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificates) Other 3) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of training 4) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 5) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Lack of information 6) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 23 and left the port enroute to Sulina.

Late on April 25, 2025, af 10.40 p.m., the containership 'KMTC Surabaya' (IMO: 9821081) was in collision with the 'Glengyle' at lamp post 15 on the Long Tau River in the An Thoi Dong commune, 200 metres from the Rach Don intersection, Ho Chi Minh. The container ship's bow was damaged, and the bulk carrier was almost split in half at port side, causing it to sink partially and creating an oil spill. Reports with photo and video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eCheObOW6mc https://baomoi.com/hai-tau-hang-va-cham-tren-luong-sai-gon-vung-tau-han-che-luu-thong-de-dam-bao-an-toan-c52085791.epi https://tuoitre.vn/hai-tau-hang-va-cham-tren-song-long-tau-can-gio-dau-tran-xuong-song-20250426112019175.htm