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The "Kokoo," seized in the Autonomous Port of Nouméa on Feb 8, has been declared abandoned on April 30. Its 13 crew members were also abandoned on board and cared for by the state. Six Chinese sailors were repatriated on June 21. Seven Burmese sailors were still awaiting treatment. The vessel had been detained due to serious safety defects, endangering the crew and the marine environment, after it was seized by customs for tobacco smuggling. With no response from the shipowner or the Tanzanian flag authorities, the vessel was declared abandoned. Without a shipping agent, the 13 crew members were faicing a deteriorating situation with no resources (food and hygiene) and no wage payments due to their abandonment, and no dockside security, as normally provided by an agency, due to lack of funding. The local community ensured their food and medical care. The vital support of the representative association of New Caledonian seafarers (Synmar NC), in conjunction with international organizations (IMO/ILO) and the ITF, was particularly decisive in managing the case, which resulted in the partial repatriation. Steps were continuing for the repatriation of the seven Burmese sailors still on the ship.

The two stateless tankers 'Sierra' (IMO: 9522324) and 'Naxos', inbound to the Russian oil operations in the Baltic, were spotted sailing with the Russian Steregushchy-class corvette 'Boikiy'. following the increasing effort by the Baltic nations and the EU to crack down on the shadow fleet, and after after Estonia recemtöy jad attempted to inspect another tanker that was suspected of being stateless. The 'Bolky' had disguised itself using a fake ID signal while transiting through the English Channel with the two sanctioned tankers, a BBC. It broadcast the fake ID code as it passed through the Channel on June 21. The ship had left West Africa in June, where it had been taking part in a diplomatic mission and docked in Conakry. The corvette left the port without activating its AIS. However, a vessel travelling under the generic identification number 400000000 - a code sometimes used by vessels who want to alert others to their presence for safety reasons without identifying themselves - was seen briefly near the Canary Islands. The location was consistent with the time it could have taken the 'Boikiy' to travel the 200 kilometres from Conakry. The 'Boikiy' was later joined by the two tankers which had made their way from India through the Suez Canal and across the Mediterranean. The three vessels rendezvoused at the mouth of the Channel on June 20. Here, the Russian naval vessel appeared again in radar-based and optical satellite images. The 'Naxos' had reached the entrance to the Channel several days earlier than the other ships, and waited for the warship before proceeding into the channel. The Royal Navy shadowed the 'Boikiy' as it passed through the Channel. The vessels have since reached the Kattegat, but neither tanker was showing an accurate destination on its AIS. Both the 'Sierran' and the 'Naxos' been sanctioned by the UK, and one also by the EU. The tankers are linked to companies in Dubai and India. The 'Naxos' has been alternately using the name 'Selva ', displaying Palau as its flag, after previously showing Panama. In 2022, it reported registry first in the Marshall Islands and later in St. Kitts and Nevis. The 'Sierra' is displaying a flag of Malawi after having been registered in São Tomé & Principe in 2023 and before in Barbados and Gabon. Until 2022, the vessel was named 'Suvorovsky Prospect', managed by Russia’s Sovcomflot. The corvette appeared to be employed for various escort duties of merchant ships.In mid-May, it was spotted escorting the Russian-flagged cargo vessels 'Siyanie Severa' and 'Patria', while they headed south into the Atlantic Ocean. In March and in early May, the UK's Royal Navy tracked the warship along with merchant ships during transits of the English Channel. Last week, Denmark identified another stateless tanker inbound to Russia. The Danish Maritime Authority reported that the tanker had misled the authorities, reporting it was registered in Comoros. Denmark tracked the vessel into and out of the Baltic but did not attempt to stop it. Other countries, including Sweden, have vowed to increase their efforts if the stateless tankers enter their territories. The EU and UK have also increased the number of tankers they have listed. Report with photos: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gq6y62d1o

A complaint by the lawyer of the "Cobra" against the plaintiff of the "Bruma" was declared admissible. With this ruling, the legal action will now be referred by the Guarantee Court to the Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate the plaintiff's lawyer, whom Alejandro Espinoza accused of making defamatory statements for publicly asserting that criminal and immoral conduct was behind the disappearance of the fishermen. The Concepción Court of Appeals overturned the ruling that had declared inadmissible the complaint filed by Alejandro Espinoza, the lawyer for the crew of the "Cobra" and the Blumar company. Espinoza accused his colleague, Rafael Poblete, representing the family of the victims of the 'Bruma', of libel and slander. The defense attorney emphasized the appellate court's ruling and asserted that his colleague made "false statements" since "there was never a pact of silence nor any exchange of versions by the crew." For his part, representing the victims of the "Bruma," attorney Rafael Poblete asserted that they will not be "intimidated or censored in the defense of our clients. The truth is undeniable and evident. The Court determined that before declaring that there was no libel or slander, the complaint should be processed, based not on the fact that what was stated in that ruling was incorrect, but because the merits of the matter should first be discussed. The Court's decision therefore referred to a decision it deemed anticipated, that is, to a formal issue, but not a substantive one. We accept the Court's decision, and in court, we will not only prove that the statements do not constitute a crime, but also that this is an unfounded action that only seeks to divert attention from the overwhelming evidence gathered by the Regional Prosecutor's Office in the investigation into the boarding of the Bruma, which indicates the responsibility of the captain and crew of the Cobra and the Blumar company. They are the defendants in this significant criminal investigation and must answer to justice."

After eight arrests in the Blankenberge mariina, where the suspects had tried to launch a boat in the middle of the night of June 22, 2025, customs investigators have found hundreds of kilos of drugs aboard the 'Scot Bremen' in Zeebrugge on June 24. According to initial estimates, the drugs amounted to more than half a ton. The arrestants may have been planning to pick up the cocaine at sea, when they were caught by the local Blankenberge/Zuienkerke police. The 'Scot Bremen', was on its way to the port of Ghent, but was forced to change course towards Zeebrugge. Due to the bad weather conditions, the ship remained off the coast on June 23 and could only be searched by customs on June 24. The tanker had left Pecémat the end of May and made a stopover in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) on June 14. The ship was still being searched on the afternoon of June 24. Due to the ongoing investigation. it wasnot clear whether additional arrests or detentions were made.

The 'Astoria' will probably be picked up in Rotterdam next week with the own tug of the Belgian scrapyard Galloo. That depends on when all the fittings are off the ship and when the tug is available. It is currently still active on another offshore project of the company. The towing job is also weather-dependent. The opening bid of 200,000 Euros immediately turned out to be a hit at the public sale in the Rotterdam court on June 17. There is still an outstanding invoice of almost 450,000 Euros in unpaid port fees. Galloo will also pay that, plus an additional, unspecified amount,. ‘All outstanding debts must be paid in connection with the right of retention before we can bring the ship to Ghent.’Because the ship sailed under the Portuguese flag, it has to be broken up at a European-approved recycling yard. Normally, these types of larger ships go to Turkey or Asia, countries where environmental standards are much lower, and the wages too.’ The dismantling of the 'Astoria' will be work -intensive, The 350 cabins, the public areas, such as playrooms and restaurants will have to be manually demolished. The dismantling of the rest of the ship will follow. That will certainly take a few months. Galloo expects that 12,000 tons of material, including metals, wood, glass and plastics, will be collected. The company expects to recycle ‘more than 97% of that into renewable raw materials.

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The ‘Betim’, serving the Chorao route, remained submerged at its dock at Chorao on June 25. The authorities have initiated salvage operations, but the retrieval process was delayed due to technical and logistical challenges. Machinery was being mobilised. A pontoon crane with pumps has already arrived at the site. Two additional pontoons were expected to reach on June 25 by 11 p.m. The river navigation department (RND) planned to start the salvage on June 26. The ferry sank after one of its tanks got flooded. Preliminary investigations by the RND suggested that the incident could have been caused by an inadequate drainage from the tanks, particularly the air tanks positioned at the bottom of the vessel. These air tanks are critical for maintaining the buoyancy of the ship. On June 23, the fire brigade had tried to assist in getting the ship afloat, deploying large water pumps to try and drain the water from the vessel. However, despite their efforts, the vessel could not be raised.

Two men have been seriously injured following an explosion on the 'Bow Hercules' at the Shannon Foynes Port in County Limerick on June 24, 2025. They were carrying out routine maintenance on the ship when a gas cylinder exploded at around 6.30 p.m. Emergency services, including gardaí and paramedics, attended to the scene. One man has been brought by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick, while the second man was brought by air ambulance to Cork University Hospital. Operations at the port were suspended during the rescue operation. The cause of the accident was being investigated by the relevant authorities, while the matter on board the ship has been made safe, with the Port resuming operations later the night, Report with photos: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0624/1520151-foynes-incident/

The "Cuauhtémoc," was transferred to a second shipyard, the Caddel Shipyard in Staten Island, on the afternoon of June 23 in order to continue its repairs. It had stayed for two weeks at the GMD shipyard in Brooklyn, where it had been for two weeks. Prior to ithe start of repairs, the sail training ship had remained docked for 20 days at Pier 36 in Manhattan, near the allision site at the Brooklyn Bridge.

On June 25, 2025, at 4.46 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Jannie', in pos. 51° 49' N 004° 48' E, while en route to Werkendam, in Nieuwegein near the Beatrix lock. The fire brigade from the Nieuwegein-South fire station was mobilized to the fore port dike and deployed two vehicles to fight the fire. The police also attended. Ambulance personnel was present on site to check any crew members of the ship for smoke inhalation. Due to the rapid response from the emergency services, the fire was quickly brought under control. Nothing was known at this time about the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage. Further investigations were underway. Reports with photos: https://omroeplekstroom.nl/scheepsbrand-aan-voorhavendijk-in-nieuwegein-snel-onder-controle/ https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/3911712/112-nieuws-treinverkeer-opnieuw-verstoord-brand-op-schip-nieuwegein-steekpartij-bij-jaarbeursplein

The 'Solong' is being taken to the Galloo shipyard in Ghent for dismantling after being badly damaged on March 10 in the allision with the tanker 'Stena Immaculate', which was anchored off Grimsby. Galloo is also the buyer of the decommissioned Dutch cruise ship 'Astoria'. The burnt-out 'Solong' was towed to Aberdeen after the allision. The wreck is expected to arrive at the shipyard in Ghent at the end of July or beginning of August. ‘First, everything regarding the export permit from Scotland has to be arranged. The fire, however, has left only steel.

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A fire broke out aboard the 'Federal II', which was undergoing repair in Batam, on the afternoon of June 24, 2025, killing four workers and injuring five others. The tanker, which was serving as a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit, was docked at ASL Shipyard at the time of the incident. The fire erupted while workers were inside the ship’s oil storage tanks. They were carrying out the task of cutting steel plates. All nine were Indonesians carrying out repair work on the vessel. Of the five survivors, four suffered severe burns and were receiving medical treatment at a local hospital. Emergency crews battled the flames for several hours before bringing the fire under contro by the ASL Shipyard’s internal safety team. It was suspected that a leak of flammable gas or vapor may have triggered the blaze, contributing to the rapid spread of the fire. The exact cause of the fire remained under investigation. The aframax is owned by Indonesia-registered PT Eastern Jason and under full management of Monaco-based International Andromeda Shipping. Report with photos and video: https://splash247.com/deadly-fire-engulfs-tanker-in-batam-shipyard/

The 'Carnival Liberty' will not be returning to service as scheduled after its dry dock stay. Recent changes have led to the unexpected cancelation of its July 6, 2025, sailing from New Orleans. Guests booked on the now-canceled voyage received email notifications. The change in plans was due to a worker’s strike at the shipyard in Cádiz. After negotiations with strikers, the ship was moved to the Chantier Naval de Marseille on June 22 with an ETA as of June 24 in order to complete the trfurbishment work. The canceled voyage was a 7-night Bahamas itinerary from New Orleans, with scheduled stops at Key West, Freeport, and Nassau. The July 13 sailing – a 7-night Western Caribbean itinerary – remained on schedule. - Full Refunds: All booked guests will automatically receive a full refund for their cruise fare, port taxes, and any pre-paid add-ons, such as gratuities, internet connectivity, drink packages, and shore tours. Refunds will be processed back to the original form of payment. - Future Cruise Credit (FCC): In addition to the full refund, Carnival is providing a 100% future cruise credit (FCC) for the cruise fare. This credit must be redeemed no later than June 30, 2026, and can be used on any Carnival cruise, allowing guests to rebook on any ship, homeport, itinerary length, or sailing date. - Airfare Reimbursement: Carnival will also reimburse guests up to $200 per person for non-refundable airfare or air change fees, provided supporting documentation is submitted for consideration.

On June 25, the second mate of the 'Ali Aykin', who was the officer on watch when the ship ran aground off Klagshamn on May 25 was charged with gross negligence in maritime traffic. According to the prosecution. the accident happened because the man was scrolling on his mobile phone. .The man, who is in his 45s, was arrested and later remanded in custody on suspicion of gross negligence in maritime traffic. It was also found out that the man was navigating the ship in the dark without a working echo sounder and without support from a lookout or commander, insted using his mobile phone at the same time. The evidence consisted of, among other things, interviews with the crew, ship data and extracts from the sea chart. The prosecutors, besides questioning the crew and taking documents from the ship were also making a damage documentation of the ship’s bottom and checking what the weather was like at this time to see if it had any impact,. No oil leak occurred when the ship ran aground. The 'Ali Aykin', en route from Gdansk to Setúbal, was loaded with scrap metal. There were also 69 tos of diesel oil on board. On June 3, the ship was salvaged and piloted into the port of Malmö for inspections and repairs. The 'Ali Aykin' has remained stationary in the port since.

The salvage of the mast of the s"Bayesian," began on June 24 in the waters off the fishing village of Porticello near Palermo. The 75-meter-long mast is to be raised to the surface within three days, according to the London-based company TMC, which has been tasked with salvaging the yacht. The mast, which was severed last week and left on the seabed, is being salvaged using the floating crane platform "Hebo Lift 2." Judiciary authorities were continuing to investigate the causes of the accident. In addition to the loss of human life, the cause of the accident is at great expense. According to rough estimates, insurers will have to raise at least $150 million. After the "Bayesian" was successfully raised on June 21and carefully placed on a steel cralde in the port of Termini Imerese, the public prosecutor's office and experts now have access to the wreck, which will be thoroughly examined in the coming days. Plans include inspections of the hull. However, access to the ship's interior will not be possible for about two weeks for safety reasons, as toxic gases may have formed during the long period under water. At the same time, the fuel tank, which still contains approximately 18 tons of diesel, is being emptied in a delicate process. Experts want to clarify key questions. One hypothesis is that a hatch in the deck was open, allowing water to enter the ship. However, the wreckage revealed that this hatch was closed. The goal now is to secure evidence and document any design flaws, as well as clarify the cause of the accident. The investigation is currently targeting the New Zealand captain and two crew members for possible negligence. They are alleged to have ignored storm warnings and taken themselves to safety while abandoning passengers, when the yacht of the British billionaire Mike Lynch sank in a storm near Porticello on the night of Aug 19, 2024, in a kind of mini-tornado.