In the morning of May 7, 2024, the 'Salvamar Enif' rescued the four occupants of two toy boats which were located south of Banco de Hoyo at dawn. They have been transferred to the port of El Saladillo, in Algeciras, where they arrived at 1:03 a.m. The CCS Tarifa of Salvamento Marítimo, which coordinated the operation, also mobilized the Helimer 223 SAR helicopter. Report with video: https://twitter.com/salvamentogob/status/1787751672434851997
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CONCEPTION
The captain of the 'Conception' was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release by a federal judge on May 2, 2024. Jerry Boylan was convicted last year of a federal Civil War-era charge known as seaman’s manslaughter and prosecutors had been seeking 10 years in prison. Boylan is scheduled to surrender in July. U.S District Judge George H. Wu heard more than 17 victim impact statements for several hours in the crowded courtroom, including from the mother of the youngest victim, 16-year-old Berenice Felipe, and the Quitasol family, who lost five people in the fire.
Dhamra
French oil and gas giant Total SA has taken a 50 per cent stake in Dhamra LNG Terminal Pvt Ltd (DLTPL), a unit of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), which is constructing a 12 million tonne per annum (mtpa) LNG regasification terminal at its port located at Dhamra in Odisha’s Bhadrak district.
San Juan
Two more cruise ships bypassed scheduled stops in san Juan as demonstrators have been calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. The loss of tourism is impacting the island's economy. Tourism officials said the two ships would have generated a $1.3 million economic impact. Officials estimated the island missed out on a combined $760,000 from the Seaside and Equinox on Monday
ALEXIS
The 'Alexis' suffered an engine failure andran aground in front of the Istanbul Haydarpaşa Breakwater, en route from Yuzhny to Port Said in the morning of May 7, 2024, and got stuck in pos. 41° 00.73'N 029° 00.05' E off Istanbul. The General Directorate of Coastal Safety deployed severeal units to the grounding site, the 'Kiyi Emniyeti 4' (MMSI: 271010032), 'Kiyi Emniyeti 6'(MMSI: 271010034) and the tugs 'Murtarma 18' (IMO: 9974890), 'Kutarma 6' (IMO: 9463176 ) and 'Kurarma 8' (IMO: 9598610). The Bosphorus ship traffic was temporarily suspended in both directions. Divers carried out an underwater inspection with the 'Nene Hatun'. Report with photos: https://twitter.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1787685755072270355
PACIFIC ADVENTURE
A passenger on the 'PAcific Adventure' fell into the water on the night of May 6, 2024, at 4 a.m. LT almost 20 kilometers off Sydney at the headlands of Sydney Heads for reasons that were still unclear. Numerous emergency services searched for the missing man using boats and a helicopter for more than six hours. His body was finally discovered at 10.30 a.m. The ship was returning to Sydney after a three-day to Moreton on Queensland's southeast coast with 2,600 passengers on board. The relatives of the casualty were looked after by the staff on board. Many of the other passengers observed the large-scale nighttime search operation. Another cruise on the ship that was scheduled to depart in the afternoon has been postponed. The police launched an investigation.
Richards Bay
Moves are afoot for a new multi-billion-rand liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification terminal to be established at the port of Richards Bay by 2024, but state-owned Transnet wants the private sector to be the main investor and operator of the facility. The plan was revealed on Tuesday as Transnet announced the signing of a cost-sharing agreement with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to jointly fund a feasibility study into the terminal project. The IFC has committed $2 million (around R28 million) as part of the cost-sharing agreement. The move comes as Transnet looks to bolster South Africa’s LNG infrastructure, both at the country’s ports and within its pipelines business.
Napier
Ships could continue to be turned away from Napier Port for the next few days as an "unprecendented" swell hammers Hawke's Bay. Clifton Beach was closed by Hastings District Council on Wednesday and Napier City Council closed the Marine Parade viewing platform after tourists were drenched by a heaving sea on Wednesday morning. MetService meteorologist Tui McInnes said a slow building pressure system out to the east of Hawke's Bay had ramped up the seas, causing swells of close to 4m. McInnes said the 4m swells had the potential to "cause a bit of havoc on the coast" as it could possibly continue until Saturday morning. "The main thing that is causing the big waves is the easterly winds that are occur. "With a large space and a slow build-up it leaves time for some quite nice swells to develop," McInnes said. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12252333
DALI
Salvage crews within the Key Bridge Unified Command were preparing for the removal of bridge section four, which lies across the bow of the 'Dali'. The operation required careful handling of roadbed material, crushed containers, and bridge fragments currently resting on the bow. The salvage teams were meticulously preparing for the refloat of the ship, ensuring all aspects of the wreckage impacts are thoroughly evaluated and addressed. The complexities of this next phase of operations required thorough preparation, strategic planning, and specialized expertise. Specialized equipment has been employed to closely monitor the positioning and movement of the 'Dalo' and the bridge wreckage in contact with it. Report with photos: https://www.keybridgeresponse2024.com/post/update-18-multimedia-release-key-bridge-unified-command-prepares-for-removal-of-bridge-piece-on-top
AMBIENCE
On May 3, 2024, the 'Ambience' reported a missing crew member during the final stage of its world cruise en route from Lisbon to Tilbury. Shortly after breakfast he failed to report for duty. Eventually, an extensive search was initiated by the cruise line to locate the missing crew member along with the Spanish Coast Guard. The cruise ship started retracing its previous route in the Atlantic Ocean west and South of A Coruna and West and North of Vigo, to locate the missing crew member. On May 5, the ship arrived in Tilbury.
Keelung
Hong Kong-based Dream Cruises’ World Dream cruise ship made its first port call to Keelung on July 8 and tourism operators have said that the port could receive a visit by Royal Caribbean International’s new Spectrum of the Seas in 2021. With gross tonnage (GT) of 151,300, the World Dream is the largest ship ever to visit Keelung Port, the Keelung Harbor Bureau said on Sunday, July 21. Tourism operators have said that the 169,379GT Spectrum of the Seas could set a new record if it makes an anticipated port call in 2021.
Chittagong Shipbreakers
Bangladesh has become the top dumping ground for discarded ships in the world with the country dismantling the highest number of vessels in the first half (January-June) of the current year, according to a report of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a leading NGO coalition campaigning for clean and safe ship recycling.