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On Feb 3 at 10.29 a.m. a satellite image showed a possible pollution 16 nautical miles northeast of Frederikshavn. The environmenta protectionl vessel 'Mette Miljø' has been deployed to the area to investigate, however, without finding any signs of an oil pollution. The crew observed the presence of foam, which may have come from parts of the 'Musse' after it had burned in the area on Feb 3, or even sea foam. The ship, still smouldering, had been towed into the port of Skagen on Feb 5 by two Skawlink ships. Report with photos: https://thefishingdaily.com/danish-fishing-industry-news/burning-fishing-vessel-drifts-into-swedish-waters-near-skagen/

The sunken foreship of the 'Volgoneft 239' and all of the 'Volgoneft212' are currently being examined underwater, but with no attempts yet being made to haul them to shore or extract the fuel oil left in their tanks .According to Eugene Simonov, an expert with the Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group (UWEC) , the sunken parts are left untouched because Russian authorities simply do not have the appropriate equipment to extract oil from underwater reservoirs. As a result, according to Viktor Danilov-Danilyan, the head of science at the Russian Academy of Sciences, the wrecks could evolve into the worst ecological catastrophe, Russia has seen in the 21st century. On Jan. 25, the Russian government officially had declared that the emergency services had finished the ongoing oil extraction operation, but this only concerned the grounded stern of the Volgoneft 239'.

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On the evening of Feb 4, 2025, the KNRM boat in IJmuiden was alerted for a medical evacuation from the 'Viking Neptun', which was carrying out cable laying tasks 15 nautical miles off the coast of the port, after a crew member had developed medical problems and needed medical treatment asohre. Together with an ambulance crew, the lifeboat sailed towards the ship, which had weighed anchor and sailed towards the coast for the rendezvous. About 12 nautical miles outside the piers of IJmuiden the lifeboat went alongside, and two crew members were transferred to stabilise the patient and escort him onto the boat. Once back in IJmuiden, the patient was taken by ambulance for further examination to the hospital. Report with photo: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-ijmuiden/prio-1-medische-evacuatie

The sunken foreship of the 'Volgoneft 239' and all of the 'Volgoneft212' are currently being examined underwater, but with no attempts yet being made to haul them to shore or extract the fuel oil left in their tanks .According to Eugene Simonov, an expert with the Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group (UWEC) , the sunken parts are left untouched because Russian authorities simply do not have the appropriate equipment to extract oil from underwater reservoirs. As a result, according to Viktor Danilov-Danilyan, the head of science at the Russian Academy of Sciences, the wrecks could evolve into the worst ecological catastrophe, Russia has seen in the 21st century. On Jan. 25, the Russian government officially had declared that the emergency services had finished the ongoing oil extraction operation, but this only concerned the grounded stern of the Volgoneft 239'.

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The allision of the 'Regina K' with the Moselle lock in Müden happened while the ship was on autopilot, when it sailed into the lock at high speed. Analysis of the recorded data shows that the ship entered the lock at a speed of 12.2 kilometers per hour. The public prosecutor's office confirmed that semi-autonomous driving with autopilot is generally permitted on the Moselle on the condition that the ship's master can intervene at any time. The authorities were still investigating why this did not happen in this case. Investigations had showed that neither the engine nor the ship's controls had any technical defects. In addition, no evidence of alcohol or drug consumption by the responsible captain was found. Video recordings showed that the ship continued to sail at high speed until the impact,which destroyed the lock gate. The public prosecutor's office is still investigating why the ship's captain did not intervene. Possible human errors or a misassessment of the situation were the focus of the investigation.

The 'Evanthia', formerly sailing as 'Santa Margherita', has entered the port of Durban on Feb 2, 2025, at 08:20 a.m., under tow of the The emergency tug 'Umkhuseli '(IMO 9427055), after the ship had suffered propulsion problems 270 nautical miles out in the South Atlantic, which required the assistance of the African Marine Solutions Group’s (AMSOL) standby emergency tug. The 'Evanthia' had sailed from the port of Paranaguá on Jan 4 and encountered technical problems while approaching the Cape of Good Hope. The tow to Durban lasted a total of 10 days. The 'Evanthia' was docked alongside Pier 1 at berth 103. Report with photo: http://africaports.co.za/#9484

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