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The 'Holi', with two crew members on board, was caught in a fish trap late on April 22, 205, off Barbate, and required assistance as it was unable to free itself. Divers of the installatin were mobilized on the early morning of April 23 and managed to free the yacht again. The SAR boat 'Salvamar Enif' was mobilized by Salvamento Marítimo to the scene and escorted the boat to the port of Barbate, one it was freed from the traps. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1914932546581696889

On April 21, 2025, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained the 'Sea Ranger' and the tug 'Salama' (MMSI: 677021600) on charges of smuggling heavily subsidized oil from Iran. near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf. The vessels were attempting to leave Iran's territorial waters. The IRGC claimed to have found approximately 1.5 million liters of diesel fuel on the vessels, along with 700 billion Iranian rials, and apprehended the 25 crew members. Both ships were escorted to Bushehr. The seized oil was to be handed over to the National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company, in order tol redistribute it into the local Iranian supply chain.

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Vorbeifahrt Rheinufer 56567 Neuwied-Feldkirchen (Fahr am Rhein) Gegenüber dem Industriehafen Andernach 26.08.2020 - Imperial Gas 79 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTSSugJmIk&feature=youtu.be 26.08.2020 - MISSOURI Cargo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgkscB-aLoY 26.08.2020 - WSP14 Wasserschutzpolizei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjHD9XwE9X8 26.08.2020 - VOYAGE Tankschiff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m7xqvoroX8

On the early morning of April 23, 2025, the medical evacuation of a Turkish crew member from the 'Zuga', en route from Port-de-Bouc to Aveiro, was requested about 20 nautical miles east of Alicante. The CCS Valencia of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR vessel 'Salvamar Leo', which took the patient off and transported him to the port of Alicante, where an ambulance was waiting for further transport to a hospital.

Following an explosion, a fire broke out on one of the production decks located below the cabin area of the 'Petrobras' Cherne 1 (PCH-1)' in the Campos Basin, Brazil, on April 21, 2025. at 7:25 a.m. LT., One of the oil workers who was on site had left shortly before to go up to the cabin and heard a loud explosion. He noticed that the floor was heating up and the alarm started to sound. The corridor was filled with smoke. Oil workers managed to get through the smoke and reach the meeting point, where they remained until disembarking. From the deck where the oil workers were waiting to disembark, it was possible to see the deck hit by the explosion with the twisted installations. All 176 non-essential workers from the platform were evacuated, and 32 of them were taken to the hospitals in Campos dos Goytacazes and Macaé for medical attention.14 of them had suffered burns, and the others have been admitted to hospitals for smoke inhalation. In the chaos of the rescue operation, one worker fell into the water, but was quickly rescued by the 'Locar XXII'. He was alive and conscious, but had suffered burn injuries. Another worker reported that, during the escape, he found a route intended for emergency exits that was blocked, and had to take another route, amid the flames. Emergency vessels battled the fire for around four hours, and by 11:25 a.m., was brought under control. The gas flow from the platform was stopped at the time for safety reasons. Petrobrás continued unloading the unit on April 22.. The goal was to keep only those oil workers essential to the operations of habitability, safety and food on board. The estimate was that less than 100 would remain on the platform. The 'Chern-1' platform has not produced oil since 2020 and was sold to the Perenco Oil and Gas of Brazil Ltd., in April 2024. However, the handover of the platform to its new owner has not been completed yet, and it still remains under Petrobras's management. Petrobras has formed a commission to thoroughly investigate the incident and determine its cause. Reports with photos: https://sindipetronf.org.br/pch-1-primeiros-relatos-de-trabalhadores-mostram-a-gravidade-da-explosao-e-rota-de-fuga-interditada/ https://www.correiodopovo.com.br/not%C3%ADcias/economia/explos%C3%A3o-em-plataforma-da-petrobras-deixa-11-feridos-segundo-sindicato-de-petroleiros-1.1600860 https://jovempan.com.br/noticias/brasil/explosao-em-plataforma-da-petrobras-deixa-11-feridos-diz-sindicato-de-petroleiros.html

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On April 21, 2025, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained the offshore ship 'Sea Ranger' (IMO: 7230410) and the 'Salama' on charges of smuggling heavily subsidized oil from Iran. near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf. The vessels were attempting to leave Iran's territorial waters. The IRGC claimed to have found approximately 1.5 million liters of diesel fuel on the vessels, along with 700 billion Iranian rials, and apprehended the 25 crew members. Both ships were escorted to Bushehr. The seized oil was to be handed over to the National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company, in order tol redistribute it into the local Iranian supply chain.

On April 10, 2025, the 'Sea Beauty' was detained in Porto Nogaro with 18 deficiencies, six of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire pumps and its pipes Inoperative 2) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of training 3) Emergency systems - Abandon ship drills Insufficient frequency 4) Safety of navigation - Electronic charts (ECDIS) Not as required 5) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangement for survival craft Seized 6) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 18 and left the port on April 19, enroute to the shipyard area in Elefsis, with an ETA as of April 24. The last detention was on June 24, 2024, in Port la Nouvelle with five deficiencies for four days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

An investigation was launched into the allision of the Panama flagged cargo m/v cargo m/v 'Else', 2449 gt ( IMO: 9006320 ), enroute from Klaipeda to Les Sables with a cargo of ammonnium nitrate, with the northern lock of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau upon entering the lock on Aug 29 at 5 a.m. at the pier of the Lindenau Yard in Kiel-Friedrcrichsort. Usually ships stop about 800 meters off the locks on the Kiel Fjord to take a pilot on board, and may only proceed once he has embarked. The 'Else' had ordered a pilot but continued its voyage without reducing speed and crashed into the closed gate with about six knots. The gate was severely damaged, and inspections by divers were to start on Aug 31 to find out if the submerged tanks of it were damaged too. The lock was closed for shipping for the time being, leaving only one of four locks in Holtenau in operating condition. One gate is still under repair after having been hit by the container m/v 'Akacia' 2,5 years ago, another gate is under repair too. It was investigated if this could be used once the now damaged gate has been removed.

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