The future of the'Maa', which grounded during a cyclonic storm on Oct 12, 2020, on the shore abutting Tenneti Park in Visakhapatnam, for which the previous YSRCP government proposed to utilise the ship for tourism purposes by developing it into a floating restaurant and which was approved to purchase and remodel the ship at an estimated cost of Rs 10.5 crore as a major tourist attraction, is still uncertain. The Gill Marines came forward to develop the ship as a resort through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) exclusively created for the purpose and sought for the support to provide infrastructure. Based on the request of Gill Marines, APTDC asked to submit a detailed proposal along with a DPR on the works to be handled by the SPV for the development of the 'Maa' in two phases Gill Marines commenced necessary repair and development works to the ship and proposed to develop the beachfront with a restaurant and landscaping. In order to facilitate APTDC to handle the ship project in collaboration with Gill Marines, a letter was sent to GVMC and VMRDA to handover Tenneti Park to the control of the APTDC for its development and future maintenance. With the formation of the new government, hopes to revoke the floating restaurant project got revoked. The AP Tourism was awaiting clearances from the forest Department along with other wings.
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GEORGIA SEJAHTERA
On Sep 26 the 'Georgia Sejahtera', en route from Tapak Tuan, Aceh, to Surabaya, with 18 crew members on board, was intentionally run aground in the waters of Linau in pos. 4°55.673' S 103°34.419' E., carrying 7,300 tons of iron ore, after it had suffered a leak on its starboard hull. The leak was detected at 10 p.m. WIB. The captain beached the vessel at 11 p.m. to prevent further damage. The UPP Linau conducted an inspection at the grounding location on Sep 27 at at 08:00 a.m. The crew was searching for a pump to extract seawater from the hull to reduce the water ingress at two points on the ship’s starboard side. Report with photo: https://hubla.dephub.go.id/Indonesianmaritimesafetyinformation/page/news/read/23170/kapal-georgia-sejahtera-mengalami-kandas-di-linau-bintuhan-georgia-sejahtera-vessel-grounded-in-linau-bintuhan
GUARDAMAR URANIA
The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo Las Palmas has coordinated the rescue of two inflatable boats, with 33 and 49 people on board, about 60 miles from Arrecife, on Sep 27. The 'Guardamar Urania' was mobilized to assist and transferred them to Puerto del Rosario. For its part, the 'Salvamar Macondo' has accompanied two cayucos, with 62 and 50 people on board, to Arguineguín. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1839679049590767939
YAGHAN
The Yaghan Ferry ran aground on Sep 25, 2024, in the Labbe Pass sector, near the Tamar Pass close to Manuel Rodríguez Island, with 42 people - 30 passengers and 12 crew members - on board in adverse weather. The 3rd Naval Zone of the Chilean Navy started an SAR operation. The passengers were rescued with Navy ships, and then transferred to different farming centers in the area. The service boat “Puerto Natales” and the patrol boat “Marinero Fuentealba” with a helicopter from the Aeronaval Group South and a container to combat pollution on board, wree deployed by the Maritime Government of Punta Arenas. The crew remained on the ship, which has been stabilized, to receive the divers who were to carry out repairs so that the route to the city may be resumed. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb3c6oHjujI
SALVAMAR MACONDO
The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo Las Palmas has coordinated the rescue of two inflatable boats, with 33 and 49 people on board, about 60 miles from Arrecife, on Sep 27. The 'Guardamar Urania' was mobilized to assist and transferred them to Puerto del Rosario. For its part, the 'Salvamar Macondo' has accompanied two cayucos, with 62 and 50 people on board, to Arguineguín. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1839679049590767939