On Sep 19, 2024, at around 1.45 a.m. the “Adolf Jensen” ran aground near the town of Nanortalik, Greenland, and started taking on water during a regular polar explorations. Firefighters and local authorities went to the scene with the landing ship 'Atitooq', loaded with a pump and oil containment equipment to prevent the 15,000 to 20,000 liters of diesel contained in the tank and nearly 1,000 liters of engine oil from spilling. The ship sank at 7:05 a.m.. The four crew members were evacuated. An oil boom was placed in a circle of approximately 50 meters in diameter around the 'Adolf Jensen' to prevent any pollution. The flotation device extended 50 cm deep. Some diesel leaked and caused an oil spill that firefighters were trying to contain in the nearby fjords. The environment and civil protection ministry requested assistance from the Arctic command of the Danish Navy to recover and treat the leaked fuel.
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SALVAMAR ACRUX
The engine of the motorboat 'Xatona', with four crew members on board, began to smoke when they tried to start it, and the crew requested assistance in Cala Olivera (Ibiza), near the rocks. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Palma mobilized the 'Salvamar Acrux', which took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to theMarina Ibiza, where it was docked at 5:40 p.m.
GOLDEN LION
A Russian missile strike damaged the 'Golden Lion' in the port of Odesa on Sep 20, 2024. Four people were injured in the airstrike. Debris, believed to be from an “Iskander-M missile,” was discovered afterwards. The missile damaged both the port and civilian buildings. The ship had arrived from Varna with a cargo of metal products and was next destined to Sulina.
GUARDAMAR URANIA
The 'Guardamar Urania' rescued 168 people from three inflatable boats on the morning of Sep 21. The castaways were taken to Arrecife, where they disembarked at 7:00 a.m. (local time). The operation was coordinated from the RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas. REpot with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1837430743980441883
BBC VERMONT
On Sep 18, 2024, an explosion occurred in the engine room of the 'BBC Vermont', which killed one crew member, when the vessel was around 490 nautical miles off of the Scilly Isles, en route to Montoir with an ETA as of Sep 22.