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The removal, deconsolidation and subsequent lashing of the containersaboard the “HC Eva Marie” has commenced, after the shifting that suffered part of the cargo as a consequence of the succession of storms, with waves exceeding 10 meters, and that caused its call at Vigo in the early hours of Jan 26. The Port of Vigo has a safety plan drawn up by the cargo company in which it certifies that the merchandise is perfectly dismantled and stowed in individual boxes - designed especially for this type of cargo - inside the containers and that they do not represent any risk. Likewise, they certified that for the stowage of the cargo they have followed the international IMDG regulations, that is, those that establish the detailed recommendations for the transport of substances, materials and articles considered as dangerous goods by sea. The operation will be carried out by the Vigo companies Estibadora Gallega and the shipping company Pérez & Cía., in addition to nine specialized workers who arrived on Feb 9, and will be supervised by experts from Holland. In addition, there will be a significant surveillance deployment both on the ship itself and on land, and it will be closely followed by a device made up of agents from the Civil Guard, the Port Police -which monitors the ship-, the Maritime Captaincy and personnel from the Operations and Security of the APV. The operation will be divided into two phases due to its logistical complexity. At first, action will be taken on containers that do not present any type of incident, which will be relocated. before the cargo of the nine affected containers will be transferred to new containers. This operation will be carried out by specialized personnel, who will be in charge of moving the goods to empty containers. This will be carried out on board the ship itself and at no time will the goods be unloaded on the dock. The deconsolidation operation will be supervised by experts from a Dutch company, specialised in this type of goods. The docking area is fenced and has private security 24 hours a day from hours before the ship arrived. In addition, Port Police and Civil Guard personnel are permanently in the area. Report with photo: https://www.diariodelpuerto.com/maritimo/vigo-inicia-la-remocion-de-los-contenedores-del-hc-eva-marie-EL22921555

On Feb 10, the Public Prosecution Service demanded community service for the skippers of the 'Marco Polo' and 'MSTX 21', who were involved in the serious collision between the tour boat and the water taxi on the New Maas in Rotterdam. The Public Prosecution Service believes that both men should have prevented the accident. A community service order of 150 hours and a fine of 1000 euros have been demanded for the 75-year-old skipper of the water taxi. A community service order of 120 hours and a fine of 1000 euros have been demanded for the 51-year-old skipper of the tour boat. The Public Prosecution Service believes that both skippers made mistakes. They should have used their radio and kept a better lookout. They should also have used AIS. According to the prosecutors, their negligence endangered the lives of the occupants of the water taxi. They are convinced that the skippers did not deliberately cause the accident, but they do feel that the collision was their fault. Both could have prevented this, being very experienced and professional.

An emergency response team in Russia’s Pacific port of Nevelsk is preparing to pump out fuel from the 'An Yang 2'. For two days, weather conditions have been preventing divers from inspecting the underwater part of the vessel. Decisions on unloading the vessel or removing it from the shallows will be made as soon as the weather conditions have improved. Possible it may have to be cut up on site since there was little chance of moving it. On Feb 11, weather conditions allowed specialists from the Marine Rescue Service to begin examining the ship. Divers were examining the starboard side of the ship. Work on the port side was still impossible due to high waves. A ladder with a combination ladder has also been lowered down the starboard side to the water line to ensure the ascent of the surveyor, the shipowner’s insurance agent, who has arrived at the scene of the incident. Mechanics from the Marine Rescue Service will assess the operability of the fuel pumping units from the inside. The vessel and the water area were surveyed from the air using a drone; the underwater drone is not working yet due to the turbidity of the water. According to the latest data, no oil spill was detected in the incident area. This is confirmed by studies of seawater samples - daily laboratory monitoring is carried out by Rospotrebnadzor. On behalf of Governor Valery Limarenko, the situation is being monitored by the emergency prevention task force. Emergency rescue services are on duty around the clock in the area of ​​the ship. Boom barriers have been installed along the coast and an emergency kit of materials and means for eliminating oil spills has been deployed. The ship ran aground off Sakhalin as it was lifting its anchor during a heavy snowstorm. The vessel has two holes in the hull, according to the ship's captain, the ballast tanks are flooded, and the situation required readiness for any scenario, the governor, Valery Limarenko, said. A high alert regime has been introduced in the district. Reports with photos and video: https://sakhalin.aif.ru/incidents/sevshee-na-mel-u-beregov-sahalina-sudno-an-yang-2-obsleduet-morspassluzhba https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/governor-puts-parts-of-russia-s-sakhalin-on-high-alert-after-cargo-ship-runs-aground/ar-AA1yJVBW https://www.astv.ru/news/society/2025-02-11-vodolazy-ne-obnaruzhili-povrezhdenij-na-pravom-bortu-sudna-sevshego-na-mel-na-sahaline https://tass.ru/obschestvo/23106719 https://x.com/i/status/1888957270052028551 https://x.com/i/status/1889066487819755684

Two of the onboard cranes of the 'Dynamic Striker' have collapsed on the high seas, while the ship was sailing in the Mediterranean, en route from Terneuzen, where it had sailed on Jan 18 and arrived at Carteya Guadarranque on Jan 29. The ship entered the port of Algeciras on Jan 31, where repairs of the damaged cranes have commenced. The ship remained stationary at the Total Terminal International Algeciras as of Feb 11. Photo: https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3806873?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest

Since Jan 18, 2025, the 'Flamuri' has remained stationary in the Vauban basin in the port of Saint-Malo. Following a technical problem, the ship's cargo was polluted by hydrocarbons. No fewer than 154 deficiencies have reportedly been noted on board the very poorly maintained ship since 2011, among them a deficient structural state, a lack of compliance with the Marpol Convention and poor living conditions for sailors on board with a lack of food and a lack of lifeboats etc. At the end of 2024, the 'Flamuri', which was transporting soybean cakes intended for animal feed, encountered technical difficulties off the Corse coast on Dec 21, 2024. Following a pipe rupture, part of the cargo was polluted by hydrocarbons. After the ship docked on Jan 18, a part of the cargo was unloaded, another part has remained on board the ship, which Turkish owned and has been registered in Malta, Panama, Belize before changing lfag to Liberia. It was feared that the shipowner will promise to carry out repairs somewhere in the Black Sea and that the vessel will be allowed to set sail. The ship was detained in 2013 and 2021 in the ports of Novorossiysk and Constanta. Report with photo: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/shipping/le-navire-turc-flamuri-a-quai-dans-le-port-de-saint-malo-est-il-dangereux-5031925c-e4aa-11ef-95b5-abc03fff97b2