On Sep 23 a number of responses were coordinated by the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo. The 'Guardamar Talía' assisted three precarious boats off the Canary islands, one inflatable boat with 50 people on board and two with 65 migrants each. The more than 170 people disembarked in Puerto del Rosario upon Fuerteventura. The 'Salvamar Al Nair' rescued 45 migrants from an inflatable boat, who were disembarked in Arrecife upon Lanzarote.
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ADOLF JENSEN
A team of firefighters tried to manage a spill of diesel fuel which leaked from the 'Adolf Jesen' after it sank off the coast of Greenland, threatening the marine ecosystem of the Arctic waters. Hydrocarbon films could be seen on the water surface in Nanortalik Fjords in the south. Around 20,000 litres or 5300 gallons of fuel spilt and reached the fjord even though pumps and a floating barrage were installed. Elements including wind, tides and sea currents posed additional difficulties in efforts to contain the oil spill, said firefighters who had also received additional equipment.
ORNEFJELD
On Sep 22, 2024, the 'Ornefjeld' ran aground in Auckland’s Ōrākei Marina after the skipper missed tide timings while refuelling. The vessel refloated and left the marina again at around 9.30 p.m. when the high tide came back in. The vessel had berthed shortly before high tide to refuel and overestimated how much time it had past full tide to depart.
FRENCH WARSHIP P676
On the early morning of Sep 22, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed by the Dunkirk semaphore about a migrant boat off the beach of Malo-les-Bains and deployed the PSP 'Flamant' to locate and monitor the boat, with the help of the SPYNEL infrared cameras installed at the CROSS Gris-Nez. After several hours of navigation, some people on board requested assistance from the 'Flamant' which then recovered 23 people on board, The other occupants wishing to continue the voyage. Given the risks of falling overboard or injury incurred by the people in the event of a forced intervention, the decision was made to let them continue on their way. The people assisted were dropped off at the quay at the port of Calais.
ULTRA GALAXY
Monitoring of the 'Ultra Galaxy' continued, with salvors to be appointed after assessing tenders from insurers and experts. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) confirmed that the tender period for the removal of the wreck had recently been closed with the vessel owner’s insurers, P&I and salvage experts now engaged with the assessment of the tenders received. Once done, the preferred options will be presented to SAMSA for consideration, Regarding the wreck, the situation has remained the same with no significant change in the ship or its position. In terms of clean up of the oil spill, the response teams remained on the beaches with a huge team to ensure that any, and all debris or oily recharge – even as very minor at this stage – is picked up.