On Sep 13, 2024, at 03:50 a.m. the KNRM was alerted for a medical evacuation from the 'Eendracht', which was sailing off the coast of Egmond aan Zee. A medical incident had occurred on board the sailing ship, which required the patient to be taken off. The lifeboat from IÜJmuiden was deployed and disembarked the patient on a stretcher. It then sailed at full speed to IJmuiden, where an ambulance was ready to transport the patient to hospital for further medical care. Report with photo: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-ijmuiden/medevac-aan-boord-van-de-eendracht
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WORLD EXPLORER
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested the 31 year old crew member Akshay Somaroo aboard the 'World Explorer' for possession and importation of child pornography near Iqaluit, Nunavut. RCMP officers boarded the cruise ship in Frobisher Bay to assist Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers with what were described as routine customs examinations. While conducting these examinations, the crew member, who was from Mauritius, was searched by CBSA officers and was subsequently arrested after he was found to be in possession of child pornography. Somaroo did not enter a plea and was scheduled to appear in the Nunavut Court of Justice on Sep 11, 2024. Report with photo: https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2024/09/articles/pornography/crew-member-arrested-for-child-pornography-17th-cruise-ship-employee-arrested-in-last-seven-months/
FUGRO GALAXY
A survey of the proposed MarramWind floating offshore wind farm site by the 'Fugro Galaxy' discovered the wreckage of the SS 'Tobol', which was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1917. The survey, for what could be one of the first floating offshore wind farms in the world, revealed the likely resting place of the wreck, which was among several discovered during the works for the wind farm being developed by Iberdrola’s subsidiary ScottishPower and Shell. The discovery of the ship solved a 107-year-old maritime mystery. The vessel, built in Sunderland, worked as the SS 'Cheltenham' until it was captured by Russian warships in 1904. In 1905 it was transferred to the Russian Imperial Navy and renamed SS 'Tobol', before being relocated to the Russian Volunteer Fleet in 1916. It was torpedoed on September 11, 1917, en route from Blyth to Arkhangelsk. After the discovery, an exclusion zone of 250 m was put in place around the wreck which appeared to be in good condition. While the 'Tobol' was known to have been torpedoed in the war, its location was unclear. Relevant authorities like the UK Hydrographic Office and Historic Environment Scotland have been notified of the find, and discussions were ongoing to establish a long-term archaeological exclusion zone to ensure the wreck is protected and preserved.
TYRHAUG
A 59-year old Italian woman was medevaced by a French Navy H160 helicopter of the Hyères naval air base from the 'MSC Musica' on the evening of Sep 11, 2024, after a cardiac arrest while the ship was cruising in the Mediterranean Sea, enroute from Cannes to Barcelona. The 'MSC Musica' was off the French coast, about ten kilometers southeast of the island of Porquerolles, when the alert was given around 7:45 p.m. A doctor from the Maritime Medical Coordination Samu (SCMM) was dropped off on board and prepared the woman for the transfer. She was hoisted on board and transported to Hyères where an ambulance from the Smur took over to transport her to Sainte-Musse hospital in Toulon, where she was admitted at 10:45 p.m. The CROSS Méd in La Garde coordinated the operation. Report with photo: https://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/une-femme-evacuee-par-les-airs-apres-un-malaise-cardiaque-a-bord-d-un-navire-de-croisiere-en-mediterranee-944225
GLEN SANNOX
The delivery of the 'Glen Sannox' has been pushed back once again, The Ferguson Marine shipyard was forced to postpone a key test of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel system. The shipyard found the process of cooling the pipes to the sub-zero temperatures necessary to load the fuel was taking longer than anticipated. This meant they would no longer be able to meet the deadline for the handover to the ferry-owning agency CMAL by Sep 30. The latest delay was expected to be approximately two weeks. The ship and its sister vessel 'Glen Rosa' were originally due for delivery in 2018 but have faced repeated design and construction challenges. Problems installing the LNG system have been behind some of the repeated delays in delivering the ferries, with the Port Glasgow shipyard dealing with these issues over the past year. Following the harbour trials, the plan is to put the vessel through its paces at sea, stopping and starting several times and carrying out endurance tests. Now six years late, the total bill - including government loans and money paid out before nationalisation - will be £400m, four times the original £97m price tag. The ferry designed to serve the Arran route with CalMac.