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The 'Sea Lord', towing the hull of the new mine countermeasures vessel 'Scheveningen', has been stuck in the Mediterranean Sea north of Morocco for several days. The ships have been on their way from Romania to France for more than a month for the completion of the newbuilding. The delay has been caused by the bad weather on the Atlantic Ocean and in the Bay of Biscay. It is currently quite stormy on the Atlantic Ocean. The storm that was mainly affecting Ireland, reached wind gusts of up to 183 kilometres per hour. Wave heights of more than 11 metres (sea state 8) were recorded on the morning of Jan 24, 2025, southwest of Ireland, and wave heights of 4 to 5 meters (sea state 6) were measured on the morning on the route from the Strait of Gibraltar to Concarneau. For the 'Sea Lord' that was reason enough to wait in the Alboran Sea, the western part of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Ceuta and close to the Strait of Gibraltar. She entered the port of Malaga on Jan 25. A new storm was expected on Jan 26, which will also affect Ireland and the United Kingdom. Wave heights of more than 10 metres (sea state 8) were forecast for Jan 27 in the Bay of Biscay southwest of Brittany and even more than 13 metres southwest of Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean. A third front will follow on Jan 29 with a high sea state as a result, but this time the peaks are expected off the coast of Portugal. That too is on the route to Brittany and on the evening the waves will reach heights of more than 10 meters. On Jan 31 the sea seems to calm down again. Report with photos: https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Storm-houdt-sleepboot-met-romp-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig-Scheveningen-langer-in-Middellandse-Zee-240125.html

On Jan 9, 2025, the 'Olympic OS' was detained in Gemlik with 58 deficiencies, 30 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - International Oil Pollution Prevention Missing 2) Certificate & Doc - International Ship Security Certificate Missing 3) Certificate & Doc - Document of compliance 'Not properly filled 4) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Cert Missing 5) Certificate & Doc - Endorsement by flagstate Missing 6) Certificate & Doc - Load Lines (incl exemption) Not properly filled 7) Certificate & Doc - Minimum safe manning document Not as required 8)) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book' Not properly filled 9) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary engine Missing 10) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary engine Inadequate 11) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary engine Not approved 12) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 13) Safety of navigation - Nautilcal publication Expired 14) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not ready for use 15) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for survival craft Inoperative 16) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats inventory Expired 17) Life saving Appliances - Maintenance and inspections Not properly maintained 18) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 19) Life saving Appliances - Emergency equipment for 2-way comm. Batteries expired 20) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and appliances Missing 21) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and appliances Not properly maintained 22) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm systems Inoperative 23) Fire safety - Fire pumps and its pipes Inoperative 24) Fire safety - Personal equipment for fire safety Not as required 25) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management Plan Not updated 26) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Malfunctioning 27) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway,- portable,-. tarpaulin etc Not properly maintained 28) Water/Weathertight - Doors Not properly maintained 29) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Cracked 30) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 17 and left the port en route to Tuzla, where it berthed from Jan 21-22, before proceeding to Burgas. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

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After Taiwan’s Coast Guard started moving forward with its effort to monitor and inspect potentially dangerous vessels following an incident in which an undersea cable was damaged, the first vessel to be boarded was the 'Bao Shun'. While the inspection did not find invalid documents, contraband cargo, or equipment for cutting cables, the vessel has been lingering for two months off Taiwan. The vessel was instructed to leave the Taiwanese waters.

On Jan 21, 2025, the Jaohar K' was detained in Samsun with 14 deficiencies. 1) Certificate & Doc - SOPEP Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety Construction Not as required 3) Certificate & Doc - Document of Compliance Not as required 4) Certificate & Doc - Signs, indications Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 6) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchways,- portable,- tarpaulin etc) Not as required 7) Living and working - Gangway - accommodation-ladder' Not as required 8)) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 9) Structural conditions - Decks - Corrosion Corroded 10) Alarms - Fire alarms Inoperative 11) Radio communications - Facilities for reception of marine safety inform Not as required 12) Radio communications - Other (Radio communications) Other 13) Pollution Prevention - Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces Not as required 14) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 23 and left the port en route to Sulina with an ETA as of Jan 26. The last detention was on Jan 24, 2024, also in Samsun with 14 deficiencies for three days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591