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On Jan 27, 2025, the 'FG Sefa' was detained in Corigliano Calabro, with 19 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of knowledge 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not ready for use 3) Life saving Appliances - Inflatable liferafts Not properly stowed 4) Life saving Appliances - Maintenance of life saving Appliances Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Charts Missing 6) Labour conditions - Electrical Unsafe 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again Feb 17, but the inspection led to a refusal of access to ports in the ParisMOU region under the provisions of section 4 of the Paris MoU, Article 16 of EU Council Directive 2009/16/EC1 and national Decree-law 61/2012, except a port and anchorage of the ship’s flag State. The ship left the port on Feb 19 en route to Piraeus with an ETA as of Feb 20. The last detentions were on April 25, 2024, in Varna with 17 deficiencies for three days and on April 25, 2023, in Rethymnon with 24 deficiencies for 23 days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Eeb 19 also the tug 'Bear' (IMO: 9185932) sailed from the port of Rotterdam to the position of the disabled 'Grande Brasile', and on Feb 20 she joined the tugs 'Multratug 35' and 'Multratug 36', which had been sent from Flushing, and the 'Kamara', which had left Rotterdam on Feb 19, in pos. 51° 46' N 002° 16' E with the status "Restricted Movement". The emergency tug 'Abeille Normandie' returned to Boulogne-sur-Mer on Feb 20.

On Feb 19, 2025, the 'Mega Regina' was detained in Toulon with one deficiency: 1) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative The vessel was released again on Feb 21 and left the port en route to Ajaccio. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

A joint operation by the National Police, the Civil Guard and the Customs Surveillance Service resulted in the seizure of 120 kilos of cocaine that arrived in the Pontevedra estuary attached to the hull of the Crown Garnet'. The shipment was the first to be seized in the Port of Marín in years, as a diversion of drug routes towards the neighbouring Port of Vigo was observed. The operation was carried out on the morning of Feb 21, 2025, after receiving international information indicating that the ship, coming from the port of Natal and bound for Dover, via Rotterdam, was contaminated with drugs. The concealment system required the participation of specialized divers to embed the cargo under the waterline of the ship and to collect it at destination. In fact, it was the GEAS of the Civil Guard who located the drugs. The crew of the ship, in principle, were not aware of the illegal activity, so no arrests were made. Report with photos: https://narcodiario.com/2025/02/localizan-120-kilos-de-cocaina-adosados-al-casco-de-un-buque-en-la-ria-de-pontevedra/

On Feb 17, 2025, the 'NS Helse' was detained in Kocaeli with nine deficiencies , eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Inoperative 2) Life saving Appliances - Embarkation arrangements rescue boats Inoperative 3) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors - construction Not as required 4) Structural conditions - Ballast, fuel and other tanks Holed 5) Structural conditions - Other (Structural conditions) Other 6) Living and working - Cleanliness of engine room Insufficient 7) Living and working - Ventilation (Working spaces) Not as required 8)) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division - Malfunctioning The vessel was released again on Feb 18 and was permitted a single voyage to Altinova for permanent repairs, where it remained from Feb 19-21 before proceeding to Icdas with an ETA as of Feb 22. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591