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On July 3, 2025, the 'Brothers RS' was detained in Samsun with 19 deficiencies: 1) Certificate & Doc - Document of compliance Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - SOPEP Not as required 3) Certificate & Doc - Booklet for bulk cargo loading/unloading/stowage Not as required 4) Living and working - Laundry Not as required 5) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 6) Living and working - Guards . fending around dangerous machinery parts Unsafe 7) Structural conditions - Steering gear Inoperative 8)) Pollution Prevention - 15 PPM Alarm Arrangement Not as required 9) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water record book Not as required 10) Cargo Operation - Atmosphere testing instruments Not as required 11) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and appliances Not as required 12) Fire safety - Remote Means of control Inoperative 13) Fire safety - Oil accumulation in engine room Not as required 14) Fire safety - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm Not as required 15) Water/Weahtertight - Doors Damaged 16) Safety of navigation - Voyage data recorder Inoperative 17) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Not updated 18) Emergency systems - Safe areas Unsafe 19) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on July 8 and left hte port en route to Constanta, where it arrived on July 10. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Two officers of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet have been formally charged for the cruel treatment of the crew of the'Sapfir',, which was captured near Snake Island during a humanitarian mission. According to the Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office on July 9, 2025, the incident took place on Feb 26, 2022. The unarmed civilian vessel was evacuating the wounded and deceased from the area around Snake Island when it was intercepted by Russian warships. On board were 17 crew members and four civilians: a medic, an electrician, and two priests. All those on board were detained and subjected to inhumane conditions. They were denied food, water, and medical care. Investigators reported that the captives were physically abused and threatened with execution while being held aboard the Russian reconnaissance ship 'Ekvator' and the tug 'Shakhter', which had been repurposed for military use. The Ukrainian citizens were later unlawfully transported to temporarily occupied Crimea, where they remained in captivity until their release in a prisoner exchange. The 'Sapfir' was eventually returned to Ukraine. Efforts were ongoing to locate and bring the suspects to justice.

The "Horus" was detained on June 30, 2025, in Kocaeli with 21 deficiencies, two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Alarm - Steering gear alarm Inoperative 2) Water/Weathertight - Doors Not properly maintained The vessel was released again on July 3 with destination per AIS Durres, ETA July 8, and remained anchored in pos. 40° 46' 'N 029° 37' E as of July 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Paige Bell, 20, a stewardess from Durban, working aboard the 'Far From It' was found dead in the engine room of the ship in the Bahamas on July 3, 2025. The police was alerted to an incident at the marina just after 1 p. and boarded the yacht, where they were told that the young woman had not been seen for a short period of time. They found Paige unresponsive with visible injuries, before a doctor attended the scene and confirmed she had died. She was found near a 36 year old man, identified as the suspect in her killing, who had severe injuries to his arm in what police described as a suspected suicide attempt. The man was apprehended, cautioned and taken to a nearby clinic for treatment, before he was later charged with murder. The man was due to appear in court on July 10. The circumstances surrounding Paige's death were still under investigation.

200 passengers of the "Artania" are suffering with diarrhea and nausea. The cruise ship, which operates for Phoenix Reisen, departed from Bremerhaven. When the "Artania" docked in the port of Brønnøysund on July 8, 50 people were already affected. Since then, the number of sick people has apparently multiplied.The ship's crew wass isolating the sick. The first passengers began to fall ill on the voyage from Bremerhaven to Brønnøysund. Only healthy guests will be allowed to disembark in Alta and visit the city on July 12.