The 'Lovebug' was successfully refloated and transited from roughly a half-mile off the shore between Beverly Beach and Curtis Point, Maryland, to Dorchester, New Jersey, on Aug 31. Local, state, and federal partners continued to monitor the operation during the yacht's transit, standing by to support if needed. The United States Coast Guard Sector Maryland-NCR and the Maryland Department of the Environment provided oversight of salvage efforts to ensure the safe operations while minimizing any environmental impacts from the 'Lovebug'. An oil boom was deployed around the vessel by a salvage company to mitigate any potential pollution while pollution responders from the U.S. Coast Guard and Maryland Department of the Environment were deployed to assess the situation. Partner agencies and the company hired to conduct the salvage coordinated throughout the four-week long salvage operation. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3894752/partners-complete-removal-of-aground-yacht-off-maryland/
News
NORTH MOUNTAIN
A week after the Republic of Palau temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG carriers, Russia’s shadow fleet has ground to a halt, for now. Palau’s International Ship Registry pulled the registration of the 'Pioneer', 'Asya Energy', and 'Everest Energy' pending an investigation into their practice of deactivating or spoofing AIS signals while sailing to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. All shadow fleet vessels have remained idle in Russian or international waters for much of the past week. The 'Pioneer' had loaded cargo in the Russian Arctic on Aug 3 with potential losses approaching 7.5% of cargo a month later. The vessel transferred its cargo during a ship-to-ship to the 'New Energy' north of the Suez Canal. Both vessels have remained idle off the coast of Port Said since the STS. Following its flag being suspended, the 'Asya Energy' turned around in Norwegian waters and sailed for Kola Bay near Murmansk where she has remained since Au 27. Its Moss-type storage system limits losses to 0.15% a day, but they may still be approaching 3-4% more than three weeks after calling at Arctic LNG 2. The 'Everest Energy' headed for the thus far unused world’s largest floating storage barge 'Saam FSU' in the Ura Guba Bay. Transferring its cargo to the modern storage unit could help reduce boil-off rates. The 'North Sky' began offloading its cargo at the Yangkou LNG terminal over the weekend. The vessel loaded cargo from thus-far unsanctioned 'Yamal LNG' nearly four weeks ago but had remained idle off the coast of Yangkou, China for several days. The 'North Sky', together with three other newbuilds from the same order, the 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Way', was included in sanctions announced last week. While the vessels have not carried product from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, they were originally intended for use with the project. Potential buyers receiving cargo from the 'North Sky' will likely face the risk of secondary sanctions.
EVEREST ENERGY
A week after the Republic of Palau temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG carriers, Russia’s shadow fleet has ground to a halt, for now. Palau’s International Ship Registry pulled the registration of the 'Pioneer', 'Asya Energy', and 'Everest Energy' pending an investigation into their practice of deactivating or spoofing AIS signals while sailing to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. All shadow fleet vessels have remained idle in Russian or international waters for much of the past week. The 'Pioneer' had loaded cargo in the Russian Arctic on Aug 3 with potential losses approaching 7.5% of cargo a month later. The vessel transferred its cargo during a ship-to-ship to the 'New Energy' north of the Suez Canal. Both vessels have remained idle off the coast of Port Said since the STS. Following its flag being suspended, the 'Asya Energy' turned around in Norwegian waters and sailed for Kola Bay near Murmansk where she has remained since Au 27. Its Moss-type storage system limits losses to 0.15% a day, but they may still be approaching 3-4% more than three weeks after calling at Arctic LNG 2. The 'Everest Energy' headed for the thus far unused world’s largest floating storage barge 'Saam FSU' in the Ura Guba Bay. Transferring its cargo to the modern storage unit could help reduce boil-off rates. The 'North Sky' began offloading its cargo at the Yangkou LNG terminal over the weekend. The vessel loaded cargo from thus-far unsanctioned 'Yamal LNG' nearly four weeks ago but had remained idle off the coast of Yangkou, China for several days. The 'North Sky', together with three other newbuilds from the same order, the 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Way', was included in sanctions announced last week. While the vessels have not carried product from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, they were originally intended for use with the project. Potential buyers receiving cargo from the 'North Sky' will likely face the risk of secondary sanctions.
CMA CGM BELEM
As of Sep 5, the 'CMA CGM Belem', which had lost 99 containerrs on Aug 16, remained anchored in pos. 33° 51' S 025° 45' E in the Algoa Bay port of Ngqura having her onboard cargo loads adjusted and repairs as necessary, while the 'MSC Antonia', (IMO 9398216), which had lost 46 containers and had another 305 boxes damaged on Aug 28, 29 nautical miles northeast of Port St Johns, has reached Cape Town and taken up a berth at that port’s container terminal to undergo similar treatment. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) reported that on Aug 29 the ship’s insurer representatives in South Africa launched a five hour aerial surveillance and search for the lost containers after several sightings of floating containers along the Wild Coast area of the Eastern Cape province were reported. 19 containers were spotted at sea in an area along the Transkei Wild Coast during the aerial search, but it could not be readily established which ship they belonged to. Efforts were ongoing to search for the lost containers. Report with photos: http://africaports.co.za/#8919
MANAHAU
The offshore vessel 'MMA Vision' has arrived at Carters Beach to assist with the recovery of the 'Manahau' at Carters Beach on Sep 4 at around. It had left New Plymouth on the afternoon of Sep 2. A smaller tug, the 'Kurutai', was enroute from Napier and expected to reach Westport later the evening. All 11 crew members remained safe on board the 'Manahau' and have undergone welfare checks to ensure their wellbeing. The vessel was stable, the hull and all tanks were intact, there were no leaks and there was no immediate risk to the environment. The weather was good, the tides were favourable and the salvage team's plan to refloat the ship was on the track. Westland Mineral Sands have engaged an independent expert to help understand how the incident occurred, and theinvestigation was well underway too. Maritime New Zealand said the stranded barge had some deficiencies when it was inspected upon arrival in New Zealand in July, but it did not believe they were factors in its grounding. It was detained until the deficiencies found by the authority were rectified by the operator. A Maritime NZ investigation into the cause of the grounding was ongoing. Report with photo: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/527036/towing-vessel-on-site-to-assist-with-stranded-manahau-barge
SEAFORCE
A €50,000 fine was requested by the prosecutors in Marseille against the Filipino captain of the 'Seaforce' for failure to use scrubbers, when he appeared in court in Marseille on Sep 2, 2024. After his referral in Nov 2023, the trial of the captain of the bulk carrier took plac before the Marseille Criminal Court in the absence of the defendant. Tried for "pollution of the territorial sea", a reclassification that had justified the referral, the captain of thr brddrl of the Greek shipowner Thenamaris is accused of having discharged more than a million liters of water into the harbor of Fos, less than three miles from the coast.
NORTH WAY
A week after the Republic of Palau temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG carriers, Russia’s shadow fleet has ground to a halt, for now. Palau’s International Ship Registry pulled the registration of the 'Pioneer', 'Asya Energy', and 'Everest Energy' pending an investigation into their practice of deactivating or spoofing AIS signals while sailing to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. All shadow fleet vessels have remained idle in Russian or international waters for much of the past week. The 'Pioneer' had loaded cargo in the Russian Arctic on Aug 3 with potential losses approaching 7.5% of cargo a month later. The vessel transferred its cargo during a ship-to-ship to the 'New Energy' north of the Suez Canal. Both vessels have remained idle off the coast of Port Said since the STS. Following its flag being suspended, the 'Asya Energy' turned around in Norwegian waters and sailed for Kola Bay near Murmansk where she has remained since Au 27. Its Moss-type storage system limits losses to 0.15% a day, but they may still be approaching 3-4% more than three weeks after calling at Arctic LNG 2. The 'Everest Energy' headed for the thus far unused world’s largest floating storage barge 'Saam FSU' in the Ura Guba Bay. Transferring its cargo to the modern storage unit could help reduce boil-off rates. The 'North Sky' began offloading its cargo at the Yangkou LNG terminal over the weekend. The vessel loaded cargo from thus-far unsanctioned 'Yamal LNG' nearly four weeks ago but had remained idle off the coast of Yangkou, China for several days. The 'North Sky', together with three other newbuilds from the same order, the 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Way', was included in sanctions announced last week. While the vessels have not carried product from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, they were originally intended for use with the project. Potential buyers receiving cargo from the 'North Sky' will likely face the risk of secondary sanctions.
NORTH SKY
A week after the Republic of Palau temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG carriers, Russia’s shadow fleet has ground to a halt, for now. Palau’s International Ship Registry pulled the registration of the 'Pioneer', 'Asya Energy', and 'Everest Energy' pending an investigation into their practice of deactivating or spoofing AIS signals while sailing to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. All shadow fleet vessels have remained idle in Russian or international waters for much of the past week. The 'Pioneer' had loaded cargo in the Russian Arctic on Aug 3 with potential losses approaching 7.5% of cargo a month later. The vessel transferred its cargo during a ship-to-ship to the 'New Energy' north of the Suez Canal. Both vessels have remained idle off the coast of Port Said since the STS. Following its flag being suspended, the 'Asya Energy' turned around in Norwegian waters and sailed for Kola Bay near Murmansk where she has remained since Au 27. Its Moss-type storage system limits losses to 0.15% a day, but they may still be approaching 3-4% more than three weeks after calling at Arctic LNG 2. The 'Everest Energy' headed for the thus far unused world’s largest floating storage barge 'Saam FSU' in the Ura Guba Bay. Transferring its cargo to the modern storage unit could help reduce boil-off rates. The 'North Sky' began offloading its cargo at the Yangkou LNG terminal over the weekend. The vessel loaded cargo from thus-far unsanctioned 'Yamal LNG' nearly four weeks ago but had remained idle off the coast of Yangkou, China for several days. The 'North Sky', together with three other newbuilds from the same order, the 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Way', was included in sanctions announced last week. While the vessels have not carried product from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, they were originally intended for use with the project. Potential buyers receiving cargo from the 'North Sky' will likely face the risk of secondary sanctions.
ASYA ENERGY
A week after the Republic of Palau temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG carriers, Russia’s shadow fleet has ground to a halt, for now. Palau’s International Ship Registry pulled the registration of the 'Pioneer', 'Asya Energy', and 'Everest Energy' pending an investigation into their practice of deactivating or spoofing AIS signals while sailing to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. All shadow fleet vessels have remained idle in Russian or international waters for much of the past week. The 'Pioneer' had loaded cargo in the Russian Arctic on Aug 3 with potential losses approaching 7.5% of cargo a month later. The vessel transferred its cargo during a ship-to-ship to the 'New Energy' north of the Suez Canal. Both vessels have remained idle off the coast of Port Said since the STS. Following its flag being suspended, the 'Asya Energy' turned around in Norwegian waters and sailed for Kola Bay near Murmansk where she has remained since Au 27. Its Moss-type storage system limits losses to 0.15% a day, but they may still be approaching 3-4% more than three weeks after calling at Arctic LNG 2. The 'Everest Energy' headed for the thus far unused world’s largest floating storage barge 'Saam FSU' in the Ura Guba Bay. Transferring its cargo to the modern storage unit could help reduce boil-off rates. The 'North Sky' began offloading its cargo at the Yangkou LNG terminal over the weekend. The vessel loaded cargo from thus-far unsanctioned 'Yamal LNG' nearly four weeks ago but had remained idle off the coast of Yangkou, China for several days. The 'North Sky', together with three other newbuilds from the same order, the 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Way', was included in sanctions announced last week. While the vessels have not carried product from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, they were originally intended for use with the project. Potential buyers receiving cargo from the 'North Sky' will likely face the risk of secondary sanctions.
MSC ANTONIA
As of Sep 5, the 'CMA CGM Belem' remained anchored in pos. 33° 51' S 025° 45' E in the Algoa Bay port of Ngqura having her onboard cargo loads adjusted and repairs as necessary, while the 'MSC Antonia', (IMO 9398216), which had lost 46 containers and had another 305 boxes damaged on Aug 28, about 29 nautical miles northeast of Port St Johns, has reached Cape Town and taken up a berth at that port’s container terminal for a comprehensive assessment and necessary repairs. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) reported that on Aug 29 the ship’s insurer representatives in South Africa launched a five hour aerial surveillance and search for the lost containers after several sightings of floating containers along the Wild Coast area of the Eastern Cape province were reported. 19 containers were spotted at sea in an area along the Transkei Wild Coast during the aerial search, but it could not be readily established which ship they belonged to. Efforts were ongoing to search for the lost containers. Report with photos: http://africaports.co.za/#8919
WASP
Two U.S. Marines from the USS 'Wasp' were attacked on Sep 2, 2024, during a port visit in Izmir, A video of the apparent incident showed a group of men forcing a bag over the head of one of the Marines as they restrained him, chanting "Yankee go home." The men appeared to be members of the Turkish Youth Union, a small, nationalist, anti-American organization. The Turkish authorities detained 15 people in connection with the assault. The Marines, part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, were taken to a local hospital for evaluation as a precaution and returned to their ship later the day. The Izmir police and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service were cooperating in the investigation of the incident. No Marines have been detained by authorities and those involved were cooperating with investigators. The USS Wasp is part of a marine expeditionary unit on a routine deployment to the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit recently completed a bilateral training exercise with Turkey in the region.
SNS 210
On Sep 3, 2024, at around 10 a.m. the French 12-m-motor yacht 'Sirius' suffered an engine failure off the coast of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (Manche) with three people on board. The boaters requested assistance from the CrOSS Jobourg approximately 2.5 nautical miles (northeast of the coast of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. The boat was adrift but without risk, as there was no wind. The 'SNS 210-Président Jules Pinteaux' of the SNSM station in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue was deployed to assist and established a towing connection to the 'Sirius', which had left the marina of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue some time earlier. The boat was safely pulled to the marina pontoon where it was docked. Report with photo: https://saint-lo.maville.com/actu/actudet_-un-petit-yacht-assiste-au-large-de-saint-vaast-la-hougue-_dep-6444101_actu.Htm
NORTH AIR
A week after the Republic of Palau temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG carriers, Russia’s shadow fleet has ground to a halt, for now. Palau’s International Ship Registry pulled the registration of the 'Pioneer', 'Asya Energy', and 'Everest Energy' pending an investigation into their practice of deactivating or spoofing AIS signals while sailing to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. All shadow fleet vessels have remained idle in Russian or international waters for much of the past week. The 'Pioneer' had loaded cargo in the Russian Arctic on Aug 3 with potential losses approaching 7.5% of cargo a month later. The vessel transferred its cargo during a ship-to-ship to the 'New Energy' north of the Suez Canal. Both vessels have remained idle off the coast of Port Said since the STS. Following its flag being suspended, the 'Asya Energy' turned around in Norwegian waters and sailed for Kola Bay near Murmansk where she has remained since Au 27. Its Moss-type storage system limits losses to 0.15% a day, but they may still be approaching 3-4% more than three weeks after calling at Arctic LNG 2. The 'Everest Energy' headed for the thus far unused world’s largest floating storage barge 'Saam FSU' in the Ura Guba Bay. Transferring its cargo to the modern storage unit could help reduce boil-off rates. The 'North Sky' began offloading its cargo at the Yangkou LNG terminal over the weekend. The vessel loaded cargo from thus-far unsanctioned 'Yamal LNG' nearly four weeks ago but had remained idle off the coast of Yangkou, China for several days. The 'North Sky', together with three other newbuilds from the same order, the 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Way', was included in sanctions announced last week. While the vessels have not carried product from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, they were originally intended for use with the project. Potential buyers receiving cargo from the 'North Sky' will likely face the risk of secondary sanctions.
SAAM FSU
A week after the Republic of Palau temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG carriers, Russia’s shadow fleet has ground to a halt, for now. Palau’s International Ship Registry pulled the registration of the 'Pioneer', 'Asya Energy', and 'Everest Energy' pending an investigation into their practice of deactivating or spoofing AIS signals while sailing to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. All shadow fleet vessels have remained idle in Russian or international waters for much of the past week. The 'Pioneer' had loaded cargo in the Russian Arctic on Aug 3 with potential losses approaching 7.5% of cargo a month later. The vessel transferred its cargo during a ship-to-ship to the 'New Energy' north of the Suez Canal. Both vessels have remained idle off the coast of Port Said since the STS. Following its flag being suspended, the 'Asya Energy' turned around in Norwegian waters and sailed for Kola Bay near Murmansk where she has remained since Au 27. Its Moss-type storage system limits losses to 0.15% a day, but they may still be approaching 3-4% more than three weeks after calling at Arctic LNG 2. The 'Everest Energy' headed for the thus far unused world’s largest floating storage barge 'Saam FSU' in the Ura Guba Bay. Transferring its cargo to the modern storage unit could help reduce boil-off rates. The 'North Sky' began offloading its cargo at the Yangkou LNG terminal over the weekend. The vessel loaded cargo from thus-far unsanctioned 'Yamal LNG' nearly four weeks ago but had remained idle off the coast of Yangkou, China for several days. The 'North Sky', together with three other newbuilds from the same order, the 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Way', was included in sanctions announced last week. While the vessels have not carried product from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, they were originally intended for use with the project. Potential buyers receiving cargo from the 'North Sky' will likely face the risk of secondary sanctions.
PIONEER
A week after the Republic of Palau temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG carriers, Russia’s shadow fleet has ground to a halt, for now. Palau’s International Ship Registry pulled the registration of the 'Pioneer', 'Asya Energy', and 'Everest Energy' pending an investigation into their practice of deactivating or spoofing AIS signals while sailing to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. All shadow fleet vessels have remained idle in Russian or international waters for much of the past week. The 'Pioneer' had loaded cargo in the Russian Arctic on Aug 3 with potential losses approaching 7.5% of cargo a month later. The vessel transferred its cargo during a ship-to-ship to the 'New Energy' north of the Suez Canal. Both vessels have remained idle off the coast of Port Said since the STS. Following its flag being suspended, the 'Asya Energy' turned around in Norwegian waters and sailed for Kola Bay near Murmansk where she has remained since Au 27. Its Moss-type storage system limits losses to 0.15% a day, but they may still be approaching 3-4% more than three weeks after calling at Arctic LNG 2. The 'Everest Energy' headed for the thus far unused world’s largest floating storage barge 'Saam FSU' in the Ura Guba Bay. Transferring its cargo to the modern storage unit could help reduce boil-off rates. The 'North Sky' began offloading its cargo at the Yangkou LNG terminal over the weekend. The vessel loaded cargo from thus-far unsanctioned 'Yamal LNG' nearly four weeks ago but had remained idle off the coast of Yangkou, China for several days. The 'North Sky', together with three other newbuilds from the same order, the 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Way', was included in sanctions announced last week. While the vessels have not carried product from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, they were originally intended for use with the project. Potential buyers receiving cargo from the 'North Sky' will likely face the risk of secondary sanctions.
RED EAGLE
Red Funnel was running a revised timetable on its vehicle service on Sep 4, following the cancellation of a number of sailings. A total of ten scheduled sailings have been axed across the day. A problem occurred with the Voith unit on the 'Red Eagle', which operates between East Cowes and Southampton.
MINCK
On the foremidday of Sep 3, a migrant boat was reported in difficulty off Cap Gris Nez. The 'Minck', which present in the area for surveillance, quickly provided emergency assistance to the boat, which was less than seven meters long, and on which nearly 70 people, mostly of Eritrean origin, crammed together, of whom barely eight were wearing a life jacket. The crew intervened as soon as it broke apart. The CROSS Gris Nez deployed several other resources to strengthen the SAR system: - The Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy based in Le Touquet (62); - The Dragon 76 helicopter of the civil security; - Two fishing vessels; - The patrol boat 'Jacques Oudart Fourmentin'; - A customs helicopter and plane for the relocation of the shipwrecked; - A rescue boat of the 'Abeille Normandie'; - The patrol boat PSP 'Cormoran'; - The semi-rigid 'SNS 6295-Président Jacques Lebrun' of the SNSM station Boulogne-sur-Mer; - The lifeboat 'SNS 077-Notre Dame de Risban' of the SNSM station Calais; - Medical teams (SMUR and SDIS) on board the resources deployed. More than 50 castaways were taken care of. Several of them required emergency medical care. An advanced medical post (PMA) has been set up in Boulogne-sur-Mer to care for the victims. 65 boat people were recovered, 12 of them were confirmed deceased,, including 10 women and two men. Half of the victims were minors. Reports with photos: https://www.stern.de/panorama/weltgeschehen/aermelkanal--zwoelf-tote-bei-bootsunglueck-vor-der-kueste-nordfrankreichs-35033958.html https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/03/europe/english-channel-migrant-boat-deaths-intl/index.html https://www.la-croix.com/france/migrants-nombreux-morts-apres-un-naufrage-dans-la-manche-20240903 https://www.koha.net/fr/bote/430520/te-pakten-10-te-vdekur-nga-fundosja-e-nje-anijeje-ne-kanalin-anglez