On Aug 20, 2024, the “Tessala”, en route from Piombino to Dörtyöl, rescued 30 migrants near the island of Sardinia. The tanker had received an urgent call from the Italian Coast Guard after the boat had got in great difficulty and was threatened to sink at 2 p.m. The tanker reacted without delay and headed towards the position, where all castaways could be recovered. The crew provided essential first aid to the migrants. They distributed food, warm clothes and blankets to protect them from the harsh weather conditions, while waiting for the arrival of the Italian Coast Guard. At around 3:30 p.m, the Coast Guard took charge of the migrants. Report with photos: https://www.dzairdaily.com/un-navire-algerien-sauve-30-migrants-pres-de-sardaigne/
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CG DILIGENCE
The 'Diligence' repatriated 182 people to Haiti on Aug 21, following an interdiction south of Turks and Caicos Islands. A forward deployed Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of a disabled migrant vessel, on Aug 17, at approximately 7:15 p.m., about 57 miles south of Turks and Caicos Islands. District Seven watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard Cutter 'Paul Clark' to interdict the vessel. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3878831/coast-guard-repatriates-182-migrants-to-haiti/
HUB-19
On Aug 10, 2024, the barge 'Highline 52', being towed by the 'Hub 19', suffered a leak with ensuing water ingress in Cirebon waters, The barge was slightly tilted while it was on its way from Surat Thani to Cirebon with a cargo of 9500 tons of gypsum, in pos. 06° 42.510′ S 108° 37.202′ E. The PT. Pelindo and the agent PT Dwidaya Agensi were contacted. The QRT (Quick Response Team) of the Cirebon Class II KSOP Office deployed the patrol boat 'KN.P. 357' to carry out a preliminary survey. A part of the cargo was transferred onto the 'TK. Temujin', so that the ship could be docked at the Linggar Jati Pier. Report with photo: https://mimbarmaritim.com/2024/08/20/aksi-gerak-cepat-tim-qrt-ksop-kelas-ii-cirebon-tangani-kebocoran-kapal-asing-tugboat-tb-hub-19-tk-highline-52/
SOUNION
The 'Sounion' was attacked by two small boats and struck by three projectiles in the Red Sea off Yemen on Aug 21, 2024. There were no casualties reported among the 25 crew members, but the tanker was NUC and has lost the ability to manoeuvre. Initially the ship was approached by two small craft with approximately 15 people aboard. There was a brief exchange of small arms fire 77 nautical miles west of Hodeidah. The distance between the small craft and the merchant vessel subsequently increased to two nautical miles. At 5 a.m. LT, the master reported that two unidentified projectiles had struck the vessel before being hit by a third projectile. Smoke was reported in the engine room as well as one minor injury to a crew member. The ship has since come under a fourth attack and was not in a good condition.
ARGOS GEORGIA
On Aug 20, the Galician towns of Vigo, Baiona and Noia said goodbye to the sailors César Acevedo, Santiago Leyenda and Antonio Barreiro, crew members of the 'Argos Georgia', all of whom died in the shipwreck on July 23, west of the Falklands. The bodies of the sailors had arrived during the previous few hours in Galicia, on a flight from the United Kingdom with a stopover in Madrid, and were received at the Coruña terminal of Alvedro by families and friends, as well as by the Government delegate in Galicia, Pedro Blanco and the regional minister for the Sea, Alfonso Villares. After the transfer to their respective towns and the wakes, it is planned that they were buried or cremated. The body of the Argos Georgia's fishing captain, César Acevedo, aged 55, was laid to rest in the private funeral home of the Vigo parish of Valadares (where the family received a visit from the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero. In the case of the ship's cook, Santiago Leyenda, aged 39, the wake was held in the Sabarís funeral home, in Baiona, and at 5:45 p.m. the body was taken to the Collegiate Church of Baiona, where the funeral was held prior to the burial. The second engineer, Antonio Barreiro, from Noia, was said goodbye in strict family privacy with a mass that was to take place in the Apóstol funeral complex in Santiago, before his cremation.
SHTANDART
Prohibited from docking during the Brest maritime festivals in July, the 'Shtandart' was sailing in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, when one of its crew members injured on the evening of Aug 20 and was rescued by the SNSM Erquy, and treated at the port of Dahouët. The SNSM lifeboat "Côte de Penthièvre", was deployed shortly before 8 p.m. to medevac the woman.
PEARL SEAWAYS
On the evening of Aug 21, a person needed to be medevaced from the 'Pearl Seaways', while the ferry was sailing south of Anholt, en route from Copenhagen to Frederikshavn. At 6.48 p.m. the rescue helicopter from Roskilde hoisted the patient from the ferry. He was flown to the Rigshospital in Copenhagen for further medical treatment.
LESLIE ANNE
The UK Coastguard and RNLI were called out after a cargo ship ran aground in Millport Bay, Great Cumbrae, on Aug 21, 2024,aftter receiving a distress call at approximately 12.45 p.m. The ship had run aground after losing an anchor and turning sideways to the wind. The Leslie Anne has the a crane on board which has been involved in the flood prevention works on the island. The RNLI's all-weather lifeboat from Troon was also sent to assist. The high tide was at around 2.30 p.m., with worsening wind conditions forecast. The crew was accounted for and safe. Report with photo: https://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/24533133.coastguard-rnli-respond-cargo-boat-difficulty-millport/
EMDEN
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SALVAMAR ADHARA
On Aug 21 at 8.57 a.m. Canary Islands time, the 'Salvamar Adhara' rescued 61 migrants, among them 58 men and three women, of sub-Saharan origin, from a cayuco which was located near La Restinga (El Hierro). The response was coordinated by the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1826183995219976286
MT TERRA NOVA
More than 10 tons of oil have so far been siphoned off from the 'Terra Nova' in the ongoing recovery operations off Bataan. 2,5 tons of oil were collected on Aug 19, bringing the total to 10,707 tons. The salvors of the Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc., used an extra oil booster pump to enhance the siphoning pump's efficiency and also continued hot-tapping operations and siphoning tests. They installed the boring machine and started hot tapping for the final cargo oil tank (COT). Meanwhile, Coast Guard personnel patrolled the nearby shoreline of Barangay Cabcaben, Mariveles, Bataan, where the 'Jason Bradley' had, capsized for possible traces of oil spill and yielded a negative result. The BRP 'Malamawi (FPB-2403)' conducted sea surface surveillance to assess the sunken motor tanker's situation. A thin layer of oil sheen was observed in the vicinity waters.
INA-LOTTE
Argentine authorities have quarantined the 'Ina Lotte' on the Parana River over a suspected case of mpox on board, the government said on Aug 20, 2024, as global public health authorities remained on alert over a new, faster-spreading variant of the virus. The ship had come from Santos to pick up a cargo of soybeans. It was near the inland grain port of Rosario, when it alerted authorities that one of its crew members, of Indian nationality, had cyst-like skin lesions predominantly on the chest and face. The patient was isolated from the rest of the crew, and the health emergency protocol was activated. The vessel, which was heading to the port of San Lorenzo in the Santa Fe province, had to anchor in the river. Only medical personnel was allowed to board the ship, while the entire crew had to remain in quarantine pending test results.Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the mpox virus a global public health emergency for the second time in two years as a new variant of the virus spread rapidly in Africa. Report with photo: https://www.msn.com/en-ie/health/other/argentina-suspects-first-case-of-mpox-as-entire-cargo-ship-quarantined/ar-AA1p9R1A
CGC PAUL CLARK
The 'Diligence' repatriated 182 people to Haiti on Aug 21, following an interdiction south of Turks and Caicos Islands. A forward deployed Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of a disabled migrant vessel, on Aug 17, at approximately 7:15 p.m., about 57 miles south of Turks and Caicos Islands. District Seven watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard Cutter 'Paul Clark' to interdict the vessel. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3878831/coast-guard-repatriates-182-migrants-to-haiti/
SPEEDRUNNER JET 2
On the afternoon of Aug 20, 2024, the Port Authority of Thessaloniki was informed by the master of the 'Speed Runner Jet 2', which was moored in the port, that an alarm was given by the smoke sensor in the flue compartment, as an overheating was detected. An emergency inspection was carried out by the Central Port Authority of Thessaloniki, and the ship was subsequently banned from sailing. Upon presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the ship's surveyor, the ship's approved voyages were allowed to continue.
MOSHKARA
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DALI
Offloading of the 'Dali' has been completed in Norfolk, Virginia, with its decks cleared of containers as of Aug 17. The ship had arrived in the Norfolk area on June 25 after a complex overnight move from Baltimore’s Seagirt Terminal largely still loaded with a reported 4,800 containers. There was also speculation that the 4,800 number was only laden boxes with additional empties likely aboard. Grace Ocean, the Singapore-registered owner of the Dali declared General Average in April. Cargo owners were required to post security bonds before their cargo and containers were released. Further, since the vessel was bound for Asia, it is likely arrangements were being made to transship the boxes using other vessels to reach their destinations. The vessel has repositioned several times including moving in July to the Norfolk International Terminal. In August, it was repositioned switching sides alongside the dock, while the offloading was underway. The ship’s movements were complicated by the fact that it has no working anchors. The machinery on one side was destroyed when the bridge collapsed onto the vessel. The other anchor was cut off when the salvage effort removed the ship from the accident site back to the Baltimore terminal. The vessel will undergo temporary repairs while in Virginia. It was expected it would eventually depart for the Far East to complete repairs. All but four of the crew members had departed the vessel before it left Baltimore at the end of June. Some were repatriated while others remained in Baltimore as the investigation and legal cases proceeded. A replacement crew took over staffing of the vessel. No timeline has been reported on when the vessel might depart. It will require additional repairs and recertification by class and the authorities before it is deemed safe to undertake an ocean voyage. Report with photo and video: https://maritime-executive.com/article/dali-completes-offloading-containers-as-salvage-operation-continues
BOHWA AMOY
The Vietnamese chief cook aboard the 'Bohwa Amo' was medevaced after suffering a heart attack while the vessel was docked at New Mangalore Port. The ship, carrying 7,141.8 tonnes of raw cashew nuts for Bolas Agro Private Ltd., had arrived on Aug 13, 2024. On Aug 16, the master reported the cook’s chest pain to the ETA Shipping and Logistics, which arranged for his transfer to Athena Hospital, where he was placed in the ICU. The patient was moved to Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Hospital on Aug 19. The patient was now stable and expected to be discharged on Aug 23, after which he will return to Vietnam.
ABEILLE NORMANDIE
Around 40 migrants were spotted on a rubber boat off Penly on the morning of Aug 19. The Dieppe SNSM was tasked to escort their boat until the arrival of the 'Abeille Normandie' at around 5 a.m. A fishing boat had reported the presence of the boat off Penly and contacted the Dieppe semaphore. The boat was off the power station, about two miles out to sea, and they were heading slowly out to sea. It was not known from which beach the boat left during the night. On board were men, children and women. The SNSM escorted the boat up to 25 kilometers offshore while waiting for the 'Abeille Normandie' to arrive from Boulogne-sur-Mer to take over and escorted them until they reached English waters where they were taken care of by the British authorities.