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On the evening of Jan 7, 2025, the "Frøy Bas" ran aground on a reef off Tarva. There was no water ingress, and it seemed that the service boat came away with minor damage. There were no injuries reported. The same day, the service boat "Frøylys" also had run aground off Dolmøya. There were two crew members on board.

The "Eventin" is to be towed to Denmark. However, a special permit is required for this. The tanker was expected to be brought to Skagen on the evening of Jan 13. However, this requires a special permit, which is still pending, the Baltic Sea Waterways and Shipping Office announced. Since the oil on board is embargoed goods, the ship could not be towed to Sassnitz or another German port, which would only have been possible in an emergency. However, the embargo on Russian oil also applies in Denmark. The tug 'AHTS Detector' (IMO: 9298911 ) has meanwhile reached the scene. Besides the 'VB Bremen', the 'Farmar Arion' (IMO: 9056789), 'Noornan' (IMO: 9513828) and 'VB Meteor' (IMO: 9892107) were at the anchorage in pos. 54° 29' N 013° 42' E on Jan 13.

arrived Chittagong Anchorage 10.01.25

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On the night of Jan 10, 2025, the CROSS Gris-Nez reported the departure of a migrant boat off the coast of Ambleteuse and deployed the state chartered rescue ship 'Minck' to monitor the boat. The CROSS Gris-Nez also diverted the'Armoise ' of the maritime gendarmerie, a fishing vessel, whih was nearby, and a Dauphin public service helicopter of the French Navy to search for possible castaways at sea. The fishing vessel rescued nine more people who it then transferred aboard the 'Minck'. 26 more people were picked up by the crew of the 'Minck'. All 35 rescued people were then transferred to the 'Armoise' and taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where the castaways were taken care of by the land rescue services and the border police. One teenager was taken to the Boulogne-sur-Mer hospital in a stable condition.

The 'Wiilliam Flores' transferred 37 Cubans to Bahamian authorities on Jan 12 after two separate rescues off the Bahamas. A Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew from Air Station Miami notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders on Jan Jan 9 of a group of people waving their arms in distress on Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders, on Jan 10, of a group of migrants stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas. The aircrew dropped food, water and a radio to establish communications. The Bahamian authorities requested U.S. Coast Guard agency assistance in rescuing the people off both uninhabited islands. The Coast Guard Cutter 'Northland’ arrived on scene and brought the migrants aboard, due to safety of life at sea concerns. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutter, the migrants were processed to determine their identity and are provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed.

In separate operations coordinated by the MRCC's of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife and Las Palmas, the 'Salvamar Acrux' has escorted a cayuco to La Restinga. In the same port the 'Guardamar Polimnia' disembarked migrants who were rescued from another cayuco, which had been located more than 170 nautical miles off the port by the Sasemar 103 plane. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1878135927719035212

Sweden's plan with the 'Yi Peng 3' was to board it and take it to a Swedish port after the cable breaks in November were discovered. The ship was asked to leave international waters and enter Swedish territorial waters, but this was rejected by the Chinese side. Defense Minister Pål Jonson said that the ship was asked to enter the port of Gothenburg for a full investigation, but they did not do that. Before the 'Yi Peng 3' left the area on Dec 21, Swedish police were instead invited in, without the opportunity to act, when personnel flown in from China examined the ship.

On Jan 13, 2025 ,at 11.30 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Lutece', which was moored at the Keizershof in Dordrecht. The fire brigade responded with two fire engines and a cherry picker. A fire boat was also deployed to the scene in the Kalkhaven. The KNRM and representatives of the Port Authority attended too. Assistance was requested from Zwijndrecht. Some of the ship's insulation material had caught fire. The flames were quickly extinguished. Around noon the fire brigade had the 'fire under control. There were no persons on board the ship. It also had no cargo in the hold at the time the fire broke out. The fire did not spread to adjacent ships. Reports with photos: https://www.ad.nl/112-nieuws-dordrecht/isolatiemateriaal-vat-vlam-en-zorgt-voor-brand-op-binnenvaartschip-langs-de-kade-in-dordrecht~a5e90bcd/ https://www.zhzactueel.nl/2025/01/13/brand-op-binnenvaartschip-in-dordtse-haven/#:~:text=DORDRECHT%20%E2%80%93%20Op%20een%20binnenvaartschip%20dat,via%20het%20water%20ter%20plaatse.

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Sold to Breakers as is Chittagong

On the night of Jan 10, 2025, the CROSS Gris-Nez reported the departure of a migrant boat off the coast of Ambleteuse and deployed the 'Minck' to monitor the boat. The CROSS Gris-Nez also diverted the coastal patrol boat 'Armoise ' of the maritime gendarmerie, a fishing vessel, whih was nearby, and a Dauphin public service helicopter of the French Navy to search for possible castaways at sea. The fishing vessel rescued nine more people who it then transferred aboard the 'Minck'. 26 more people were picked up by the crew of the 'Minck'. All 35 rescued people were then transferred to the 'Armoise' and taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where the castaways were taken care of by the land rescue services and the border police. One teenager was taken to the Boulogne-sur-Mer hospital in a stable condition.

The 'Algoma Verity 'was refloated on Jan 11 at aroudn 11.30 a.m. during the incoming tide and has been moored at the Tioga Marine Terminal, approximately two miles north of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Delaware River. Coast Guard personnel, representatives from the ship’s owners, and contracted salvage personnel remained on board to ensure the safety of the vessel, crew, waterway, and environment. A new safety zone has been established around the 'Algoma Verity', restricting vessel traffic from 100-yards upriver and 100-yards downriver of Tioga Marine Terminal. No vessels will be permitted to enter the safety zone without obtaining permission from the captain of the port or a designated representative. Vessels wishing to transit the area will need to contact the Coast Guard Command Center one hour prior to transit by radio on VHF channel 16 or by calling the command center hotline at (215)-778-4289. The vessel was northbound with a cargo of approximately 45,000 tons of solar salt when it ran aground. The cause of the grounding is under investigation.

On Jan 12 at around 6:25 a.m., the Civil Guard repored an echo, which was identified as a possible cayuco, 16 nautical miles southwest of Arguineguín. The MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas mobilized the 'Guardamar Urania' to the position. At around 7:36 a.m. the crew located the cayuco and proceeded to rescue the 62 people who were on board. They were disembarked one hour later in Arguineguin. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1878497540070379895

The 'Lochnevis', serving on the route Ardmhor (Barra) - Eriskay suffered a technical issue on Jan 13 in Ardmhor. As a consequence, the scheduled sailing at 09:15 a.m. from Ardmhor and the departure att 10:10 a.m.from Eriskay had to be cancelled. After the issue was resolved, the ferry resumed its service with the 11:10 a.m. sailing departing Ardmhor.

arrived Chittagong Anchorage 11.01.25

arrived Chittagong Anchorage 04.01.25

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The Coast Guard Cutter 'Wiilliam Flores' transferred 37 Cubans to Bahamian authorities on Jan 12, 2025, after two separate rescues off the Bahamas. A Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew from Air Station Miami notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders on Jan Jan 9 of a group of people waving their arms in distress on Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders, on Jan 10, of a group of migrants stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas. The aircrew dropped food, water and a radio to establish communications. The Bahamian authorities requested U.S. Coast Guard agency assistance in rescuing the people off both uninhabited islands. The 'Northland’ arrived on scene and brought the migrants aboard, due to safety of life at sea concerns. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutter, the migrants were processed to determine their identity and are provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed.

In separate operations coordinated by the MRCC's of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife and Las Palmas, the 'Salvamar Acrux' has escorted a cayuco to La Restinga. In the same port the 'Guardamar Polimnia' disembarked migrants who were rescued from another cayuco, which had been located more than 170 nautical miles off the port by the Sasemar 103 plane. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1878135927719035212