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On Jan 12, 2025, the 'Silver Sincere', en route from Port Klang to EOPL, sank in Singaporean waters off Pedra Branca in pos. 01° 17.892' N 104° 22.841' E, carrying 113 tons of waste oil and with eight crew members seven Indonesian nationals and one from Myanmar on board. At 3:18 p.m. LT the ship suffered reported a blackout and a leak in the port-side ballast tank, causing a port side list of 15° amid three meter high waves. The patrol boats KN 'Rantos' and KN 'Sarotama' were mobilized. At 3.30 a.m. the list had increased to 25°, and at 3.36 p.m. the crew reported that the ship might sink within 30 minutes. A Mayday call was broadcast, and the VTS Batam requested the cargo m/v 'Intan Daya 368' (IMO: 9694713), to assist in the SAR operation. At 4:41 p.m. the crew of the 'Intan Daya 368' reported that the tanker was listing severely, and a lifecraft was spotted at the stern. At 5.01 p.m. the last AIS position of the 'Silver Sincere' was recorded at 01° 17.892' N 104° 22.841' E. At 5:06 p.m. the 'Intan Daya 368' reported that the tanker had sunk, with 20 % of the ship above water and 80% being submerged. All crew members were in lifecrafts and recovered by the freighter crew. An oil pollution was indicated. At 5:46 p.m. the 'Rantos' returned to Batu Ampar due to adverse weather conditions. The 'Sarotama' took over the evacuation At 5:52 p.m. the 'Intan Daya 368' reported that two evacuation attempts had failed due to rough seas with strong northern winds. At 6:18 p.m. the ship confirmed the successful rescue of the crew from two lifecrafts. All castaways were safe and would be picked up by the 'Sarotama'. In addition to the mentioned vessels, the Singapore Navy and the Singapore Police Coast Guard joined the response. The tanker crew was disembarked at Batu Ampar in good health. The MPA deployed tugs and oil spill response teams to tend to the sunken vessel. A navigational advisory has also been posted for vessels to avoid the incident site. Report with photos: https://hubla.dephub.go.id/Indonesianmaritimesafetyinformation/page/news/read/24605/kapal-tanker-mt-silver-sincere-tenggelam-di-perairan-tanjung-berakit-seluruh-kru-selamat-motor-tanker-mt-silver-sincere-sinks-in-tanjung-berakit-waters-all-crew-rescued

On Jan 12 the emergency command ended its overall operational management, and the Baltic Sea Waterways and Shipping Authority took over. The state emergency tugs were replaced with commercial tugs. The emergency command also sent a doctor and a paramedic on board, with support from the federal police. They had clarified that no acute medical help was necessary. involved were a medical team from the Federal Police, which looked after the crew on board the tanker on Jan 12, and the medical team from the Rostock fire brigade. Captain Marlin Schek of the federal multi-purpose ship 'Arkona' of the Baltic Waterways and Shipping Office and the crew worked non-stop for almost three days to secure the operation in their role as on-scene coordinator. With the help of the local branch of the Technical Relief Agency in Bergen upon Rügen, emergency generators, radiators and other material were brought on board by helicopter, as it had become very cold on the ship after the blackout. The German Navy's naval aviators provided information through reconnaissance flights with the Do 228 sensor aircraft. The emergency tug 'Baltic', which was in position at the bow of the tanker, was replaced by the 'VB Bremen', which has already been involved in the operation in recent days. It will then keep the 'Eventin' in position together with the 'VB Meteor' near Sassnitz Roadstead. In consultation between a company commissioned by the shipowner and the emergency command, fresh supplies are to be delivered on Jan 13, including gasoline for the emergency generators. In addition to power generators, heaters were also brought on board today and yesterday, The 'Eventin' remained safely in position and the situation was stable. The emergency command is in contact with the tanker's shipping company regarding further action. The shipowner has stated that he has commissioned two deep-sea tugs, which are due to arrive during the course of Jan 13. Where they are supposed to take the ship is not known.

The 'Eventin' arrived at Sassnitz Roadstead on the early morning of Jan 12 and was held about three nautical miles from Sassnitz by the 'Baltic' in pos. 54° 29' N 013° 42' E, menawhile joined by the tugs 'VB Meteor' (IMO: 9892107) and 'VB Seebulle' (IMO: 9960320) along with the 'VB Bremen Fighter. The emergency command assessed the current situation as stable. The weather has improved, which meant that the tanker can be held safely in its position. The current wind was 5 Beaufort and was expected to ease further over the course of the day. Timewise the wave height had been four meters. The chosen position also offers protection from the northerly winds. The multi-purpose ship 'Arlona' of the federal government (Baltic Waterways and Shipping Office), is still on site for security and as an on-scene coordinator. The patrol boat 'Bamberg' of the Federal Police is also still in the sea area. The crew of the tanke received a delivery of aid on the early evening of Jan 11: Several power modules and fan heaters were brought onto the ship by helicopter.

The convoy consisting of the 'Eventin', 'Bremen Fighter', 'VB Bremen' an 'VB Luca' was slowly moving eastwards on the early morning of Jan 11 as a safety measure with which the emergency command was reacting to the freshening and increasingly northerly wind in the sea area. If unforeseen events occured, there would be a possibility that the unmaneuverable tanker will drift south. The new position northeast of Cape Arkona, Rügen, was considered to be safer in this context: there is more open sea space to the south of the convoy which will probably need around eight hours to cover the approximately 13 nautical miles to the new position. As of 10 a.m. LT, the ships were in pos. 54° 46' N 013° 31' E, moving at a speed of less than two knots. Meanwhile, the towing assistance team has been released from the operation. It had boarded the 'Eventin' on Jan 10 at around 10:50 p.m. and was able to establish the towing connection to the 'VB Bremen'. On Jan 11 at 1:45 a.m., the four sailors of the team were picked up by a federal police helicopter and brought back to the coast. The sea area was currently experiencing winds of 5 to 6 Beaufort, and the German Weather Service (DWD) was warning of strong winds and gusts of wind. The waves were about 2.5 meters high. The emergency command was continuously assessing the situation in order to be able to react to any changes. According to Greenpeace, the "Eventin" has attracted negative attention several times in the past. The ship is said to have carried out particularly dangerous ship-to-ship transports of oil. Technical defects were also recorded. This is why the ship is on a list of the 192 most dangerous crude oil tankers identified by Greenpeace. Report with video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Havarierter-Oeltanker-vor-Ruegen-wird-nach-Osten-geschleppt,oeltanker124.html

Beached at Aliaga 09.01.25 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161080257020036&set=gm.10164195572568943&idorvanity=6884293942

The 'Eventin' was disabled and adrift following an engine failure and complete blackout, while en route from the Russian port of Ust-Luga to Port Said with 24 crew members on board, on the afternoon of Jan 10, 2025, in the coastal waters of the Baltic Sea, north of Rügen island. The distance was only 14 miles as of 3 p.m. At the request of the Warnemünde traffic control center, the emergency command in Cuxhaven has taken over overall command of the operation. Actually it was not deemed necessary to evacuate the crew. To avoid further danger, the multi-purpose vessel 'Arkona' of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration and the emergency tug 'Bremen Fighter' were deployed to the tanker, as well as the tug 'Brmen' and a specially trained team that can abseil down to the vessel to establish a tow connection. The ship could be towed to Rostock or Denmark. The Federal Police sent the patrol ship 'Bamberg' to the casualty. The Do 228 sensor aircraft is on its way to the sea area to obtain further information. According to current knowledge, the tanker is carrying around 99,000 tons of oil. The tanker belongs to the so-called shadow fleet which consists of tankers that are used by shipping companies to transport Russian oil in order to circumvent EU and US sanctions. Tankers are bought from companies that have no connection to companies in the EU.

The 'Nova Energy', which appeared to be heading to one of the Russia's floating storage unit Koryak FSU to discharge its cargo, and had left Nakhodka Bay where it had been idling for weeks, initially heading to the FSU off Kamchatka, has since turned back south. It was estimated that the 'Nova Energy' was about 70% loaded. Actually it is anchored in pos. 42° 45' N 132° 56' E. The Koryak FSU has also taken on cargoes from the 'Pioneer', which is anchored in pos. 42° 45' N 132° 55' E in the Sea of Japan, and the 'Metagas Everest' recently, and may now be holding 250,000-cbm of LNG. The 'Pioneer', the 'Nova Energy' and the 'East Energy' have been idling off Russia’s Far East coast for months, laden with LNG from Novatek’s US-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 liquefaction plant. The sanctioned ships have not been able to offload their shipments to buyers. The 'Nova Energy' and 'East Energy' transported their cargoes through the Northern Sea Route, and the 'Pioneer' transited the Suez Canal southbound. The 'Mulan' has left the North Sea in ballast at the start of Jan 2025, and initally headed northwards into the Atlantic before turning south, now with an ETA at Port Said as of Jan 16. The 'Metagas Energy', which loaded a cargo at Arctic LNG 2 in Oct 2024, and had been idling to the north of Russia, has followed the 'Mulan' into the Atlantic. The 'North Air', 'North Mountain', 'North Sky' and 'North Way' have been drifting in the Barents Sea, before the 'North Air' has started moving west, but is actually NUC in the Barents Sea.

On Dec 26 , 2024, the 'CR Tethys' was detained in Kandla with 13 deficiencies: 1) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats Inoperative 2) Safety of navigation - Radar Not as required 3) Safety of navigation - Safe means of access Not as required 4) Safety of navigation - Electrical in general Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Other (Safety in general) Other 6) Water/Weathertight - Ventilation, air pipes and casings Not as required 7) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 8)) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required' 9) Pollution Prevention - Sewage treatment plant Not as required 10) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pumps and its pipes Inoperative 11) Structural conditions - Hull - Corrosion Corroded The vessel was released again on Jan 2, 2025, and remained anchored off Kandla as of Jan 13 in pos. 22° 49' N 070° 08' E. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

arrived Alang Anchorage 12.01.25

The convoy around the unmaneuverable 'Eventin' has a new destination. The plan is to tow the stricken vessel to the Sassnitz roadstead and secure it there in a protected position. The tug 'VB Luca' was on its way to Sassnitz on the afternoon of Jan 11 to carry out a personnel change. The tug will then return to the convoy. The emergency tug 'Baltic' is accompanying the convoy for security. The 'VB Bremen' and 'VB Bremen Fighter' are still connected to the bow of the tanker. In order to reestablish the towing connection between the Eventin' and the 'VB Luca' the towing assistance team was alerted once again. The specially trained four-person team, which specializes in establishing towing connections, is flown to the 'Eventin' by a federal police helicopter. The towing process continuesdregardless. The multi-purpose ship 'Arkona' from the Baltic Sea Waterways and Shipping Authority is also still on site. ason-scene coordinator and also takes care of traffic safety. The weather conditions were slowing down the towing process considerably. Currently, winds of up to 7 Beaufort and gusts of force 9 were prevailing in the sea area. The waves were 2.5 meters high. The emergency command is continuously assessing the situation in order to be able to react to any changes if necessary.

The 'Eventin' has been held in position by three tugs since 11:10 p.m. The tug 'VB Luca' was able to establish a connection at the stern of the ship. The' VB Bremen' is now connected to the tanker at the bow. The emergency tug 'VB Bremen Figher' is also connected to the vessel at the bow. The tugs were holding the ship in its current position just under eight nautical milenorth of Rügen. The area was currently experiencing winds of 5 to 6 Beaufort, and the waves were around 2.5 meters high. The emergency command was continuously assessing the situation in order to be able to react to any changes if necessary. The multi-purpose ship 'Arkona' of the Baltic Sea Waterways and Shipping Office was still on site, acting as on-scene coordinator and also taking over traffic control. Due to the power failure, no position lights were on on board the tanker.The Federal Police's emergency ship 'Bamberg' is also at the scene. At around 10:50 p.m., a federal police helicopter had lowered a towing assistance team onto the 'Eventin' using a cable winch in order to establish a towing connection from the tug 'VB Bremen' The four-person team, which specializes in establishing towing connections, also brought communication devices and flashlights on board, as there was still no electricity on the tanker, which is unable to maneuver. They have been commissioned by the ship's owner. A medical team from the Rostock fire department has secured the maneuver. Due to the weather conditions, the emergency command had decided that it was safer to establish further connections to the ship. The emergency command is also moving the emergency tug 'Baltic' from the western Baltic Sea to a position near Darßer Ort. This means that the 'Baltic' can intervene more quickly if further tug assistance is required for the 'EVentin'. At the same time, it remains available for possible further operations in the western Baltic Sea. The aim of the emergency command was to keep the tanker in postion. Whether, when and how it can be towed to a port is being examined and is not yet clear. The emergency command is in close contact with the tanker's owner company and with the Baltic Sea Waterways and Shipping Office. The emergency command's DO228 sensor aircraft, operated by the German Navy's naval aviation, flew over the vessel several times. No oil leaks were detected. Photos: https://www.havariekommando.de/SharedDocs/Fotogalerie/DE/2025/20250110_EVENTIN/20250110_EVENTIN_Bildergalerie.html;jsessionid=B999C537266B619D11497513C81B9FC1.live11311?nn=1463250

Crews were still working to dislodge the 'Algoma Verity', carrying 45,000 tons of solar salt and 30 crew members on board, on Jan 10. To do so, they will have to unload and redistribute the weight on board.The ship had veered slightly off course in the river's shipping lane and got stuck The US Coast Guard was collaborating with the Army Corps of Engineers and divers to free the vessel, scan the bottom and identify any hazards and remove them immediately, and to prevent any further accidents. Right now, all vessels were prohibited from traveling the channel between the Ben Franklin Bridge and Tioga Marine Terminal, about 3,5 miles, until the ship can be moved. The Coast Guard warned of abnormally low water levels through low tide on the night of Jan 9, and advised ships to be aware. It was not clear yet if weather played a factor in the grounding.

The 'Nova Energy', which appeared to be heading to one of the Russia's floating storage unit Koryak FSU to discharge its cargo, and had left Nakhodka Bay where it had been idling for weeks, initially heading to the FSU off Kamchatka, has since turned back south. It was estimated that the 'Nova Energy' was about 70% loaded. Actually it is anchored in pos. 42° 45' N 132° 56' E. The Koryak FSU has also taken on cargoes from the 'Pioneer', which is anchored in pos. 42° 45' N 132° 55' E in the Sea of Japan, and the 'Metagas Everest' recently, and may now be holding 250,000-cbm of LNG. The 'Pioneer', the 'Nova Energy' and the 'East Energy' have been idling off Russia’s Far East coast for months, laden with LNG from Novatek’s US-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 liquefaction plant. The sanctioned ships have not been able to offload their shipments to buyers. The 'Nova Energy' and 'East Energy' transported their cargoes through the Northern Sea Route, and the 'Pioneer' transited the Suez Canal southbound. The 'Mulan' has left the North Sea in ballast at the start of Jan 2025, and initally headed northwards into the Atlantic before turning south, now with an ETA at Port Said as of Jan 16. The 'Metagas Energy', which loaded a cargo at Arctic LNG 2 in Oct 2024, and had been idling to the north of Russia, has followed the 'Mulan' into the Atlantic. The 'North Air', 'North Mountain', 'North Sky' and 'North Way' have been drifting in the Barents Sea, before the 'North Air' has started moving west, but is actually NUC in the Barents Sea.

The 'Nova Energy', which appeared to be heading to one of the Russia's floating storage unit Koryak FSU to discharge its cargo, and had left Nakhodka Bay where it had been idling for weeks, initially heading to the FSU off Kamchatka, has since turned back south. It was estimated that the 'Nova Energy' was about 70% loaded. Actually it is anchored in pos. 42° 45' N 132° 56' E. The Koryak FSU has also taken on cargoes from the 'Pioneer', which is anchored in pos. 42° 45' N 132° 55' E in the Sea of Japan, and the 'Metagas Everest' recently, and may now be holding 250,000-cbm of LNG. The 'Pioneer', the 'Nova Energy' and the 'East Energy' have been idling off Russia’s Far East coast for months, laden with LNG from Novatek’s US-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 liquefaction plant. The sanctioned ships have not been able to offload their shipments to buyers. The 'Nova Energy' and 'East Energy' transported their cargoes through the Northern Sea Route, and the 'Pioneer' transited the Suez Canal southbound. The 'Mulan' has left the North Sea in ballast at the start of Jan 2025, and initally headed northwards into the Atlantic before turning south, now with an ETA at Port Said as of Jan 16. The 'Metagas Energy', which loaded a cargo at Arctic LNG 2 in Oct 2024, and had been idling to the north of Russia, has followed the 'Mulan' into the Atlantic. The 'North Air', 'North Mountain', 'North Sky' and 'North Way' have been drifting in the Barents Sea, before the 'North Air' has started moving west, but is actually NUC in the Barents Sea.

'On the morning of Jan 11, 2025, a fire broke out aboard the Avax', which had been berthed in the port of Ringaskiddy since Jan 6. The fire started due to a fault with a piece of cargo handling equipment. The local fire brigades from Carrigaline and Crosshaven were able to contain the blaze. There were mo reports of injuries nor to to extent of damage.

On the night of Jan 11, 2025, at 3 the 'Jazz', another tanker of the so-called shadow fleet, while en route from the Russian port Vysotsk with a cargo of oil and headed to Tunisia for orders, suffered engine trouble north of Rügen island and went adrift for a couple of hours. The emergency command in Cuxhaven deployed the emergency tug 'Baltic' to assist, which was nearby to tow the disabled shadow fleet tanker 'Eventin'. After initial troubleshooting, at 3 a.m. the problems re-occurred north of the island, and disabled the tanker again. At 7 a.m. it started sailing again with a costrained status. The emergency came just days after the "Jazz" suffered an engine failure south of the port of Hanko on Dec 30 and drifted at sea for a long time. At that time, the Finnish Coast Guard ordered a ship to the position to observe the tanker. The "Jazz" then sailed to the port of Vysotsk. The ship belongs to a Turkish company.

At around 3 p.m. on Jan 10 the emergncy tug 'Bremen Fighter' (IMO: 9321287 ) established a towing connection to the 'Eventin', which had been disabled by a blackout. Also the mult purpose ship 'Arkona' (IMO: 9285811) was attending. The tanker will be held in position for the forthcoming time facing an upcoming storm, while the next steps are being assessed. As of 7 p.m., the ship was NUC in pos. 54° 50' N 013° 12' E. More tugs, the ',VB Bremen' (IMO: 9211212) and 'VB Luca' (IMO: 9803833), were en route to the ship. The shadow fleet comprises up to 460 tankers, depending on the definition and information from various shipping information services. Greenpeace lists 192 dilapidated tankers that transport Russian oil around the world. Of these ships, 171 have sailed through the German Baltic Sea and the Kadet Trench waters in the Mecklenburg Bay at least once in the past two years. All of the tankers are outdated, many have technical defects, have temporarily switched off their AIS or have handed over cargo to other tankers at sea, which is a particularly risky maneuver. Photos: https://www.havariekommando.de/SharedDocs/Fotogalerie/DE/2025/20250110_EVENTIN/20250110_EVENTIN_Bildergalerie.html?nn=1461832&cms_gcp_4540030=0#gcp_anchor_4540030

Beached at Aliaga 10.01.25

The Finnish police have released pictures of the recovered anchor of the 'Eagle S'. which show that the anchor's crown is cracked, and its flukes are much shorter than typical. Previous photos of the 'Eagle S', which were taken in years past, when she operated under a previous name, showed that the tanker was originally equipped with normal Hall- or Speck-type anchors, like most merchant ships. The NBI was investigating serious sabotage after the cable break on the Estlink 2 power cable on Christmas Day, with the tanker being suspected of dragging the anchor on the seabed, destroying several important cables on the bottom of the Gulf of Finland. The anchor, which came loose and disappeared into the sea, was recovered by the Swedish submarine rescue ship 'Belos'. The anchor is about four meters long, two and a half meters wide and weighs 11 tons. It was found at a depth of 55 meters. A Swedish and a Finnish diver worked together on the seabed. The anchor was taken care of by the 'Belos' and then handed over to Finnish authorities for further investigation. The police confirmed that a forensic analysis of the anchor has determined that it belongs to the 'Eagle S'. Investigations on the seabed also confirmed that the trail is longer than initially thought - approximately 100 kilometers in total. The police continued to analyze the trail. The location where the anchor was recovered happened to be near the place where Finnish authorities instructed the 'Eagle S' to raise her anchor. This is of interest to the authorities, as it raises questions about whether the incident could have been worse without government intervention. The tanker's onward route would have passed over the Estlink 1 power cable, as well as the Balticconnector gas line. If the anchor only came loose during the hoisting, it is likely that the anchor could have caused further damage to the seabed infrastructure if the vessel had continued its journey, Detective Superintendent Risto Lohi of the National Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. The 'Belos' has meanwhile returned to Sweden after helping the Finnish authorities in the investigation into the cable sabotage. On Jan 4, HMS the 'Belos' had left the portof Karlskrona with a crew of 42 people on board, This is the fourth time that the ship has gone out to investigate suspected sabotage in the Baltic Sea, but the commander Fredrik Folbert expects to go out again. Reports with photos: https://maritime-executive.com/article/dark-fleet-tanker-might-have-damaged-more-subsea-lines-if-not-stopped https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/har-ar-eagle-s-ankare/ https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/besattningen-pa-hms-belos-blixtinkallades-for-att-barga-ankare https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/blekinge/folj-med-ombord-pa-hms-belos-fartyget-som-hittade-ankaret-efter-kabelsabotaget https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/finsk-politi-anker-kunne-udlose-storre-skade

The 'Nova Energy', which appeared to be heading to one of the Russia's floating storage unit Koryak FSU to discharge its cargo, and had left Nakhodka Bay where it had been idling for weeks, initially heading to the FSU off Kamchatka, has since turned back south. It was estimated that the 'Nova Energy' was about 70% loaded. Actually it is anchored in pos. 42° 45' N 132° 56' E. The Koryak FSU has also taken on cargoes from the 'Pioneer', which is anchored in pos. 42° 45' N 132° 55' E in the Sea of Japan, and the 'Metagas Everest' recently, and may now be holding 250,000-cbm of LNG. The 'Pioneer', the 'Nova Energy' and the 'East Energy' have been idling off Russia’s Far East coast for months, laden with LNG from Novatek’s US-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 liquefaction plant. The sanctioned ships have not been able to offload their shipments to buyers. The 'Nova Energy' and 'East Energy' transported their cargoes through the Northern Sea Route, and the 'Pioneer' transited the Suez Canal southbound. The 'Mulan' has left the North Sea in ballast at the start of Jan 2025, and initally headed northwards into the Atlantic before turning south, now with an ETA at Port Said as of Jan 16. The 'Metagas Energy', which loaded a cargo at Arctic LNG 2 in Oct 2024, and had been idling to the north of Russia, has followed the 'Mulan' into the Atlantic. The 'North Air', 'North Mountain', 'North Sky' and 'North Way' have been drifting in the Barents Sea, before the 'North Air' has started moving west, but is actually NUC in the Barents Sea.