Beached at Chittagong 31.07.24
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ADMIRAL PETE
The 'Admiral Pete' caught fire during its service on its way from Bremerton to Annapolis in the middle of a sailing on the evening of July 29, 2024. No passengers were injured, but the vessel will be taken off the route for repairs. The 'Admiral Pete' was making a regular sailing when the crew noticed smoke coming from the engine room, The ferry 'Waterman', which runs between Bremerton and Port Orchard, pulled up alongside the 'Admiral Pete' and pumped water to cool the outside of the vessel, which later docked at its Annapolis stop. Fire crews responded to the ferry dock, but the fire had already been put out by the ferry crew by the time it arrived. The cause of the fire was under investigation. The ferry was taken out of service until further notice, and was brought back to Port Orchard on July 30. The 'Carlisle 2' was filling in for the vessel on an alternative schedule.
LOVEBUG
An investigation was underway as to why the 'Lovebog' capsized in the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis. The cause of the accident was investigated by the Maryland Natural Resources Police. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a flyover on July 29 and noticed some sheening around the yacht. The 'Lovebug' will remain in Anne Arundel County’s Rhode River due to environmental concerns. The Coast Guard was in charge of approving a salvage plan for the yacht. Report with video: https://www.wbal.com/investigation-underway-after-yacht-lovebug-capsizes-near-annapolis/
KINGSTON
The Transportation Safety Board plans to release a report on July 31, 2024, stemming from its investigation of the loss of 109 containers from the 'Zim Kingston' off Vancouver Island’s west coast and then caught in fire near Victoria in Oct 2021, during a news conference in Vancouver. Only four containers were recovered, coming to shore on the west and north of the island. Another 105 containers were never found. The vessel was loaded with 30,552 tons of cargo, including containers with dangerous goods, such as thiourea dioxide and xanthates. While waiting on Oct 21 for its scheduled arrival time, it moved in a set pattern near Perouse Bank, off Vancouver Island’s west coast. A storm came up, with winds that reached 40 knots and swells of about five metres. Very late in the day, as the vessel was heading north and the wind and waves coming from the southwest, the vessel rolled heavily. As a result, 109 containers fell overboard and others were damaged. Everything from refrigerators to plastic toys washed up. Large piles of debris were collected and carried out of remote areas by helicopters. After losing its cargo, the ship arrived at Constance Bank off Victoria’s waterfront. On Oct. 23 smoke was billowing from the vessel. The ship’s crew tried to contain the fire. Three firefighting tugs and a salvage contractor were brought in to help put it out. A total of 16 crew members were evacuated from the vessel, while five crew members, including the master, remained on board. The fire was eventually contained and extinguished on Oct. 28. A subsequent inspection revealed that the forward hatch cover of the vessel near Bay 14 was deformed, several containers onboard were damaged due to the failure of securing arrangements, and others were damaged by the fire that followed. In Nov 2021, the safety board sent a team of investigators to Victoria to look into what happened. After the fire was extinguished, the 'Zim Kingston' was moved to the Port of Nanaimo where containers were unloaded.
ARGOS GEORGIA
On July 30 a military plane that covers the weekly route between the Falklands and the United Kingdom took off, carrying the bodies of the nine crew members recovered after the shipwreck of the 'Argos Georgia' some 300 kilometres from the archipelago eight days ago. Among them, those of three Galician sailors. In addition to César Acevedo Durán, from Vigo, the skipper, and Santiago Leyenda Amoedo, a resident of Baiona and cook on the longliner for the past five months . Among the identified deceased is Antonio Barreiro Torea, second engineer and native of Noia (La Coruña). The definitive confirmation came on July 26. There was an initial identification by personnel from the shipowner, the British-Norwegian company Argos Froyanes, who went to the town of Port Stanley to set up a crisis device. Antonio Barreiro's family requested a second verification by the Spanish authorities. The crew member could be clearly recognized by his face and a bracelet. The Spanish consulate in London has already spoken with the family of the man from Noia, who is aware that his is one of the bodies sent to the British forces base in Oxfordshire for the autopsies to be carried out. The repatriation of the bodies could take up to 15 days. In addition to carrying out the forensic examinations, the consulate needs to gather a significant amount of documentation for the return trip, following the protocol established in these cases and what is set out in the mortuary health regulations. The insurance company will take care of all the paperwork. With the confirmation that Barreiro is among the nine dead, of the four crew members of the 'Argos Georgia' still missing, the only Spaniard is Juan Antonio García Rey, a resident of the town of Ribeira who was a relief engineer.
VLADIMIR RUSANOV
On July 29, 2024, the 'Vladimir Rusanov' suffered engine trouble off the Møre coast, en route from Kaliningrad to Murmansk. Throughout the night, the Russian tanker has been moving at a speed of between one and two knots in a north-easterly direction in the Norwegian Sea west of Møre and Romsdal. After carrying out repairs, the engine was started again, but it didn't last long before there was another stoppage, The Coastguard vessel "Bison" was mobilized to the "Vladimir Rusanov" if assistance was needed. The maritime traffic center in Vardø kept in touch with the ship and monitoredthe situation continuously.
CORINNA
The 'Corinna', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), en route from Vistiko to Zhanjiang. was boarded by five perpetrators on July 23, 2024, at 01.05 a.m. 3,19 nautrical miles north of Pulau Cula in pos. 1° 5.6' N 103° 43'1 E. The men, who were armed with knives, stole engine spares.
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MT TERRA NOVA
The Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) salvage team was able to seal some of the valves from the 'Terra Nova' off Limay, Bataan, controlling the leakage of 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil on July 30. The authorities planned to proceed with the siphoning operations on July 31 if there would be no more problems with the sunken vessel. The oil leakage was now less than one liter per hour, hence only minimal oil sheen has been observed in ground zero or where the vessel has sunk. Observation from aerial surveillance also suggested minimal oil sheens off the coasts of Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, and Pampanga.
CERES I
After the 'Ceres I' collided with the 'Hafnia Nile' on July 19, the anchor chain of the tanker on the starboard side was cut off and subsequently caused the vessel to drift, according to the Director General of Malaysia's Marine Department Capt Mohamad Halim Ahmed at a press conference on July 30. The comments made by Director General contradicted previous statements made by the Malaysian Coast Guard that the 'Ceres I' had disappeared and fled the scene to be intercepted in the early hours of 21 July being towed by two tugs. It was reported at the time that the Ceres I had turned off its AIS transponder, however Capt Halim stated that it had communication and navigational issues. The 'Ceres I' was found 20 nautical miles from the collision site near the resort island of Tioman. It was not clear what happened to the two tugs previously reported to be towing the VLCC and arrested by the coastguard. Both the 'Ceres I' and the 'Hafnia Nile' were anchored in Malaysian waters. Based on preliminary investigations, the 'Ceres I' was anchored at the time of the collision due to technical problems. The 'Ceres I' is alleged to be a part of the dark fleet that trades sanctioned cargoes and was last reported carrying a cargo of Iranian crude oil in March. The vessel is operated by the little-known company Shanghai Prosperity Management.
ULTRA GALAXY
South Africa was moving to expand its coastal clean-up efforts on July 30 as the 'Ultra Galaxy' continued to leak oil. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) believed that one of the fuel tanks aboard the ship has ruptured and began leaking as the vessel broke apart. Current estimates were that there were at least 500 tons of fuel still aboard the wreck that they hope dto remove. Salvage efforts on the vessel however remained suspended with the surf making it too dangerous to access the ship. In addition to the salvage team, the government recruited local residents and reports at least 125 people were now assisting in the coastal clean-up. The weather conditions were helping in containing the oil spill. It was covering about two-thirds of a mile south of the wreck. The SAMSA expected the clean-up operation to continue throughout the week following the country’s Oil Spill Contingency Plan. SMIT International is now responsible for the salvage of the hulk. Report with photos: https://maritime-executive.com/article/broken-bulker-continues-to-leak-oil-onto-south-african-coast
OCEAN VIKING
The 'Ocean Viking' has 196 boat people on the morning of Juyl 30 during two rescue operations off the coast of Libya. Among them were nine unaccompanied minors and one woma. Most of the rescued people were coming from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt and Sudan. On the morning, an overloaded wooden boat was intercepted with 96 people on board, and a second boat with 100 people on board was found a little later. The Italian authorities have designated Ancona, which is almost 1,500 kilometers from the intervention zone, as a safe port of call. Report with photo: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/monde/migrants/le-navire-ambulance-ocean-viking-de-sos-mediterranee-secourt-196-personnes-au-large-de-la-libye-1c5dbe68-4e7f-11ef-a7c4-aadce4c8cac1
CASPIAN POWER
On July 31. 2024, at 8.23 a.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Caspian Power' and spread to other parts in a short time. The ship was located approximately 70 kilometers from the shore of Baku near the "Gyarbi Chirag" platform in the territory of the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) block on behalf of BP-Azerbaijan. The ship was carrying out underwater work in the territory of the ACG block at that time. The Ministry of Emergency Situations launcehd an SAR operation. The 'Caspain Challenger' came to assist and evacuated 40 people. The ship's mechanic and another crew member suffered burns. The vessel has been moved to a safe distance from the contract area, and fire extinguishing work was underway.
THEOSKEPASTI S
The 'Thisseas', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), en route from Bahia Blanca to Lanshan, sailing 2,3 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Cula, en route from Itaqui to Lanshan, was boarded by five perpetrators, armed with knices, on July 29, 2024, at 05.12 a.m. in pos. 1° 3.5' N 103° 40'6 E. Nothing was reported stolen.
MINERVA VERA
On July 31, 2024, the 'Minerva Vera', en route from Duqm to Rotterdam, rescued 11 boat people from a precarious boat 165 nautical milessouth of the Maspalomas lighthouse. The rescued people reporedt that they left Senegal five days ago. The ship was expected to arrive in Las Palmas on July 31 at 5 p.m. to drope the migrants off in port.
ALRAQEEM
The 'Lord 1' while en route from Iskenderun to Constanta,, suffered an engine failure, lost power, and dangerously drifted towards the shore off Sarkoy north of Çanakkale, in position 40 34 03 N, 27 09 30 E, on Oct 1, 2020. The crew could not carry out the repairs. The Coastal safety tug 'Nazim Tur' and a fast rescue boat together with a technical team attended the vessel was secured by an attending tug, and was towed to Şarköy anchorage. The ship moored in pos. 40° 31.84' N 026° 55.95' E as of Oct 5. Turkish report with photos: https://www.denizhaber.com/guncel/lord-1-isimli-kuru-yuk-gemisi-canakkale-bogazinda-suruklendi-h89247.html
SANDY GROUND
The fire aboard the 'Sandy Ground' on Dec 22, 2022, was caused by a combination of engine design flaws and insufficient training for engineering crew members, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed on July 30, 2024. The ferry, carrying 884 passengers, was navigating in New York Harbor between Staten Island and Manhattan. The fire ignited in the engine room, resulting in $12.7 million in damages. Despite the severity, quick action by the crew and assistance from nearby vessels ensured the safe evacuation of all onboard. Following its investigation, the NTSB issued a safety alert and five key recommendations, urging regulatory changes to the design requirements for diesel engine fuel oil return systems. The fire was traced back to actions taken by the ferry’s oilers, who closed both day tank fuel oil return isolation ball valves to manage fuel oil levels. This closure caused the fuel oil system to overpressurize, rupturing the main engine’s fuel oil filters and leading to a spray of fuel oil that caught fire. The delay in shutting down the main engines exacerbated the situation by allowing more fuel oil to spray and intensifying the fire. The 'Sandy Ground', had been in service for only six months at the time of the incident. The Ollis-class ferries were initially built without fuel oil return isolation valves, which were added post-delivery to control day tank fuel oil levels. However, the vessels lacked a mechanism to relieve pressure in the fuel oil return lines when both isolation valves were closed, and the existing relief valves were not connected to independent return lines. These design shortcomings led to the system's overpressurization. In response, the NTSB recommended that the U.S. Coast Guard update its marine engineering regulations to mandate that diesel engine fuel oil return systems on U.S.-flagged vessels either allow unimpeded return flow or include a pressure relief valve. Pending these regulatory updates, the NTSB advised the Coast Guard to provide interim design guidance for new construction diesel engine fuel oil return systems to prevent overpressurization. Additionally, the NTSB urged the classification society American Bureau of Shipping to advocate for these design changes within the International Association of Classification Societies to enhance global maritime safety standards.
ANDROS KING
The “Volcán de Taburiente” will be handed over from the Armas Trasmediterránea Group to the Greek company Golden Star Ferries Shipping on Sept 17. The price of the operation has not been disclosed, but will be between 20 and 30 million Euros, at most. The crew will be relocated to other ships of the company. The ship was sold for several reasons, including some of a technical and financial nature, such as the cost that would be involved in updating it to the new environmental requirements, given that it lacks scrubbers.
SLEIPNIR
Om July 30, 2024, Greenpeace activists approached the gas platform under construction with the 'Sleipnir' by a Dutch energy company around 20 kilometers northwest of the island of Borkum. Around 30 people gathered for a demonstration with inflatable boats, life rafts and kayaks, which has so far not resulted in any further disruptions to operations or impairments to shipping. The Dutch authorities were responsible for the measures on the drilling platform, and they received support from the water police Lower Saxony upon request. Three life rafts that make up a protest camp were manned by two people each throughout the night. The rubber dinghies and kayaks were removed overnight for safety reasons. The Greenpeace activists had set off from Borkum port. According to the company One-Dyas, the m/v "Sea Seraya", which was loaded with building materials, was currently lying idle. The emergency forces from the Lower Saxony water police were on site with boats, but did not intervene. Ships from the Dutch coast guard also accompanied the protest at times. The protest was taking place in Dutch territorial waters. The water police are in close contact with their Dutch counterparts. The water police had been aware of the action since last week. The demonstration was not registered, but was covered by freedom of assembly as long as there was no danger to the participants and they behaved peacefully. For One-Dyas, Greenpeace's protests are acceptable as long as they remained peaceful. The Dutch oil and gas company announced this on July 30. However, One-Dyas complained that Greenpeace's protest action disrupted work on the construction site and that unexpected interruptions could lead to an increased risk of accidents for people, nature and the environment. Report with photo and video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Schwimmendes-Protestcamp-Greenpeace-Aktivisten-uebernachten-auf-See,greenpeace790.html
LIMRA
On July 28, 2024, at approximately 4.20 p.m. the ICG Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai, received a distress alert from the 'Limra', which had suffered major fire in the engine room at 2.53 p.m., which resulted in a total power and propulsion failure. The vessel was en route from Chittagong to Khor Fakkan with 21 crew members on board, among them 18 Indian nationals, one Ukrainian, one Sri Lankan, and one Pakistani national. The crew successfully contained the fire; however, the 36-year-old Sri Lankan engineer was reported missing during the firefighting efforts. On locating the crew member his vitals were found to be critical. The crew administered basic aid and requested urgent medical evacuation. The ICG dispatched the patrol vessel 'Abhinav' to the tanker. Additionally, an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) equipped for medical emergencies was launched from Kochi at 6 p.m. The patient was evacuated and brought to Kochi at 7.42 p.m. and transported to the Aster Medcity Hospital. Despite all efforts, the patient succumbed to his injuries. Report with photo: https://www.freepressjournal.in/corporate-gallery/medical-evacuation-of-critically-injured-crew-by-indian-coast-guard