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Tug sank in Veracruz
On March 17, 2025, at 5 a.m. the 'Provincia del Azuay', which was docked at pier number 2 on the east side, located within the Port Authority of Veracruz, started sinking at its berth. Emergency protocols were immediately activated with the support of the First Naval Region, Remafe, firefighters, ENSAR, the tug 'Reylaver', UNAPROP, and other units.The Navy deployed personnel in coordination with the Veracruz National Port System Administration (Asipona) and the Veracruz Regional Port Captaincy, in order to protect the marine environment after the sinking. The two crew members had managed to escape in time after an audible alarm was raised. Only a small part of the wheelhouse and the mast of the tug remained visible above the water surface. Firefighters from the Veracruz Asipona (National Fire Brigade of Veracruz), personnel from the Veracruz Regional Port Authority, and personnel from the Veracruz Naval Port Protection Unit and the Departments of Coordination of Programs Against Marine Pollution and Marine Environment Protection of the First Naval Region attended the scene. The tug only had reserve fuel in its service tanks and oil in its propulsion system, which were being contained using booms, dispersant liquids and absorbent material. These measures were being taken as prevention. The cause of the sinking was currently unknown. Reports with photos: https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2025/03/17/estados/se-hunde-remolcador-de-bandera-ecuatoriana-en-puerto-de-veracruz https://veracruz.quadratin.com.mx/se-hunde-remolcador-en-el-puerto-de-veracruz/ https://www.clarinveracruzano.com/la-embarcacion-permanecio-inmovilizada-en-la-bahia-sur-del-puerto-sin-recibir-mantenimiento/ https://imagendeveracruz.mx/veracruz/asipona-descarta-lesionados-por-remolcador-hundido-en-el-puerto-de-veracruz/50652199 https://www.milenio.com/estados/barco-remolcador-ecuatoriano-se-hunde-en-el-puerto-de-veracruz
Government recommended release of detained tug
The detention of the 'Provonzia del Azua', owned by the Ecuadorian government, that transported supplies for the Mayan Train works, and that the Mexican Navy has kept captured in the Port of Veracruz since last June, is about to trigger an external conflict. The detention was ordered by Admiral Romel Eduardo Ledezma Abaroa, director of the Administration of the Comprehensive Port System of Veracruz (ASIPONA Veracruz), under the presumption that the ship had left the route before fulfilling the supply for the railway work it is carrying out. Last week representatives of the Ecuadorian government have recommended the Mexican government to expedite the release of the ship from the port of Veracruz.
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