On Sep 20, the 'Glen Sannox' has officially started its final run of sea trials on the Clyde, with the ferry’s liquified national gas (LNG) engines being formally tested. This marked a crucial stage to finally getting the twin-funnel passenger car ferry towards entry into service. The ÄGlen Sannox' is to serve on the Arran route between Ardrossan on the mainland and Brodick. It was confirmed by Ferguson Marine shipyard that the duel-fuel powered ferry reached a speed of 10 knots in the Firth of Clyde on Sep 20 in what represented the first major trial of its LNG propulsion system. The key tests had been delayed by a fortnight because the newbuild was taking longer than expected to cool the pipes enough to load fuel. The ferry that was originally to have entered service in 2018. The delivery of the 'Glen Sannox' is scheduled for mid-October now.
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KAUNAS
The Moroccan company Africa Morocco Link (AML) has started a roll-on/roll-off service on the Tangier Med-Algeciras line on Sep 16, operated by the “Kaunas”. The ship is owned by the company Agalink Investment Co., and is sub-chartered to UKR Ferry and belongs to the same series as the ship “Vilnius”, which is in the service of InterShipping.
Vladivostok
The typhoon Maysak crushed onto the port of Vladivostok on Sep 3, 2020, wreaking havoc at the Navy base and in the commercial port. A floating dock in the base broke off her moorings, drifted along the piers and hit berthed submarines and other ships. The amount of damage was yet unknown. The container terminal at the ommercial port was flooded. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=50&v=Yr8JHgunKNY&feature=emb_title
Kiel
An investigation was launched into the allision of the Panama flagged cargo m/v cargo m/v 'Else', 2449 gt ( IMO: 9006320 ), enroute from Klaipeda to Les Sables with a cargo of ammonnium nitrate, with the northern lock of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau upon entering the lock on Aug 29 at 5 a.m. at the pier of the Lindenau Yard in Kiel-Friedrcrichsort. Usually ships stop about 800 meters off the locks on the Kiel Fjord to take a pilot on board, and may only proceed once he has embarked. The 'Else' had ordered a pilot but continued its voyage without reducing speed and crashed into the closed gate with about six knots. The gate was severely damaged, and inspections by divers were to start on Aug 31 to find out if the submerged tanks of it were damaged too. The lock was closed for shipping for the time being, leaving only one of four locks in Holtenau in operating condition. One gate is still under repair after having been hit by the container m/v 'Akacia' 2,5 years ago, another gate is under repair too. It was investigated if this could be used once the now damaged gate has been removed.
ARCADIA
Dozens of passengers and crew members aboard the 'Arcadia' came down sick with a gastrointestinal illness. They reported symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t yet confirmed it to be norovirus. The ship ship is on a transatlantic round-trip cruise from Southampton, UK, on Sep 3, 2024, to the US. and Canada. The CDC came aboard the ship when in docked in New York on Sep 18 to assess the situation. Upon embarkation all guests were provided with an advisory notice with precautionary health measures for onboard and onshore by P&O Cruises. The cruise line also made announcements to notify passengers and crew of the outbreak.
ESPERANZA DEL MAR
The mayer of Arrecife has asked to move the ''Esperanza del Mar' to the Canary Islands and transfer the migrants to Barcelona The island has received almost 600 Maghrebi migrants in 24 hours. The mayor Yonathan de León, has asked the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, that the hospital ship transfers the hundreds of irregular migrants who have arrivedon the island to be disembarked in the port of Barcelona. The mayor has stressed that, in just 24 hours, almost 600 Maghrebi migrants have arrived in Lanzarote on board of 11 boats, many of them minors or pregnant women. Lanzarote declared a Social Emergency last August in response to the large number of migrants from North Africa who were heading towards the Canary Islands.
Andernach
Vorbeifahrt Rheinufer 56567 Neuwied-Feldkirchen (Fahr am Rhein) Gegenüber dem Industriehafen Andernach 26.08.2020 - Imperial Gas 79 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTSSugJmIk&feature=youtu.be 26.08.2020 - MISSOURI Cargo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgkscB-aLoY 26.08.2020 - WSP14 Wasserschutzpolizei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjHD9XwE9X8 26.08.2020 - VOYAGE Tankschiff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m7xqvoroX8
ADOLF JENSEN
A team of firefighters tried to manage a spill of diesel fuel which leaked from the 'Adolf Jesen' after it sank off the coast of Greenland, threatening the marine ecosystem of the Arctic waters. Hydrocarbon films could be seen on the water surface in Nanortalik Fjords in the south. Around 20,000 litres or 5300 gallons of fuel spilt and reached the fjord even though pumps and a floating barrage were installed. Elements including wind, tides and sea currents posed additional difficulties in efforts to contain the oil spill, said firefighters who had also received additional equipment.
FRENCH WARSHIP P676
On the early morning of Sep 22, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed by the Dunkirk semaphore about a migrant boat off the beach of Malo-les-Bains and deployed the PSP 'Flamant' to locate and monitor the boat, with the help of the SPYNEL infrared cameras installed at the CROSS Gris-Nez. After several hours of navigation, some people on board requested assistance from the 'Flamant' which then recovered 23 people on board, The other occupants wishing to continue the voyage. Given the risks of falling overboard or injury incurred by the people in the event of a forced intervention, the decision was made to let them continue on their way. The people assisted were dropped off at the quay at the port of Calais.
Kiel
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/NOK-Havarie-Frachter-fuhr-ohne-Lotsen,schleuse886.html