On the morning of Sep 15 the crew of the 'Salvamar Menkalinan' has accompanied a cayuco which was located one nautical mile south of La Restinga with 87 sub-Saharan people on board, among them two women and two minors. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the operation. At 3:54 a.m. the disembarkation took place at the dock of La Restinga.
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US GOV VESSEL
The USS 'Iwo Jima' was back at sea on Sep 10, 2024 after a breakdown in the engineering room had forced the amphibious assault ship to return to Naval Station Norfolk on Sep 5. The ship had stalled off the coast of Virginia Beach. The ship had broken down because of a problem in the engine room, making it the third Wasp-class ship to suffer maintenance issues. The Norfolk-based USS 'Wasp' had suffered a mechanical failure before it deployed June 1. In April, the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti had warned the ship may be delayed because of an unnamed mechanical problem. The San Diego-based USS 'Boxer' was delayed repeatedly in part due to maintenance issues with its propulsion system. Several problems with basic maintenance had damaged the ship. The U.S. General Accountability Office found that sailors were poorly trained in maintenance throughout the fleet. Inspectors visited the USS 'wasp' in Norfolk, along with several other ships and found maintenance crews were chronically understaffed.
Mumbai
The Government of Maharashtra, India, India has named the Virgin Hyperloop One – DP World Consortium as Original Project Proponent (OPP) for the Pune-Mumbai Hyperloop Project, making it the first hyperloop project in the world. In a statement, Virgin Hyperloop One described it as a “landmark announcement” for the building of the Mumbai-Pune hyperloop transportation system.
Balboa
Starting August 1 and until November 30, 2019, the Panama Canal will promote the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) annual recommendations on speed and maritime transit aimed at protecting cetaceans, which include whales, dolphins and other large aquatic mammals, during their nearby seasonal migration. With these measures, ships should proceed at a speed of not more than 10 knots in specified areas. Panama has monitored this requirement since December 1, 2014 when maritime traffic separation devices (TSS) were installed by both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean entry points to the Canal.
EENDRACHT
On Sep 13, 2024, at 03:50 a.m. the KNRM was alerted for a medical evacuation from the 'Eendracht', which was sailing off the coast of Egmond aan Zee. A medical incident had occurred on board the sailing ship, which required the patient to be taken off. The lifeboat from IÜJmuiden was deployed and disembarked the patient on a stretcher. It then sailed at full speed to IJmuiden, where an ambulance was ready to transport the patient to hospital for further medical care. Report with photo: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-ijmuiden/medevac-aan-boord-van-de-eendracht
LEEUWIN 2
The damaged gear on the deck of the 'Leeuwin II' was to be removed from the ship in the week of Sep 16. It wil lbe stored nearby by Freo Ports pending next steps in the repair program. The Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation was preparing to begin the process of removing damaged masts, sails and rigging. On Sep 12 it has extended a big thank you to the people of Western Australia and from around the world for their messages of support since the ship was damaged in Fremantle. Report with photos:; https://fremantleshippingnews.com.au/2024/09/12/the-latest-on-the-leeuwin/
Mombasa
The new Lamu Port in Kenya took a big step towards completion yesterday with the announcement that its first of 22 berths is finished. According to the South Sudan and Ethiopia Transport Corridor Development Authority, the second and third berths will be completed by December 2020.
Montevideo
Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group has shelved plans to build a port in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo that could accommodate 500 Chinese vessels, amid legal complications and strong opposition from local residents and environmental organisations. The US$200 million project, which included a free trade zone, shipyard and fish processing and freezing plants, on a private 28-hectare site in Punta Yeguas, a mostly rural area with a public park, required a change in the legal designation of the land.
DALI
The NTSB has posted a 41-page document summarizing the findings of the Engineering Group formed to inspect the systems aboard the 'Dali'. It lists a few minor issues while also showing a loose cable found in the breaker system when tested in a simulation caused a brief blackout. Initial troubleshooting led to the Engineering Group narrowing its focus on the vessel’s electrical switchgear. The tests took place during April in four separate examination sessions. The check of the wiring on the transformer and a relay found a cable was loosely connected, a condition which representatives from Hyundai informed could create an open circuit and interrup the 110VDC power on the HV side of the board. It would trigger an under voltage release trip which would result in a 440V blackout. After explaining the situation to the NTSB and the other participants, Hyundai conducted a simulation. When the engineers disconnected the cable, all the equipment powered by the Low Voltage (440V) Switchboard blacked out. These included lights throughout the vessel. The system recovered making an automatic transfer and regained power after approximately 10 seconds. The other items listed in the report (download link) were judged to be non-consequential. Most of the systems were listed to be operating correctly.The inspection and testing were conducted by a team of experts including representatives from the vessel’s owners Grace Ocean and operators Synergy Marine. HD Hyundai, which had built the vessel in 2015, participated in the four examinations in April along with ClassNK as the vessel’s class society and the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore as the flag state. The NTSB teams were continuing their analysis. They were not expected to release a report until up to a year after the incident. The posting of this data came as the Department of Justice had informed the court involved in the claims that it was also conducting investigations aboard the vessel. The 'Dali' was expected to depart Norfolk, Virginia, around Sep 17 en route to China for permanent repairs.
SOUNION
The second effort to tow the 'Sounion' to a more secure location where salvage teams can access the vessel and determine the next steps got underwaya on Sep 13. Two tugs, one of them the 'Agion Pelagos', which had sailed from Piraeus, the other the 'Panormitis', approached he tanker, being escorted by French and Greek warships. It was expected that they were joining two other commercial salvage tugs hired by the insurers for Delta Tankers, operators of the vessel. Navigational notices were posted for the Red Sea advising all vessels to remain clear of the 'Sounion' with vessels having to remain at least five nautical miles from the 'Sounion'. The advisory indicated that the operation was commencing on the afternoon of Sep 13. The ship was probably towed towards the Suez Canal. The convoy was proceeding at very slow speed. Although the cargo was unlikely to explode, the fires were still fed by the crude oil evaporating and could burn for months if not dealt with quickly. With temperatures over 400ºC recorded on board, there is the likelihood that the heat could weaken the steel structure of the ship and make it vulnerable to breaking up and releasing large amounts of oil into the sea. Reports with photos: https://www.navylookout.com/naval-forces-in-the-red-sea-undertake-salvage-operation-in-attempt-to-prevent-ecological-catastrophe/ https://maritime-executive.com/article/photos-greek-salvors-take-burning-tanker-in-tow
Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg, Germany’s largest universal port, saw its inland and hinterland cargo traffic grow by 12.1% – 2.57 million tons – in the first quarter of 2019, according to its latest financial results. The data also shows that, for the first quarter of 2019, the Port has handled 34,640 TEU – 20ft standard containers – an increase of 20% in comparison with the same period last year.
Mumbai
Mumbai Port’s decision to raise the draft level to 10.3 metres and 11 metres to dock vessels at BPX and BPS respectively, subject to low tides being over 60 cm has been welcomed by maritime fraternity. This has avoided the waiting period for the vessels arriving with deep drafts till the tide is favorable for berthing. At times, such vessels had to arrange for discharging the import cargo for reducing the draft in stream and only subsequently berth at BPX/BPS.