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The 9,15-m-trimaran 'Avanza' (MMSI: 228034820) belonging to the German solo sailor Rüdiger Schwarz capsized on the late afternoon of June 22, 2025, in the German-Danish border region northeast of the island of Rügen. The EPIRB signal of the Seacat 30 alerted the sea rescuers via satellite. The (MRCC in Bremen of the DGzRS, coordinated the SAR efforts closely with their Danish and Swedish counterparts, who had also received the automatic distress call. The MRCC Bremen requested the "Deneb", which was sailing near the accident site, to divert to the position indicated by the distress beacon. The "Deneb" located the capsized 'Avanza', and rescued the skipper from the upturned bottom with a dinghy. A Danish SAR helicopter then hoisted him aboard and flew him to Roskilde for medical treatment. The solo sailor, along with more than 70 other boats, was sailing from the Bay of Wismar to northern Sweden as part of the "MidsummerSail" regatta, when the trimaran capsized about halfway between the northern tip of Rügen and Bornholm. The rescue team informed the traffic control center of the capsized trimaran's position.

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The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) will launch a test voyage of a feeder vessel along the Black Sea container route Batumi-Constanta by September 20. The vessel will sail every 10 days (3 times a month). If cargo volumes increase, the growth in the number of vessels and the regularity of sailings on the line is also expected.

Australia’s New South Wales government said on Wednesday it will fast track its review of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the port of Newcastle, proposed by a South Korean firm, as the state urgently looks to beef up gas supply. The $430 million Newcastle GasDock LNG project, planned by South Korean firm EPIK, was declared “critical state significant infrastructure”, which means the project will not have to go to the state’s independent planning commission for approval, saving several months in the review process.

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Gautam Adani is looking to expand his ports empire by closing in on buying a 65-70 per cent stake in Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd, the entity promoted by Hyderabad-based CVR Group to run a private deep-water port at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s biggest private port operator, is expected to pay more than ₹5,500 crore to buy the stake which will give it access to the country’s largest waterfront area (for a port) of 12.5 km and a transit storage area of 6,800 acres. It started operations in 2008. Currently, the port has a draft of 18.5 metres, a depth that can accommodate full-loaded Capesize vessel of 200,000-tonne capacity.

Chinese city-gas distributor Shenzhen Gas will launch next week in southern China its first fully-owned terminal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), a company executive told Reuters on Friday. This will make Shenzhen Gas the second city gas distributor backed by a local government that owns an LNG import facility.

The salvors of TMC Marine has slowly brought the 'Bayesian' to the surface over the three days ahead of June 20. The hull has been parbuckled, into an upright position, which gave access to the previously inaccessible starboard side that had been laying directly on the seabed, 50 metres below the surface of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Mediterranean. During this time the vessel has been gradually lifted off the seabed so that additional lifting straps could be placed under the keel. The hull has been continually supported by eight steel lifting straps – four under each of the bow and stern sections – and which are part of a specially designed steel wire lifting arrangement. On June 21 the wreckage was stabilised further in the slings of the 'Hebolift 10'. Report with photos: https://www.yachtingworld.com/all-latest-posts/bayesian-superyacht-hull-raised-from-seabed-158643?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLEsoNjbGNrAsSxT2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeDKwKq0ImNwQdiJvCjI6wH7c_Z9u88yt76CGNnpa5a3okuZbdigtXihpR4IM_aem_cvJz5l7vKcZEO_f63AuW-g

The 'Sunnanvik' ran aground on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland on June 20, 2025, at 12:43 a.m. LT. The vessel, which was carrying 3500 tons of cement powder, got stuck between the east and west banks of the river in the narrow mouth, and allided with the boardwalk near the back patios of popular bars, "I Hate Cowboys", Welcome to the Farm and Forward. ck 25 feet away from the building and blocking the mouth of the river. thus causing temporarily disrupting river traffic. The incident prompted a coordinated response involving the Great Lakes Towing Company and the U.S. Coast Guard. By 6:00 a.m., the vessel was refloated with the combined efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard an dFolls from New York and Wisconsin. it sailed a few hundred yards to the concrete dock where it was headed to unlooad its cargo. Following the salvage operation, river traffic was promptly resumed, and Sunnanvik continued its journey to Loyalist Cove, Canada. The cause of the grounding was under investigation. The captain told the investigators that it was only his second time on the Cuyahoga River and that as he attempted to back the freighter into a section of what's called "Old River," he encountered stronger currents than he expected, running the ship aground and sending it into the boardwalk. Report with photos and video: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/freighter-stuck-at-mouth-of-cuyahoga-river-in-east-bank-of-the-flats

In the morning of Aug 17, 2019, around 7 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the Namibian trawler "Ocean Tide", 296 gt (IMO: 7220839), which was moored at the jetty of the Seaworks Fish Processors. One of the 20 crew members on board, was found dead following the fire. The deceased was identified as 40-year-old Hausiku Mathews Sivambo. It was believed he became trapped inside the vessel and burned to death. His body was removed the next morning. The family of the deceased was present at the scene. A police investigation into the cause of the fire was ongoing. Report with photo: https://www.nbc.na/news/one-dead-after-vessel-caught-fire-walvis-bay.21902

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) announced a series of projects, totaling over $170 million of capital investment, that will increase efficiency, add product liquidity, and enhance blending capabilities at its Pasadena and Galena Park terminals, part of its best-in-class refined products storage hub on the Houston Ship Channel. In response to growing customer demand, KMI’s liquids terminal platform now boasts 10 ship docks, 38 barge spots, 20 inbound pipelines providing connectivity to 10 regional refineries and chemical plants, 15 outbound pipelines, 14 cross-channel lines, and approximately 43 million barrels of storage on the Houston Ship Channel, North America’s leading port for energy exports.