After the abandoned towing attempt of the 'Sounion', the private companies responsible for the salvage operation have concluded that the conditions were not met to conduct the operation and that it was not safe to proceed, the EU’s Operation Aspides mission said on Sep 10. Alternative solutions are now being explored by the private companies. Assets of the EU mission have been engaged in protecting the tugs involved. Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC taken on the afternoon showed the 'Sounion' still ablaze. The Houthi terrorists targeted two other oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea on Sep 9. The Houthis have suggested they'll allow a salvage operation to take place, but critics say they have used the threat of an environmental disaster previously involving another oil tanker off Yemen to extract concessions from the international community.
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EXPEDITION
A Filipino woman reported having been raped by her father on board the 'Expedition', which has been moored for months in the port of Fray Bentos, on Aug 25, 2024. On Sep 10, the communications department of the National Navy reported the case. The Fray Bentos Prefecture went to the ship to consult the captain and collect the victim's complaint. Both are Filipino nationals and members of the ship's crew. The woman was taken to the local hospital for evaluation and forensic tests ordered by the prosecutor will be performed. Meanwhile, the Scientific Police Headquarters of Río Negro carried out an inspection at the place where the events occurred.
Nhava Sheva
Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX) to start operations in October 2019 Hapag-Lloyd is expanding its African liner services and will offer its MIAX (Middle East-India-Africa Express) service starting in October 2019. It will include direct connections between the Arabian Gulf, India, Colombo (Sri Lanka), La Réunion, South Africa and West Africa.
Ngqura
South African state-run logistics company Transnet has suspended a number of employees for taking part in a lengthy go-slow campaign at the Ngqura Container Terminal in the Eastern Cape. The port said in a statement yesterday it had “suspended a number of employees at its Ngqura Container Terminal for engaging in an illegal industrial action.
MATILDE A
Turkey refused to allow the European Maritime Operation IRINI team to inspect the 'Matilde A' in accordance with Security Council Resolution No. 2292/2016 on the arms embargo on Libya, which was heading to Libya.on the night of Sep 8, 2024. The operation was launched on March 31, 2020 following the first Berlin Conference on Libya. It was mandated by the European Council to carry out as its core task the implementation of the UN arms embargo on Libya in resolution 2292 of 2016 and resolution 2526 of 2020, which are binding for all EU Member States. This was the 12th time that Turkey has prevented an IRINI team from boarding a merchant ship. Turkey blames IRINI of besieging the interim Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli. The operation had shared dozens of special reports with the UN Panel of Experts on Libya. Most of these reports referred to violations or possible violations of the arms embargo and oil smuggling activities in the west and in the east of the country. The operation aims to counter illicit arms trafficking, supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya based on the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, to gather intelligence on oil smuggling, in particular its impact on the Libyan economy and its possible use to finance the arms market; to contribute to the disruption of the business model of migrant smuggling by gathering intelligence by air and sharing it with Frontex and relevant national authorities; to support the development of the search and rescue capacity of relevant Libyan institutions through training.
NADEEN
While the cause of the collision with the 'Nadeen' was not yet known, the 'Knidos' was in a very bad situation in the Arabian Gulf. It could sink after being hit by the bulk carrier. The 13 crew members of the 'Knidos' were able to evacuate on the lifeboats and were picked up by the 'Nadeen', which is currently anchored off Dubai. The 'Knidos', hit at its stern, was suffering from a water ingress and flooding of the engine room.
Kiel
Maiden call by Marella Cruises in Kiel. In the early Tuesday morning (16th July) the cruise ship Marella Explorer (see also CruiseMapper) berthed in the port of Kiel with 2,000 mostly anglo-phone passengers on-board. The vessel follows an itinerary of 14 days leading it all across the Baltic Sea. It started in Newcastle on 13th July and will conclude its cruise in the same port on 27th July.
Tyne
The Port of Tyne has created a new baggage handling for Marella Cruises at its International Passenger Terminal, which is located in North Shields near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The port has reconfigured 300 square metres of its terminal, creating space to process 1,000 bags as well as a marquee that functions as an undercover baggage handling facility. There are now also 382 additional parking spaces specifically for Marella Cruises’ guests. Marella Cruises’ customer will be able to drop off their luggage before heading straight to a dedicated car park. The baggage will be checked by security and loaded onto the ship, expediting the embarkation process.
HARMONY OF THE SEAS
On Sep 8, 2024, a 12 year old boy plunged to his death aboard the 'Harmony of the Seas'. He was playing with friends that he had made on the cruise when he toppled over the railing of his family’s 14th floor room, landing head-first six decks below in the Central Park area of the ship, a busy plaza filled with bars, shops and restaurants.. The accident happened on the last night of a seven-day cruise of the vessel. Staff tried to resuscitate him. but he died before the ship was able to dock in Texas. The boy was on the cruise with his family, including two sisters, for a birthday celebration.
KNIDOS
While the cause of the collision with the 'Nadeen' was not yet known, the 'Knidos' was in a very bad situation in the Arabian Gulf. It could sink after being hit by the bulk carrier. The 13 crew members of the 'Knidos' were able to evacuate on the lifeboats and were picked up by the 'Nadeen', which is currently anchored off Dubai. The 'Knidos', hit at its stern, was suffering from a water ingress and flooding of the engine room.
London
All new ships for UK waters ordered from 2025 should be designed with zero-emission capable technologies, according to ambitious plans set out today by maritime minister Nusrat Ghani to cut pollution from the country’s maritime sector. The commitment is set out in the Clean Maritime Plan published today. The government is also looking at ways to incentivise the transition to zero-emission shipping and will consult on this next year. The plan also includes a £1m competition to find innovative ways to reduce maritime emissions and is published alongside a call for evidence to reduce emissions on UK waterways and domestic vessels.
Whittier
U.S. Coast Guard crews have given up the search for a 49-year-old Cordova man who went missing after an explosion and subsequent fire on a fixed barge at Delong Dock in Whittier, Alaska, shortly after midnight on Monday. The fire spread to the pier and then to the Anagalik, a 99-foot commercial fishing vessel that was initially reported to have two people aboard at the time of the explosion. Whittier Police Department personnel have since confirmed one of those two is safely aboard a different vessel en route to Whittier. The fire has now been extinguished, but the fishing vessel and barge sank in 85 feet of water at the pier with a potential maximum of 5,500 gallons of fuel oil aboard. The fishing vessel owners have contracted Global Diving and Salvage for clean-up and salvage efforts. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak has searched for the missing person by air, and crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur and Coast Guard Auxiliary 336 searched nearby waters.