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On Jan 22, 2025, at 11.43 a.m. the ' Manitoulin' got stuck in the thick ice on the Lake Erie one mile from the shore, as it was departing from Buffalo, New York, headed back to Sarnia, Ontario, after dropping off a shipment of wheat. The 17 crew members were unharmed, and the ship has not suffered any damage. The Coastguard reported that a cutter had already started breaking the ice as of the afternoon of Jan 23, trying to break the ice around the vessel to the extent that it can build up speed and begin to break ice safely on its own.

On the morning of Jan 22, 2025, the Port Authority of Agia Galini was informed by the Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Center of the Greek Coast Guard, that the 'Eva Fukuoka' had rescued 29 migrants 52 nautical miles south.southeast of Gavdos. The castaways were transferred onto a patrol ship and were initially transported to the port of Agia Galini and then to a shelter in Rethymno. A preliminary investigation was being conducted by the Rethymno Port Authority.

The Italian Coast Guard was engaged in a complex operation following a fire that broke out on the Rospomare B oil platform, located approximately 10 nautical miles off Vasto in the Adriatic Sea on Jan 23, 2025. No injuries or pollution have been reported. The intervention, coordinated by the Coast Guard's National Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, saw the immediate intervention of air and naval resources and the collaboration of specialized vehicles to deal with the emergency. The 'CP 878', from the Termoli Coast Guard, arrived on site, with Fire Brigade personnel on board to support the fire-fighting operations, and the patrol boat ' CP 538' from the Vasto Coast Guard. The Manta 10-03 airplane and the 11-11 helicopter of the Coast Guard were flying in the area of ​​operation, engaged in environmental monitoring activities. Several naval units were employed under the coordination of the Coast Guard, including the Supply Vessel 'Shark', a support vessel for the Rospomare B platform, equipped with fire-extinguishing capabilities and carrying on board the 26 people evacuated from the platform affected by the fire and from the neighbouring ones, also evacuated as a precaution. Report with photo: https://www.shippingitaly.it/2025/01/22/incendio-sulla-piattaforma-petrolifera-rospomare-b-in-adriatico/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH_S6BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUv87kF3S-lZNHL-Hua-WTQMBbJP1R3yuIaWzzGqnSfIbWep2OgN916dcw_aem_Wvds9bAMR881_3SfsjQDXQ

On Jan 20, 2025, at around 3.30 a.m. UTC, the 'Rubyland', en route from Billerud to Riga, suffered an engine failure in the fairway of Engesberg and could not be maneuvered in one of the narrowest sections, the Holmsundsrännan channel, as the steering also hung up. The ship was about to run aground, and the pilot on board called for a pilot boat to assist. The ship managed to anchor safely just outside the fairway. The pilot on board later also called for a tug to assist the ship, which resumed its voyage at 6.30 a.m. and finally arrived in the port of destination on Jan 21 at 4 p.m.

Regarding the identification and rescue of 45 boat people 42 nautical mlies south of Gavdos on Jan 21 at noon by the 'Future', two of the rescued, aged 35 and 24, were identified by the others as human traffickers, who transported them for a fee from Al Tamimi, Libya to Greece. They were arrested in violation of article 25 of Law. 5038/2023 "Immigration Code", article 83 of Law 3386/2005 "Illegal entry into the country", article 306 of the Criminal Code "Report" and article 45 of the Criminal Code "Abetment". Two mobile telephone devices were seized by the Central Port Authority of Chania, which was conducting the preliminary investigation.