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The 'Loch Fyne', serving on the route Mallaig -Armadale, requires repairs prior to her return, During routine inspections, it has been discovered that sections of the exhaust system onboard the ship have to be attended. The ship berthed at the Dales Marine Systems in Greenock on April 7. Repair proposals and timeframes are currently being developed by a technical team of the operator CalMac in conjunction with external contractors. The ferry 'Loch Bhrusda' will remain on the route during this time. Due to the 'Loch Bhrusda' having a smaller capacity, some bookings may be affected. Port teams will be in contact with impacted customers.

The transfer of jet fuel from the'Stena Immaculate' onto the tanker 'Fure Vyl' (IMO: 9983956), which had gone alongside for an STS transfer, has been completed on April 9, and salvors were now preparing to bring the vessel into the port of Great Yarmouth later this week. The fuel will be transferred to its destination Killingholme.As of April 10, the 'Fure Vyl' was anchored in pos. 53° 44' N 000° 22' E. Meanwhile, the HM Coastguard continued to support local authorities in their response to onshore pollution from the 'Solong' as a result of the allision n both Norfolk and Lincolnshire. The clean-up operation has moved from a proactive to reactive response. HM Coastguard will continue to keep the overall situation under close review. The HM Coastguard has asked the public to keep an open eye for nurdle pollution and to report it via the agency's online tip portal.

On April 9 at 9 p.m. a coyuco was located about three nautical miles south of La Restinga. The 'Salvamar Adhara' was mobilized by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo. It accompanied the boat safely to the port of La Restinga, where its 71 occupants disembarked. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1909930503072870754

On the morning of April 9, 2025, the Kos Port Authority was informed that during the aapproach of the 'Talos' with 20 crew members on board, at the port, a malfunction of the roro ramp occurred. Due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the port of Kos, the roro ferry proceeded to a safe anchorage. The ship was carrying out a scheduled route from the port of Rhodes to the ports of Mykonos and Piraeus with 10 trucks, 17 empty tankers, five private cars and four trailers on board. The Kos Port Authority initially prohibited the departure of the ship. After the presentation of a seaworthiness certificate from the monitoring classification society, it was permitted to depart for a single voyage to the port of Keratsini.

Due to the ongoing technical problems of the 'Bre', serving as a reserve vessel on the route Bodø-Gildeskål Route, the scheduled departure from Bodø on April 10 at 09:20 a.m. has been cancelled. The 'Elsa Laula Renberg' will call at Sør-Arnøy at 10:40 a.m. The 'Bre' remained sidelined in the port of Bodø for the time being.