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The Environmental Prosecutor's Office has asked the Judiciary to revoke the sailing permit for the 'Mare Doricum' that caused an 11,000-barrel oil spill in Ventanilla. The Judiciary irregularly approved the sailing of the vessel in the midst of the investigations. The Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office (FEMA) warned that the recent judicial authorization allowing the Repsol vessel to sail to China was violating the continuity of the investigations into the worst ecological disaster on the Peruvian coast. The Public Prosecutor's Office requested that the action be revoked in a statement issued on Sep15, 2025. The PJ had lifted the seizure order against the vessel on Sepr 3, despite the fact that a nullity appeal filed by the Prosecutor's Office was pending review. On Sep 4, the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard (DICAPI) authorized the vessel's departure, ignoring the warning that the judicial process was not concluded. The tanker left Callao on Sep 5. The Prosecutor's Office also questioned the fact that the return of the vessel and its subsequent departure abroad occurred without the consent or finality of the resolution approving a "principle of opportunity," irregularly executed by the former prosecutor Ariel Tapia Gómez. For the prosecutor's office, this fact compromised the transparency and continuity of the investigations against the individuals and legal entities responsible for the disaster. In response to these irregularities, certified copies of the incident were sent to the oversight bodies of the Judiciary, DICAPI, and the National Port Authority, so that administrative, functional, and jurisdictional responsibilities could be determined. Likewise, the National Coordination of Environmental Prosecutors urged the competent authorities to act urgently to ensure that the investigations into the environmental pollution against Repsol were not interrupted.

At a company in the Eemhaven Way in Heijplaat, Rotterdam, a stack of shipping containers was blown over and fell onto the public road due to strong winds on the afternoon of Sep 15, 2025. Four cars were trapped under the containers. There were no casualties. The fire department responded to recover the containers. The area has been cordoned off due to the risk of more containers being blown over. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) issued a code yellow warning for the entire Dutch coastal area due to strong wind gusts. Report with photo: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/09/15/geparkeerde-autos-in-waalhaven-verdwijnen-onder-omwaaiende-stapel-zeecontainers/

A video recorded by the camera of the 'Right Whale' captured the moment of the collsion with the 'Tafra 3'. The bow of the Lithuanian-owned, Russian-captained pelagic trawler hit fishing vessel while it was hauling its gear, dragging it for nearly two minutes. The rapidity of the incident gives the impression that it was underway with 1ß-12 knots, not trawling. Several members of the factory ship's crew can be seen emerging onto the deck one by one, presumably alerted by the roar of the impact, which opened a huge gap in the starboard side of the 'Tafra 3', the rigging slats of which can be seen on the stern, which would have limited the Mauritanian trawler's maneuverability. At least two crew members who were stationed there, performing the gear-harnessing maneuver, struggled to escape and were climbing into the nets, trying to seek refuge. the sailors were barely able to put on their life jackets. The three life rafts that floated in the practically calm Mauritanian waters did so thanks to hydrostatic bailing, which is activated under pressure, when the vessel has disappeared beneath the sea. The impact, according to the video, occurred at 8:04:05 p.m., and the ships seperated again at 8:06:15 p.m. The 'Tafra 3', whose Galician partner is Genaro Martínez, from the Vigo-based company Baipesca, sunk stern first 15 minutes later. Although the causes of the accident were still to be determined by the Mauritanian authorities, the Russian captain of the 'Right Whale' was arrested after giving a statement to the police. The skipper of the 'Tafra 3', Javier Gestido, a resident of Ardán (Marín), returned to the hotel where the survivors were staying, after giving his version of events. Under the guidance of consular services, the shipowners were preparing the repatriation of the crew. One of the two skippers was scheduled to fly to the Canary Islands today to head to Galicia. The other will remain in the African country for a few more days. The 'Right Whale' is a Soviet-designed factory ship of the Pulkovsky Meridian-class with the capacity to process between 120 and 150 tons of pelagic species daily on board. The 'Right Whale', once named 'Pyotr Shafranov' or 'Coral' has been registered under various flags of convenience, such as Georgia, Comoros, Cameroon, and Gambia. Report with video: https://www.diariodeibiza.es/sociedad/2025/09/16/tafra-3-tuvo-tiempo-desplegar-121615266.html

A video recorded by the camera of the 'Right Whale' captured the moment of the collsion with the 'Tafra 3'. The bow of the Lithuanian-owned, Russian-captained pelagic trawler hit fishing vessel while it was hauling its gear, dragging it for nearly two minutes. The rapidity of the incident gives the impression that it was underway with 1ß-12 knots, not trawling. Several members of the factory ship's crew can be seen emerging onto the deck one by one, presumably alerted by the roar of the impact, which opened a huge gap in the starboard side of the 'Tafra 3', the rigging slats of which can be seen on the stern, which would have limited the Mauritanian trawler's maneuverability. At least two crew members who were stationed there, performing the gear-harnessing maneuver, struggled to escape and were climbing into the nets, trying to seek refuge. the sailors were barely able to put on their life jackets. The three life rafts that floated in the practically calm Mauritanian waters did so thanks to hydrostatic bailing, which is activated under pressure, when the vessel has disappeared beneath the sea. The impact, according to the video, occurred at 8:04:05 p.m., and the ships seperated again at 8:06:15 p.m. The 'Tafra 3', whose Galician partner is Genaro Martínez, from the Vigo-based company Baipesca, sunk stern first 15 minutes later. Although the causes of the accident were still to be determined by the Mauritanian authorities, the Russian captain of the 'Right Whale' was arrested after giving a statement to the police. The skipper of the 'Tafra 3', Javier Gestido, a resident of Ardán (Marín), returned to the hotel where the survivors were staying, after giving his version of events. Under the guidance of consular services, the shipowners were preparing the repatriation of the crew. One of the two skippers was scheduled to fly to the Canary Islands today to head to Galicia. The other will remain in the African country for a few more days. The 'Right Whale' is a Soviet-designed factory ship of the Pulkovsky Meridian-class with the capacity to process between 120 and 150 tons of pelagic species daily on board. The 'Right Whale', once named 'Pyotr Shafranov' or 'Coral' has been registered under various flags of convenience, such as Georgia, Comoros, Cameroon, and Gambia. Report with video: https://www.diariodeibiza.es/sociedad/2025/09/16/tafra-3-tuvo-tiempo-desplegar-121615266.html

Five German school children sustained minor injuries in the collision between the 'Storebaelt' and the dredger 'Prins 3' (IMO: 7018501), en route from Eemshaven with three crew members on board, near the Pollendam, a dam of approximately three kilometers length northwest of Harlingen.on Sep 14, 2025, at 9.30 p.m., amid stormy weather conditions with bad visibility. 26 school children and five supervisors from Potsdam were on board the sailing vessel. The KNRM responded with two lifeboats. Ten children were taken to the KNRM boathouse in Harlingen, where they were checked by paramedics. A few were shocked, and some had bumps on their heads. The cause of the collision was not yet known. The bowsprit of the 'Storebaelt' was broken. The damaged sailing ship was towed to the port of Harlingen by the 'Hurricane' of the Noordgat shipping company, which also brought the uninjured children ashore. The municipality provided accommodation in a hotel. The class trip was canceled, and all students and teachers returned home, The Brandenburg Ministry of Education excused the students from classes for two days to recover. The dredger was able to reach the port of Harlingen under its own power despite some bow damage. Reports with photos: https://nos.nl/artikel/2582498-vijf-kinderen-lichtgewond-bij-aanvaring-met-vrachtschip-voor-de-kust-bij-harlingen https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/09/15/kinderen-gewond-door-aanvaring-vrachtschip-en-zeilcharter-storebaelt-op-waddenzee/ https://lc.nl/friesland/harlingen/aanvaring-op-wad-knrm-haalt-vijf-kinderen-van-boord-charterschip-47274534.html