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The 'North Light' and 'North Moon' have set course for far northern Russian waters. The 'North Light' left the port of Okvo on Nov 1, 2024. About two months later, they were sailing in north Norwegian waters with course for Murmansk. The ship was moored near Honningsvåg in pos. 70° 58' N 025° 46' E on Jan 29, 20225, for orders. The 'North Moon' had sailed from Anjeong on Oct 25 and was approaching Murmansk with an ETA as of Feb 3. They might also sail further east to the Ob Bay where Russia has two major LNG projects, the Yamal LNG and the Arctic LNG 2. The latter is heavily sanctioned by US and EU authorities, and all project infrastructure ships and operations are in a state of paralysis. The two LNG carriers are likely to be part of the so-called 'shadow fleet' that brings sanctioned Russian goods to international markets. The ships were built at Hanwha Ocean, the shipyard that previously was known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) along with four other tankers 'North Way', 'North Mountain', 'North Air' and 'North Sky', that have drifted around over several weeks in the Pechora Sea, since they were included in EU's latest sanctions list on Dec 17, 2024. The ships are also sanctioned by the US Treasury. The Dubai-based entity White Fox Ship Management operates the vessels, which were contracted by the DSME in 2020 in order to transport LNG for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia.The 'North Light' and 'North Moon' are most likely part of this fleet, along with the 'North Way', 'North Mountain', 'North Air and 'North Sky'. In addition to these tankers, Novatek also signed charter contracts for 15 vessels from Russia’s Zvezda yard. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the introduction of international sanctions, the cooperation between the DSME and Novatek gradually came to a halt.

On Jan 28, 2025, the Royal Navy received a distress signal indicating the presence of three crew members in critical health condition on board the "Tai Hua Wan", en route from Agadir to Mohammedia. The Morroccan Royal Navy medevaced the two near the port of Mohammedia. The two operation was carried out in close coordination with the Royal Gendarmerie and the SAR Coordination Center. The evacuated patients were handed over to the Civil Protection elements. The ship entered the port of Mohammedia on Jan 29.

On Jan 27, 2025, the 'Azra C' was detained in Haifa with 14 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Crew familiarization with Emergency systems Not as required 2) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 3) Fire safety - Fixed fire exthinguishing installation Not as required 4) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of familiarity 5) Certificate & Doc -. Oil record book Entries missing 6) Pollution Prevention - Control of discharge Not as required 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 27 and remained moored in Haifa in pos. 32° 49' N 035° 01' E as of Jan 29. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The ferry company Gotlandsbolaget sent the Nordic Pearl' from Copenhagen to Oslo for the first time on Jan 28 with its new colours and its new name. The 36-year-old ferry, which is now painted aqua-green and white, has also undergone an extensive renovation inside during its almost month-long stay at the shipyard in Landskrona. This applies to both cabins and the ferry's common areas. The ferry was purchased by DFDS in 2001 and named 'Pearl of Scandinavia'' and in 2011 'Pearl Seaways'. Report with photo: https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/forste-tur-med-nyt-navn-og-ny-bemaling

On Jan 24, 2025, the 'PAndo I' was detained in Kdz Eregli with 19 deficiencies. 1) Certificate & Doc - SOPEP Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - Garbage record book Missing 3) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book Missing 4) Certificate & Doc - Manning specifiec by the minimum safe manning doc Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 6) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery' - Bilge pumping arrangements' Inoperative 7) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Operation of machinery Not as required 8)) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System' Not as required 9) Emergency systems - Emergency ligghting, batteries and switches Not as required 10) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not ready for use 11) Life saving Appliances - Inflatable liferafts Not as required 12) Living and working - Messroom (location) Not as required 13) Living and working - Ropes and wires 'Not as required 14) Radio communications - Other (Radio comm) Other 15) Safety of navigation - Pilot ladders and hoist/pilot transfer arrangements Damaged 16) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Not as required 17) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 18) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 19) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway,-. portable,-. tarpaulin etc Not as required The vessel was still anchored in Eregli as of Jan 29. The last detenton was on Dec 5, 2024, in Kocaeli with 12 deficienes for 22 days. The vessel left Kocaeli on Dec 26 bound for the Tuzla shipyard area for permanent repairs and sailed from there on Jan 12, only to be detained again in the next port of call, Kdz Eregli. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591