The 'Sirius' has spent her last days in the North Breakwater in Mar del Plata, and after two years of preparation process for the preparation of the ship, incldung dismantling, cleaning, decontamination work and installation of security bars by several local companies, under the supervision and control of the Argentine Naval Prefecture, the shuo will be towed to the Cristo Rey underwater park, about eight kilometers from the Mar del Plata coast, on July 18, 2024. There, a diver from the Canal y Canal company will open the valves, and the ship will begin to flood. The coordination work carried out by the Thalassa civil association, which was supported by the other local sports diving schools, made this possible. After the studies carried out in the previous sinking of the fishing vessel 'Sinbad', scientists from the National University of Mar del Plata and members of the “BiodA Project” were able to determine that the vessel has been colonized by different pioneer organisms a few weeks after the sinking. And within a year a biological community is formed similar to the one found in the surrounding natural rocky bottoms, dominated by mussels, anemones and hydroids. The boat's numerous microhabitats serve as a refuge for reef fish typical of our coast, such as turks, groupers and chubsters. The 'Sirius' will generating a new point of tourist attraction for the city, enlarging the underwater park and placing it in the second national place with the highest number of shipwrecks, sharing the position with Puerto Madryn. Report with photos: https://www.elmarplatense.com/hundiran-un-buque-pesquero-a-ocho-kilometros-de-la-costa-sera-visitado-por-buzos-de-todo-el-mundo
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REGAL PRINCESS
A passenger has been evacuated from the 'Regal Princes' off Cornwall on the morning of July 15, 2024. The ship was en route from Southampton to Cobh, County Cork, when the Falmouth Coastguard was called around 8 a.m. following reports of a medical emergency of a passenger on board the cruise ship. The crews waited for the ship to enter Falmouth Bay, before they could safely evacuate the casualty. Around 10.30 a.m., the lifeboat made its way into the bay, reaching the 'Regal Princess' by 10.45 a.m. Two paramedics were also on board the lifeboat to provide care to the casualty immediately. Once emergency crews had the casualty on the lifeboat, they were transported back to the lifeboat house, from where the passenger was rushed to hospital for further treatment. Report with photo: https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/person-evacuated-luxury-cruise-ship-9413404
FRESAN
On July 12, 2024, the SAR vessel 'Esperanza del Mar' carried out a maneuver for medical assistance to a crew members of the 'Fresan'. He was returned to his ship the same day, after being medically treated. Report with photos: https://x.com/ISMrevistaMar/status/1812804515042652504
POTSDAM
On the morning of July 8, 2024, a medical emergency occurred on the German sailing yacht "Josephina" northwest of Heligoland. The patrol boat 'Potsdam' of the Federal Police received a radio message from the sailing yacht at around 3:30 a.m. The sailing yacht requested medical assistance because a crew member was complaining of severe chest pain. The 'Potsdam' was within range of the "Josephina" at the time and immediately offered its help to the MRCC Bremen. The nearby 'Costa Favolosa' was also involved in the responsce. The ship attempted to ferry its doctor on board the sailing yacht. Due to the weather conditions, however, the cruise ship was unable to transfer hun onto the sailing vessel with its tender boat. The B'Potsdam' then deployed its inspection boat, took the cruise ship's doctor on board and brought him onto the sailing yacht with two paramedics of the federal police. Together they managed to stabilize the patient and transport him onto the 'Potsdam'. A helicopter with an emergency doctor on board that had landed on police vessel in the meantime took over the patient and flew him to a hospital. The inspection boat of the "Potsdam" then brought the ship's doctor back onto the cruise ship. Report with photo: https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/70260/5818473
BBC SINGAPORE
A crew member of the 'BBC Singapore' was found dead aboard the vessel that docked in the Port of Port-of-Spain on July 15, 2024, at around 4:30 p.m. An official at Alston's Shipping received a call from the vessel's captain´who reported that Lakunin Oleksandr, a 37-year-old cook on the ship, was found unresponsive after being seen intoxicated during their departure from Suriname on July 13 at 7 a.m. Upon receiving the report, CPL Ramoutar and PC Cox visited the vessel. They found Oleksandr’s quarters ransacked, with the deceased lying nude on a bed, bearing marks of violence on his right arm and face. Investigations were continuing.