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The 'William Chadwick' was involved in an SAR operation of the US Coast Guard, searching for a missing person after a vessel capsized on the afternoon of Feb 22, 2025, near Breezy Point. The missing person has been identified as 52-year-old Vernon Glasford and was last seen wearing a gray hoody, blue jeans, and black boots. The Coast Guard had three aircrews, two small boats and two ships search overnight and into the morning of Feb 24. The vessel, a Grady White, approximately 30 feet long, had departed from Howard Beach on the morning and was fishing recreationally. A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook boat recovered three people, an Air Station Atlantic City air crew recovered one, and an NYPD aviation crew recovered one additional person. All five people were transported to local hospitals. Four of them were unresponsive. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when the Coast Guard Sector New York received a notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point, a neighborhood at the tip of Queens’ Rockaway peninsula. Coast Guard watchstanders issued an UMIB and deployed three rescue boats from Coast Guard Station New York and Station Sandy Hook and an MH-65 helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City. Other Coast Guard units that have responded included: - Coast Guard Station New York; - Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook; - Coast Guard Cutter 'Bonito'; - Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City; - Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod. NYPD Harbor and Aviation units, FDNY Marine units, the New Jersey State Police, and Sandy Hook Pilots also assisted in the response. The Coast Guard crews searched a combined total of approximately 842 square miles over the course of 30 hours, utilizing crews aboard helicopters, planes, ships and small boats, before the search was suspended on Feb 24 at 6 p.m.

On Feb 22, 2025, at 3.10 a.m. the 'Cycladic Spire' was boarded by the perpetrators, armed with Knives and gun-like objects, at the Balikpapan Anchorage in pos. 1° 2.75' N 103° 39.23' E, about 3.5 nautical miles west of Pulau Cula in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait. The intruders stole engine spares and escaped. No crew members were injured.

An Indian court in the state of Odisha has released the 'Debi' after a detention of around 15 months on account of 22 kg of cocaine being discovered and for disputes arising out of payment of port fees for the vessel. The vessel had incurred around a million dollars in port fees during its detention, which had started on Nov 30, 2023. Paradip Port Authority filed an admiralty case when the owners refused to pay port fees, leading to a judge ordering the vessel to be seized. The owners reached an out-of-court settlement with Odisha's Paradip International Port for the fees. The settlement was reviewed by the admiralty judge, and the release orders were signed. The judge also ordered the owners to pay the court fees incurred by the Paradip Port authority in the litigation, amounting to around $27,000. During the detention, the 21 crew members were facing harsh conditions, as their electronics had been taken away, causing them to lose communication with their families. One of them jumped off the ship in an apparent suicide attempt, and a junior engineer was hospitalized. In Dec 2024, 11 crew members were released on the condition that nine other crew members arrive to take their place. As of Feb 25, the 'Debi' remained stationary at its mooring off Paradip in pos. 20° 13' N 086° 41' E.

On Feb 24, 2025, there wer eunconfirmed reports of another fire on Grimaldi vessel, the 'Grande Congo', as the vessel was transiting to Norfolk, Virginia, enroute from Valencia. The fire was understood to have been extinguished. The ship was docked at the Newport News Marine Terminals at 2 pm. UTC.

The Ramsgate and Dover RNLI volunteer crews, an HM Coastguard helicopter, and a Coastguard fixed wing aircraft assisted in an international operation on Feb 18, 2025, after the vehicles carrier 'Grande Brasile' had reported a fire onboard, and a complete loss of power and steerage. The first pager went off at 9.55 a.m., when a Mayday was received by the Coastguard. Both Dover and Ramsgate lifeboats were launched as a precaution with Ramsgate RNLI arriving on scene at 10.30 a.m. The lifeboats were not involved in the firefighting which was carried out by the crew of the Grimaldi ship, using fixed fire equipment, but stood by in readiness in case the boat had to be evacuated. At this point there was a slight sea state with winds of seventeen knots and a gentle swell. Once the fire had been contained , the Ramsgate lifeboat 'Diamond Jubilee-RNLI 16-23' stood by until the French tug 'Abeille Normandie' had arrived, leaving the scene at 12.45 p.m. and arriving at Ramsgate at 1.40 p,m. However, the fire had not been fully contained and broke out once again. The volunteer crew of the all weather boat were paged again at 9.12 p.m., arriving on scene at 9.56 p.m.. In the interim the sea state had worsened; the wind had strengthened to twenty three knots and the sea was very rough. The Master of the 'Grande Brasile', which was under tow at that time, made the decision to abandon ship onto their own lifeboat at 10 p.m. as they were unable to bring the fire under control. After discussions, it was decided to use the rescue craft from one of the tugs to transfer the crew from their lifeboat to the 'Diamond Jubilee'. However with the weather deteriorating, difficult sea conditions, and only eight crew having been transferred, it was decided that the best option was for the tug to position itself so as to provide wind protection for the RNLI lifeboat whilst they moved closer and took the crew directly onto the 'Diamond Jubilee'. On the second call out both Ramsgate and Dover lifeboats were in attendance as well as the Coastguard helicopter and fixed wing aircraft, a Belgium Coastguard helicopter and the French tug. After transferring all 28 exhausted crew membes onto the lifeboat amid difficult conditions and accounting for everyone, the 'Diamond Jubilee' headed to the safety of Ramsgate Royal Harbour where they were handing into the care of paramedics who checked them for smoke inhalation.

On Feb 23, 2025, at 6 a.m. a waiter went missing from the 'MSC Poesia'. After the ship left Montevideo, he fell into the water. The incident was confirmed after reviewing the ship's camera system, as well as the exact time and place of the incident. The ship was bound for Balneario Camboriú, Santa Catarina. The absence of the man, named Jeric Bueno and 32 years old, was confirmed when the ship was at the height of the Rocha resort of La Coronilla and 13 miles from entering Brazilian waters. The cameras showed that the crew member was standing on deck 7, port side forward, near the life raft station. From the port bridge wing camera, some stains could be distinguished in the water that appeared to be a person,

On Feb 24, 2025, an oil spill occurred during a ship-to-ship transfer of oil from the 'Long Beach' to the cargo m/v 'Star Bonaire' (IMO: 9148453) after its arrival from the port of Purfleet, in the Waalhaven of Rotterdam. The Hebo Maritiemservice has been called in to clean up the pollution. The Port Authority was quickly on site with two vessels too. The initial estimate was that between 1,000 and 1,500 litres of lubricating oil had leaked, causing a huge stain. Oil-retaining screens and absorbent booms were placed in the water to contain the oil. The oil was then sucked from the water with the the skimmer of the 'Hebo-Cat 6'. The 'Hebo-Cat 9' was also deployed. The salvors of Hebo expected that there would be little environmental damage.

On Jan 24, 2025, at 02.54 a.m., the 'Chinook', en route fromk Taipei to the Adang Bay Offshore Coal Terminal, was boarded by seven unarmed perpetrators at the Balikpapan Anchorage in pos. 1° 21.9' S 116° 58.7' E. Nothing was reported stolen, and no crew members were injured.

The 'Hanøy' has had its engine replaced and, following a final inspection at the end of the repair works at the shipyard in Svolvær, shifted to Stokmarknes on Feb 24. The ship was ready for regular operation on the Hasel route again, starting with the departure from the port of Stokmarknes on Feb 25 at 06:05 a.m. The ferry 'Ingøy' sailed ahead to Hammerfest. Report with photo: https://www.vol.no/nyheter/i/yE0kme/ms-hanoey-klar-for-drift-igjen-ms-ingoey-seiler-tilbake-til-hammerfest

On Feb 23, 2025, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) started investigating the failure of a towline on board the tug 'Svitzer Avon' (IMO: 9788162) on Feb 4, while the vessel was assisting the 'Auto Eco' to Bristol in the approach to Royal Portbury dock, Avonmouth, The failure and the resulting lashing back of the line damaged the wheelhouse on the' Svitzer Avon' and injured two tug crew members. The 'Auto Eco' left Bristol again on Feb 5 en route to Zeebrugge.

The 'Altera Thule' struck the dock in Ehiffen Head and suffered damage at the bow above the waterline on Jan 20, 2025. The tanker proceeded to Conception Bay,on Jan 22, where it has been undergoing repairs since, being moored in pos. 47° 32' N 053° 02' W as of Feb 24.

A suspected norovirus outbreak has hit the 'Iona', wich is currently sailing off the coast of Belgium. It has seen a significant rise in passengers and crew members displaying symptoms such as vomiting in restaurants, on decks, and outside cabins. The ship is on a week-long Northern European cruise, visiting Hamburg, Rotterdam, and Zeebrugge. It departed from Southampton on Feb 15, 2025. Less than 1% of passengers were affected. On Feb 20, the ship's captain addressed passengers, announcing that measures were being taken to contain the outbreak and prevent its spread. Some quarantined guests complained that staff shortages had made it difficult to receive food deliveries, fresh towels, and clean bed linen.

The 'Ocean Viking' has rescued 112 migrants off the coast of Libya in two rescues between Feb 22 and Feb 23. The ship first assisted a fiberglass boat during the night, rescuing 25 migrants including three women, one of whom was pregnant. On the next morning, 87 other migrants who were on a wooden boat were taken care of in coordination with the Italian authorities. The people rescued mainly were coming from Bangladesh, Somalia or Egypt. The 'Ocean Viking' was now heading to Livorno, which was assigned by the Italian authorities, more than 1,000 kilometres from the rescue zone.

On Feb 24, 2025, an oil spill occurred during a ship-to-ship transfer of oil from the bunker tanker 'Long Beach' (MMSI: 269057015) to the 'Star Bonaire' after its arrival from the port of Purfleet, in the Waalhaven of Rotterdam. The Hebo Maritiemservice has been called in to clean up the pollution. The Port Authority was quickly on site with two vessels too. The initial estimate was that between 1,000 and 1,500 litres of lubricating oil had leaked, causing a huge stain. Oil-retaining screens and absorbent booms were placed in the water to contain the oil. The oil was then sucked from the water with the the skimmer of the 'Hebo-Cat 6'. The 'Hebo-Cat 9' was also deployed. The salvors of Hebo expected that there would be little environmental damage.

On Feb 16, 2025, at 2 a.m., the 'Pelicana' was boarded by four perpetrators, armed with knives, about two nautical miles northwest of Pulau in pos. 1° 3.72' N 103° 41.43' E, in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait. The intruders stole electrical and engine spares and escaped. No crew members were injured.

On Feb 24, 2025, the 'Palamut' was disabled and adrift south of Los Abrigos, Tenerife. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife mobilized the SAR boat ''Salvamar Alpheratz' (MMSI: 224191590), from Los Cristianos, which took the sailing vessel in tow and safely pulled it to the Marina Sur. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1894106366744182854

On Feb 23, 2025, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) started investigating the failure of a towline on board the 'Svitzer Avon' on Feb 4, while the tug was assisting the vehicles carrier 'Auto Eco' (IMO: 9736365) to Bristol in the approach to Royal Portbury dock, Avonmouth, The failure and the resulting lashing back of the line damaged the wheelhouse on the' Svitzer Avon' and injured two tug crew members. The 'Auto Eco' left Bristol again on Feb 5 en route to Zeebrugge.

A 38 year old crew member of the 'Excellent' was found dead on the ferry during repairs in Genova on the morning of Feb 23, 2025. The ship has been docked for some time at the Giano jetty for maintenance. The 118 rescue and the port authority intervened on site. From initial investigations, the seafarer died during the night from medical causes.

On Jan 27, 2025, the 'FG Sefa' was detained in Corigliano Calabro, with 19 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of knowledge 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not ready for use 3) Life saving Appliances - Inflatable liferafts Not properly stowed 4) Life saving Appliances - Maintenance of life saving Appliances Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Charts Missing 6) Labour conditions - Electrical Unsafe 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again Feb 17, but the inspection led to a refusal of access to ports in the ParisMOU region under the provisions of section 4 of the Paris MoU, Article 16 of EU Council Directive 2009/16/EC1 and national Decree-law 61/2012, except a port and anchorage of the ship’s flag State. The ship left the port on Feb 19 en route to Piraeus with an ETA as of Feb 20. The last detentions were on April 25, 2024, in Varna with 17 deficiencies for three days and on April 25, 2023, in Rethymnon with 24 deficiencies for 23 days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591