The barge 'Jin Hwa 39', which was towed by the 'Jin Hwa 49', was boarded by seven perpetrators while underway in the westbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Straits (SS) on Aug 23, 2024. The incident occurred about 3.6 nautical miles south of Tanjung Setapa, at 12.30 a.m. in pos. 1° 17' 02 N 104° 8'62 E. The pirates stole scrap metal from the barge and escaped. No injuries were reported.
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ISTANBUL N
Early on Aug 27, 2024, the 'İstanbul N' broke down and went adrift in the Marmara Sea in the Bandırma district of Balıkesir. The ship which departed from the Bandırma Çelebi Port with 68 vehicles and 68 passengers on board, en route to the İstanbul Ambarlı Port at 01:00 a.m., suffered an engine failure due to a fault in its electrical system at around 02:30 a.m. after the ship passed the Kapıdağ Peninsula. During repair attempts of the crew, the cause of the fault could be determined, but a solution was not found. The ship was finally taken in tow by the Coastal Safety tug 'Kurtarma 2', escorteed by the lifeboat 'Kıyı Emniyeti 4', and pulled to Ambarlı, where it was safely berthed on Aug 28 at 5.30 a.m. UTC. Reports with photos: https://www.patronlardunyasi.com/arizalanan-ro-ro-gemisi-istanbul-n-marmarada-surukleniyor https://x.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1828669754107641997 https://turkdeniz.com/istanbul-n-isimli-feribot-marmara-adasi-aciklarinda-makine-arizasi-yasadi
EVERWIN STAR II
One crew member of the 'Everwin Star II' died, and three others were injured when the engine of the ship caught fire after exploding while docked at Vitas Pier 18 in Mel Lopez Blvd., Brgy. 101, Tondo, Manila on Aug 26, 2024. The victim, Timothy James Lumagui Rivera, is a native of Pangasinan. Louie Belen, 21, Alfred De Leon Mind, 24; and Ronaldo Bernardo Ampatin, 43, suffered injuries. The had been helping the victim to load the cargo, Lumagui went to the front of the ship to turn off the hydraulic machine. An explosion from the forecastle on the lower deck of the ship caused severe burns to the three survivors. Lumagui was burned to death. The injured were rushed to hospital.
MARE JONIO
The "Mare Jonio" has participated in the rescue of 182 migrants between the evening of Aug 24 and the morning of Aug 25, who were attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean. It was the 18th operation of this type carried out by Mediterranean Saving Humans, an Italian civil society organization, but the first to be carried out in partnership with the Migrantes Foundation of the Italian bishops. On Aug 24 at 6 p.m., the 'Mare Jonio' spotted a wooden boat in international waters, about 35 miles off the Tunisian coast. The ’ position was reported to the Italian Coast Guard, while the crew of the 'Mare Jonio' distributed life jackets to all the occupants, as the makeshift boat appeared very unstable. The Italian Coast Guard arrived shortly after and transported its occupants - 67 in total, all of North African origin - to safety on the island of Lampedusa. All were of North African origin, including 16 women and many children Also on Aug 24, at 11.30 pm, the ship, after receiving a warning, sighted an overloaded inflatable boat. After taking the occupants on board, the 'Mare Jonio' transferred them to the Italian Coast guard vessel. In this case, 50 people were rescued, mostly children and women, almost all of Ethiopian nationality. The last rescue took place on Aug 25 at 6.30 am, while the ship was sailing south. More than 60 people were rescued, including Syrians, Bengalis and Pakistanis, who were brought to safety, following instructions from the Italian government, in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo.
SOUNION
On Aug 26 naval operations working for the European Union have given an update on the state of the blaze aboard the 'Sounion', which risks becoming the worst tanker spill of the 21st century. The ship, owned by Greece’s Delta Tankers, has been on fire since Aug 23 after the Houthi terrorists set it ablaze. All the crew were evacuated and hav since been transferred to Djibouti. There remained multiple fires across the main deck of the vessel, located around the hatches of the oil tanks. Additionally, a part of the superrstructure was on fire. So far there were no obvious signs of an oil spill. The ship remained anchored at the same point in international waters with the EU naval force warning the stricken ship is both a navigational and an “imminent” environmental hazard. “This situation underlines that these kinds of attacks pose not only a threat against the freedom of navigation but also to the lives of seafarers, the environment, and subsequently the life of all citizens living in that region,” the EU’s naval force stated. The US ambassador to the United Nations, has called for the Security Council to condemn the attacks and for the Houthis to cease the attacks. The militant group has repeatedly stated it will not back down in its 10-month campaign against merchant shipping until Israel stops its war with Hamas. “The Houthis’ brazen actions threaten to create an ecological disaster with devastating consequences for the region,” Thomas-Greenfield warned. Report with photo: https://splash247.com/stricken-suezmax-off-yemen-now-an-imminent-environmental-hazard/
BAHRI WAFI
hTe chemical company Nouryon was accused of spilling sulfur into the Paraná River from the 'Bahri Wafi', which was unloading at the Port of San Lorenzo on Aug 24, 2024. The ship was recorded unloading despite strong winds, causing the product to get into the river. The company had already been accused previously of pollution problems. In this case, the company could receive more serious criminal sanctions, since the water contamination was detailed as extremely serious. Report with photo: https://portalportuario.cl/argentina-acusan-a-empresa-de-derramar-azufre-en-el-rio-parana/
CERES I
The offloading of the naphtha cargo iof the 'Hafnia Nile' was underway. The investigation into the incident also continued being led by Malaysian authorities and monitored by Singapore as the flag state of the product tanker. A portion of the cargo which was owned by Cespa and bound for Japan was recoverable. The offloading was to be completed in the next few days with the support of the Malaysian authorities. An unnamed tanker has been positioned to receive the naphtha. The 'Hafnia Nile' was underway near the eastern side of the Singapore Strait when it made contact with the tanker 'Ceres I '. It was expected that the 'Hafnia Nile', after having completed the offloading, would be permitted to proceed to a shipyard for repairs. investigators continued to explore it as an allision in which the 'Hafnia Nile' struck the 'Ceres I', which was believed to be at anchor. Among the points to be investigated, however, was if the vessel was broadcasting an accurate AIS signal and was at anchor as alleged. The vessel was linked to the operations hiding Iranian oil and it was in a known area used for illicit ship-to-ship transfers. The vessel is also reported to have a history of falsifying its AIS signal location and going dark. The ownership also remained clouded with it being registered likely to a shell company in Hong Kong that has not provided statements since the incident.
SALACIA
On Aug 27, 2024, the 'Salacia' issued a Pan Pan signal, after the yacht with three crew members on board had run out of fuel 13 nautical miles from Cabo Ortegal. The CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Shaula' to assist, which took the yacht in tow and safely pulled it to the port of Cariño.
RESCUE IDAR ULSTEIN
The 'Idar Ulstein' was involved in an SAR opeeration after the viking ship replica "Naddoddur" capsized at Stad off Måløy on the evening of Aug 27, 2024, leaving an American woman in her 20s missing. Five other people, from Switzerland and the Faroe Islands, were rescued and transported to Florø, where they were taken care of by crisis teams.. The search for the missing woman continued throughout the night until the morning of Aug 28, and the search was then moved into a new phase for a presumed dead person. The police have notified the family and next of kin of the missing person. The boat hadsailed from the Faroe Islands on Aug 24. By then the trip had already been postponed due to bad weather. The ten-metre wooden ship with two masts has been built according to Faroese tradition, and sailed from Tvøroyri in the direction of Norway. The trip was initially supposed to take between three and five days. On Aug 27 at 6 p.m. the first mayday came from the ship off Måløy. Ahelicopter was sent to the position, and that nearby vessels were called. Another alarm came an hour later, and then the SAR operation went full force with two helicopters and the lifeboat. On Aug 28 just after 05:30, a.m. the MRCC announced that the rescue operation itself had ended. Both rescue helicopters, rescue boats, Coastguard ships and several commercial and civilian ships in the area had participated amid very difficult search conditions, both from the air and the sea. There was poor visibility, winds of around 20 meters per second and 4-5 meter high waves, and also occasional strong showers. On Aug 28 at 8.10 a.m. the missing woman was found dead in the water and the body was recovered, Report with photo: https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/eMzqoR/nrk-redningsaksjon-ved-stad-etter-melding-om-fartoey-med-seks-personer-i-noed
TS KOBE
A serious fuel spill occurred at Kwai Chung Container Terminal in Hong Kong on Aug 20, 2024, when th 'TS Kobe' was being refueled at Berths 6 and 7 by the bunker tanker 'Yee Lee 2' of the local fuel supplier Yee Lee. The incident was caused by an improperly tightened flange at the refueling station, resulting in a major fuel leak. The Hong Kong Marine Department promptly dispatched a team of personnel to the scene to investigate and initiate emergency cleanup operations after receiving the report around 10 p.m. The spill affected a broad area, covering the waters around Kwai Chung Terminals No. 4, 6, and 7, and partially drifting towards Tsing Yi and Stonecutters Island. The oil heavily coated the port side of the affected vessels. It was indicated that the refueling hose had not been closed properly, causing substantial spillage onto the deck. Despite emergency measures including cleanup operations by the Hong Kong Marine Department, it was anticipated that the cleanup would be protracted, with a full resolution possibly taking at least a month given the complex cleanup operations and the severe environmental impact. Report with photo: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oil-spill-struck-kwai-chung-container-terminal-hong-kong-co-ltd--sarcc/
METEORA
On the morning of Aug 25, 2024, the Piraeus Port Authority was informed by the master of the 'Meteora', enroute from Batumi to Amsterdam, about a control loss due to a mechanical failure about 7.8 nautical miles west of the islet of Patroklos, with 27 crew members on board, without requesting assistance. The tanker finally sailed under its own power to the anchorage of the port of Piraeus, where it was banned from sailing until the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the monitoring classification society.
SALVAMAR LYRA
The pleasure boat 'Zoethna 2' suffered a leak on Aug 26 and was moored to one of the buoys of the Almadraba de Roses. The entire crew saved themselves onto the shore in good condition. The CCS Barcelona of Salvamento Maritimo mobilized the ' Salvamar Lyra', which tows the boat to the port of Roses Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1828041190790554012
HAFNIA NILE
The offloading of the naphtha cargo iof the 'Hafnia Nile' was underway. The investigation into the incident also continued being led by Malaysian authorities and monitored by Singapore as the flag state of the product tanker. A portion of the cargo which was owned by Cespa and bound for Japan was recoverable. The offloading was to be completed in the next few days with the support of the Malaysian authorities. An unnamed tanker has been positioned to receive the naphtha. The 'Hafnia Nile' was underway near the eastern side of the Singapore Strait when it made contact with the tanker 'Ceres I '. It was expected that the 'Hafnia Nile', after having completed the offloading, would be permitted to proceed to a shipyard for repairs. investigators continued to explore it as an allision in which the 'Hafnia Nile' struck the 'Ceres I', which was believed to be at anchor. Among the points to be investigated, however, was if the vessel was broadcasting an accurate AIS signal and was at anchor as alleged. The vessel was linked to the operations hiding Iranian oil and it was in a known area used for illicit ship-to-ship transfers. The vessel is also reported to have a history of falsifying its AIS signal location and going dark. The ownership also remained clouded with it being registered likely to a shell company in Hong Kong that has not provided statements since the incident.
MAR DE LUZ
On Aug 27, 2024, the 'Mar de Luz' requested the medical evacuation of a crew member 17 nautical miles southwest of Huelva. The CCS Huelva of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Alkaid' to assist, which embarked the patient and transferred him to the marina of Mazagón, where an ambulance was waiting for him. Report with photos;: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1828429292486734185
MT SAMUDRA SINDO 38
The 'Samudra Sindo 38' ran aground in the waters of Bolo Village, Mantoh District, Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi (Sulteng) on Aug 25, 2024, at 9.30 a.m. WITA. It got stuck in pos. 01°03.018' S, 123°17.724' E with the bow, All 14 crew members were reported safe. There was no risk of direct pollution as the ship was unloaded. At around 3:30 WITA, the ship had siffered engine trouble, but could not anchor because the sea depth reached 1600 meters. Instead, it drifted in pos. 01 ° 00.825' S, 123 ° 00.300' E. After bad weather hit, the ship drifted 13 nautical miles from its previous position. It finally dropped anchor in pos. 01 ° 03.018' S, 123 ° 17.724' E, but strong winds pushed the ship aground,. A refloating attempt at 3 p.m. failed.
ITT PUMA
The search for the missing three crew members of the ITT Puma', among them captain Sudam Debnath from Calcutta , which had sunk after the 1900 tons cargo shifted 90 nautical miles south of Sagar Island, was still contiued late on Aug 26. the vessel) had set off from Calcutta for Port Blair on the night of Aug 24, carrying sand, steel and containers The sea was extremely rough, and it was raining heavily. The choppy waters and extremely poor visibility have made the rescue operation difficult and risky. The MRCC inin Chennai had received a distress email from the shipping company on Aug 25 at 4.25 p.m. and forwarded it immediately to the Coast guard’s Haldia unit. The Indian Coast Guard regional headquarters Northeast, directed two vessels and a Dornier aircraft for the search and rescue efforts. The Dornier spotted the 'ITT Puma' at around 6.30 pm. “The aircraft, with night-vision-capable sensors, detected two life rafts adrift. From their life rafts, the crew of the sinking vessel spotted the aircraft and fired red flares, which the Dornier detected. The Coast guard’s fast patrol vessel 'Amogh' and the off-shore patrol vessel 'Sarang' reached the spot around 9 p.m., and found the two rafts with orange canopies tied together. The survivors were waving their arms desperately and using whistles as signals. The rescue began late the day and continued till early Aiug 26. The 11 castaways were offered medical assistance on board the two vessels.
GEO BARENTS
On Aug 26 at 7.30 a.m. the 'Geo Barents' arrived at the port of Salerno with 191 rescued migrants on board. On the quay of Molo Manfredi, the reception started, coordinated by the Prefecture of Salerno. Among the 191 migrants on board were three women and 23 unaccompanied minors. There were 12 urgent health cases who were evaluated by the USMAF and the ASL. There weare about 20 cases of scabies on board, while some of the migrants were suffering from burns. The distribution between reception centers has already been determined: most of the migrants will remain in Campania, while 66 will be transferred to the provinces of Lazio.
YEE LEE 2
A serious fuel spill occurred at Kwai Chung Container Terminal in Hong Kong on Aug 20, 2024, when the container ship 'TS Kobe' was being refueled at Berths 6 and 7 by the 'Yee Lee 2' of the local fuel supplier Yee Lee. The incident was caused by an improperly tightened flange at the refueling station, resulting in a major fuel leak. The Hong Kong Marine Department promptly dispatched a team of personnel to the scene to investigate and initiate emergency cleanup operations after receiving the report around 10 p.m. The spill affected a broad area, covering the waters around Kwai Chung Terminals No. 4, 6, and 7, and partially drifting towards Tsing Yi and Stonecutters Island. The oil heavily coated the port side of the affected vessels. It was indicated that the refueling hose had not been closed properly, causing substantial spillage onto the deck. Despite emergency measures including cleanup operations by the Hong Kong Marine Department, it was anticipated that the cleanup would be protracted, with a full resolution possibly taking at least a month given the complex cleanup operations and the severe environmental impact. Report with photo: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oil-spill-struck-kwai-chung-container-terminal-hong-kong-co-ltd--sarcc/
GUARDAMAR CALIOPE
On Aug 26 the 'Guardamar Caliope' rescued 136 people from a cayuco, which had been located near El Hierro. Given the adverse weather conditions, after an attempt was made to tow it, all the people had to be rescued and transferred to the Guardamar, which were later transferred them to the port of La Estaca. In the operation, coordinated by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo, the 'Salvamar Adhara', the SAR helicopter helimer 201 and the m/v 'Heroínas de Sálvora' were mobilized to assist. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1828090031396770009