On the afternoon Aug 11, 2024, the 'KM Labobar' was in collision with the tug 'Nelly 31' at Bitung port. The ferry hit the stern of the tug, which was docked at the port. Before hitting the 'Nelly 31', the 'Labobar' almost allided with one of the other ships, which were docked at the port, with its starboard side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wAm7XYxx28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXYT--iYKU
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MINCK
On the morning of Aug 12, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that several migrant boats had set sail and that some were in difficulty off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. Initially, the CROSS engaged the 'Ridens' to locate the boat and check the situation in the area. Once the 'Ridens' was on site, the people on board the boat requested assistance. The crew of the rescue vessel launched its semi-rigid boat and recovered the 66 people on board. They were then dropped off at the quay in Calais, where they were taken care of by land-based rescue services. At the same time, the Gris-Nez CROSS engaged the 'Minck' to locate a second boat. Once on site, the crew of the 'Minck' rescued 32 people on board. Several people still on board the boat refused the assistance offered by the French means and continued on their way. The people rescued by the 'Minck' were then dropped off at the quay in Calais.
KAPTAN STAVROS
Early on Aug 13, 2024, the Port Authority of Spetses was informed about a fire in the area of the wheelhouse of the 'Kaptan Stavros', which was docked at the old port of Spetses. The ship operates on the route Spetses - Costa Argolida. The local emergency plan was immediately activated, while the available materials and means of decontamination were immediately made available in accordance with the local pollution incident response plan. A patrol boat and a patrol vehicle went to the area, and the Fire Service provided assistance. The fire was brought under control by the ship's crew and with the assistance of the Fire Service. No injuries were reported from the incident and no marine pollution was observed. The Port Authority of Spetses, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, banned the ship from sailing.
CAPE ANN
A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medevaced a 35-year-old male crew member of the “Cape Ann” approximately 28 miles northwest of Eureka on Aug 12, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received a relayed call from the 'Cape Ann', stating that a crewmember was experiencing abdominal pain along with other serious symptoms at approximately 8:20 a.m. Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders then coordinated the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew around 10:30 a.m. The aircrew arrived on-scene, hoisted the passenger into the helicopter, and transferred him to emergency medical services at Saint Joseph Hospital in Eureka around 11:50 a.m. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3870229/coast-guard-medevacs-individual-28-miles-off-the-coast-of-eureka/
YORK COVE
Tasmania's ports operator is appealing against a Federal Court preliminary decision that would limit how much it can claim over the allision of the 'Goliath' with the tugs 'York Cove' and 'Campbell Cove'. TasPorts is seeking costs of nearly $22 million plus interest, including for salvage works, environmental clean-up and wharf repairsm but the court ruling could slash that by about $7 million. TasPorts is appealing a preliminary court decision that could slash about a third off its multi-million dollar claim against the company responsible for sinking the tugs at the Port of Devonport, spilling an estimated combined total of 64,000 litres of diesel fuel and other hydrocarbons into the Mersey River. It took almost seven months to remove the tugs, with the 'York Cove' requiring two cranes to lift. TTasPorts took the ship's owner CSL Australia to the Federal Court for allegedly breaching the contract under which the 'Goliath' entered the port, as well as negligence and public nuisance. TasPorts is seeking costs of almost $22 million, plus interest. The claim includes $2.17 million for the lost tugs, $114,869 for the loss of hydrocarbons, $2,958,595 for replacement hire tugs and $117,152 for damage caused to the wharf.The bulk of the claim, which amounts to $17,245,743, is for containment, removal and disposal of hydrocarbons, and retrieving the tugs. CSL later lodged a limitation proceeding, attempting to limit its liability under maritime law. TasPorts attempted to fight against it, arguing the company had no right to water down its liability, or that, if it did, that should not extend to wreck removal. In the judgement, Justice Stewart detailed the long history of the limitation, including its role in accommodating international trade by sea by encouraging investment by shipowners secure in the knowledge that they will not face potentially crippling unlimited liability, and enable them to obtain insurance which is not prohibitively expensive. TasPorts would appeal the decision, as the preliminary decision has not 'cast doubt' on TasPorts' claim; rather it has found that the most TasPorts can recover from CSL is [approximately] $15.1 million. In a report into the incident, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) found the 'Goliath' was travelling with an incorrect steering setting, causing it to speed up as it negotiated a tight turn into the river. The cement carrier was on a routine trip from Melbourne with 17 crew members on board. The crew attempted to stop the ship from moving forward by changing the steering setting, while being informed of the rapidly decreasing clearances between the ship and the tugs. The ATSB also found senior members onboard the Goliath had not completed required bridge resource management training, which was described as a universally accepted tenet to the safe navigation of ships.The report detailed two previous incidents involving the steering system, where the ship made contact with the shore or wharf and, on one occasion, narrowly avoided collision with a tug.
NEWNEW POLAR BEAR
Chinese authorities attributed the pipeline damage caused by the 'Newnew Polar Bear' to an accident during a severe storm. China has, for the first time, acknowledged that the reefer was responsible for damaging the Balticconnector gas pipeline last October. An internal investigation by China has been conducted, with the findings shared with relevant parties. The report produced by Chinese investigators cannot be used as evidence in ongoing investigations by Estonia and Finland. Estonia had not received the report and in no case can be used as evidence in Estonia's criminal investigation, as Chinese authorities had not invited Estonian investigators to participate in the probe. The authorities had submitted a request for legal assistance to collect evidence from the vessel and its crew. To fulfil this request. The Chinese authorities have yet to respond to the request. Regarding Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), there has been cooperation with Chinese authorities, including a request for legal assistance. The investigation is still ongoing, and final conclusions about the incident can only be made once all necessary investigative measures have been completed, which will take some time. The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs directed inquiries to the NBI for further information on the case. Finland is continuously cooperating with China and exchanging information.
IVER BLESSING
On Aug 9, 2024, at 9:22 p.m, the bulk carrier 'Olga' (IMO: 9109548) was in allision with the Gibraltar flagged tanker 'Iver Blessing', which was moored at the approach of St Nazaire, while leaving its own anchorage. The 'Iver Blessing' reported five minor injuries not requiring medical treatment, and a breach at the rear of the vessel above the waterline, which did not affect the buoyancy. The bulk carrier suffered a hole above its waterline, which also did not affect the structural integrity. A minor pollution due to the fall of an oil drum was observed. A police investigation has been launched to determine the causes of the accident. Report with photo: https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/loire-atlantique/saint-nazaire/collision-d-un-tanker-et-d-un-vraquier-au-large-dans-la-zone-d-attente-de-saint-nazaire-3016547.html
KM.LABOBAR
On the afternoon Aug 11, 2024, the 'KM Labobar' was in collision with the tug 'Nelly 31' at Bitung port. The ferry hit the stern of the tug, which was docked at the port. Before hitting the 'Nelly 31', the 'Labobar' almost allided with one of the other ships, which were docked at the port, with its starboard side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wAm7XYxx28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXYT--iYKU
RIDENS
On the morning of Aug 12, 2024, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that several migrant boats had set sail and that some were in difficulty off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. Initially, the CROSS engaged the 'Ridens' to locate the boat and check the situation in the area. Once the 'Ridens' was on site, the people on board the boat requested assistance. The crew of the rescue vessel launched its semi-rigid boat and recovered the 66 people on board. They were then dropped off at the quay in Calais, where they were taken care of by land-based rescue services. At the same time, the Gris-Nez CROSS engaged the 'Minck' to locate a second boat. Once on site, the crew of the 'Minck' rescued 32 people on board. Several people still on board the boat refused the assistance offered by the French means and continued on their way. The people rescued by the 'Minck' were then dropped off at the quay in Calais.
CG ALEX HALEY
The 'Alex Haley' located a Russian Federation Vishnya-class naval vessel on Aug 6, 2024, south of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, while patrolling 30 nautical miles southeast of Amukta Pass, Alaska. The Russian vessel was transiting in international waters but inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from the U.S. shoreline. The 'Alex Haley' did not communicate with the Russian vessel. The Coast Guard cutter followed the vessel as it transited east. An HC-130 air crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak also observed the vessel. The Coast Guard Cutter patrolled under Operation Frontier Sentinel, a Coast Guard operation designed to meet presence with presence when strategic competitors operate in and around U.S. waters. The U.S Coast Guard’s presence strengthens the international rules-based order and promotes the conduct of operations in a manner that follows international law and norms. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3868014/us-coast-guard-encounters-russian-naval-vessel-near-aleutian-islands-alaska/
EMMAKRIS III
The Ukrainian Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) announced that its appointed surveyor has completed the survey of the seized Russian-owned 'Emmakris III', and they were now seeking a manager to run the ship for grain storage. The bulk carrier has been detained at the port of Chornomorsk since the Russian invasion of the country in Feb 2022. The ARMA presented evidence in court that although the vessel’s registered owners are reported to be the UAE, the beneficial owners are a Russian company, Linter, registered in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv gave control of the vessel to ARMA at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office as part of the investigation into its Russian owner. At the start of the Russian war, the 'Emmakris III' was in the port to load approximately 60,000 tons of grain bought by the Egyptian government. After the ARMA appointed surveyors, who carried out a detailed inspection of the 'Emmakris III', it was ascertained that it was in a “healthy state.”The ARMA intends to use the ship as a floating grain storage vessel for transshipment and conservation of dry goods under the management of an independent operator. The agency is preparing all the necessary documentation for transferring the vessel. They have set a value on the vessel of approximately $2.6 million. Given the limited capabilities of the Odesa region's port infrastructure for the transshipment of grain cargoes, this asset may have a high investment interest of market operator.
GOLIATH
Tasmania's ports operator is appealing against a Federal Court preliminary decision that would limit how much it can claim over the allision of the 'Goliath' with the tugs 'York Cove' and 'Campbell Cove'. TasPorts is seeking costs of nearly $22 million plus interest, including for salvage works, environmental clean-up and wharf repairsm but the court ruling could slash that by about $7 million. TasPorts is appealing a preliminary court decision that could slash about a third off its multi-million dollar claim against the company responsible for sinking the tugs at the Port of Devonport, spilling an estimated combined total of 64,000 litres of diesel fuel and other hydrocarbons into the Mersey River. It took almost seven months to remove the tugs, with the 'York Cove' requiring two cranes to lift. TTasPorts took the ship's owner CSL Australia to the Federal Court for allegedly breaching the contract under which the 'Goliath' entered the port, as well as negligence and public nuisance. TasPorts is seeking costs of almost $22 million, plus interest. The claim includes $2.17 million for the lost tugs, $114,869 for the loss of hydrocarbons, $2,958,595 for replacement hire tugs and $117,152 for damage caused to the wharf.The bulk of the claim, which amounts to $17,245,743, is for containment, removal and disposal of hydrocarbons, and retrieving the tugs. CSL later lodged a limitation proceeding, attempting to limit its liability under maritime law. TasPorts attempted to fight against it, arguing the company had no right to water down its liability, or that, if it did, that should not extend to wreck removal. In the judgement, Justice Stewart detailed the long history of the limitation, including its role in accommodating international trade by sea by encouraging investment by shipowners secure in the knowledge that they will not face potentially crippling unlimited liability, and enable them to obtain insurance which is not prohibitively expensive. TasPorts would appeal the decision, as the preliminary decision has not 'cast doubt' on TasPorts' claim; rather it has found that the most TasPorts can recover from CSL is [approximately] $15.1 million. In a report into the incident, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) found the 'Goliath' was travelling with an incorrect steering setting, causing it to speed up as it negotiated a tight turn into the river. The cement carrier was on a routine trip from Melbourne with 17 crew members on board. The crew attempted to stop the ship from moving forward by changing the steering setting, while being informed of the rapidly decreasing clearances between the ship and the tugs. The ATSB also found senior members onboard the Goliath had not completed required bridge resource management training, which was described as a universally accepted tenet to the safe navigation of ships.The report detailed two previous incidents involving the steering system, where the ship made contact with the shore or wharf and, on one occasion, narrowly avoided collision with a tug.
EXPLORER OF THE SEAS
The search for a missing Brit who plunged from athe 'Explorer of the Seas' has been called off on Aug 11. Croatian patrol boats had joined the search for the missing man, who was on a seven-day cruise trip from Greece to Croatia that began on Aug 3 and fell into the Adriatic sea from a height of more than 100ft at around 4.30 a.m. local time. The search has now been officially ended with no results, the National Rescue Service in Croatia has announced.
GALICIA
On Aug 11, 2024, a 5-year-old child was injured aboard the 'Galicia' ad needed to be medevaced 200 kilometers south of Penmarch. The alert was given at 9:58 p.m. A H160 helicopter from the French Navy, from the Lanvéoc base, was deployed at 10:32 p.m. The boy was airilifted onto a helicopter along with his mother, both of Spanish nationality, while the ferry was en route between Bilbao and Rosslare and admitted to the La Cavale-Blanche hospital in Brest, shortly after midnight. The child's life was not in danger.
CHAIKA
On Aug 12, 2024, at around 3.30 a.m. the 'Chaika' was in collision with the 'Vasily' In the area of the Sverdlovskaya Embankment in St. Petersburg while maneuvering. There were no casualties, no oil spills and no leaks. The 'Vasily' suffered damage to the bulwark and the superstructure at the stern, and the 'Chaika' had a damaged rail at the bow. The captains of the both ships were sober. The transport police officers started conducting an investigation into the incident. Reports with photos: https://worldinform.ru/articles/129504-minuvshei-nochyu-u-sverdlovskoi-naberezhnoi-stolknulis-vasilii-i-chaika-spb.html https://flagman-news.ru/news/cudohodctvo/_v_peterburge_teplohod_chaika_cpg_navalilcya_na_progulochnoe_cudno_vacilii.html
CSD RUBENS
On July 29, 2024, the 'Ambika 4' with 59 people on board, got into distress on the Okpobo River working at the Okpobo Field, prompting a ten-hour rescue operation. One Navy officer fell over board and eventually died during the rescue operation. The Nigerian Navy base in Bonny deployed a rescue team consisting of ten helpers in two boats under the leadership of the Base Operations Officer for the rescue operation. Attempts to approach the vessel proved difficult due to the high waves, so another three inflatable boats were dispatched to reinforce the rescue team. In addition, the Nigerian Navy ship “Gongola”, as well as drones and helicopters of the Nigerian Navy, and a helicopter of the Nigerian Air Force were deployed for the SAR operation. Ultimately, all 59 crew members were successfully rescued.
CG RICHARD DIXON
The 'Richard Dixon' repatriated 15 migrants to Dominican Republic, Friday, following the interdiction of an irregular, unlawful migration voyage in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico, on the night of Aug 8. One of the repatriated migrants was interdicted in a separate migrant voyage on July 30. During a patrol of Mona Passage waters, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Caribbean Air and Marine Branch aircrew notified Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders of a 30-foot suspected migrant vessel sighting southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The 'Richard Dixon' responded to the scene and successfully stopped the vessel. Following the interdiction, the crew embarked 14 migrants, 11 men and three women, who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3868138/coast-guard-repatriates-15-migrants-to-dominican-republic-following-an-unlawful/
CAMPBELL COVE
Tasmania's ports operator is appealing against a Federal Court preliminary decision that would limit how much it can claim over the allision of the 'Goliath' with the tugs 'York Cove' and 'Campbell Cove'. TasPorts is seeking costs of nearly $22 million plus interest, including for salvage works, environmental clean-up and wharf repairsm but the court ruling could slash that by about $7 million. TasPorts is appealing a preliminary court decision that could slash about a third off its multi-million dollar claim against the company responsible for sinking the tugs at the Port of Devonport, spilling an estimated combined total of 64,000 litres of diesel fuel and other hydrocarbons into the Mersey River. It took almost seven months to remove the tugs, with the 'York Cove' requiring two cranes to lift. TTasPorts took the ship's owner CSL Australia to the Federal Court for allegedly breaching the contract under which the 'Goliath' entered the port, as well as negligence and public nuisance. TasPorts is seeking costs of almost $22 million, plus interest. The claim includes $2.17 million for the lost tugs, $114,869 for the loss of hydrocarbons, $2,958,595 for replacement hire tugs and $117,152 for damage caused to the wharf.The bulk of the claim, which amounts to $17,245,743, is for containment, removal and disposal of hydrocarbons, and retrieving the tugs. CSL later lodged a limitation proceeding, attempting to limit its liability under maritime law. TasPorts attempted to fight against it, arguing the company had no right to water down its liability, or that, if it did, that should not extend to wreck removal. In the judgement, Justice Stewart detailed the long history of the limitation, including its role in accommodating international trade by sea by encouraging investment by shipowners secure in the knowledge that they will not face potentially crippling unlimited liability, and enable them to obtain insurance which is not prohibitively expensive. TasPorts would appeal the decision, as the preliminary decision has not 'cast doubt' on TasPorts' claim; rather it has found that the most TasPorts can recover from CSL is [approximately] $15.1 million. In a report into the incident, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) found the 'Goliath' was travelling with an incorrect steering setting, causing it to speed up as it negotiated a tight turn into the river. The cement carrier was on a routine trip from Melbourne with 17 crew members on board. The crew attempted to stop the ship from moving forward by changing the steering setting, while being informed of the rapidly decreasing clearances between the ship and the tugs. The ATSB also found senior members onboard the Goliath had not completed required bridge resource management training, which was described as a universally accepted tenet to the safe navigation of ships.The report detailed two previous incidents involving the steering system, where the ship made contact with the shore or wharf and, on one occasion, narrowly avoided collision with a tug.
SALVAMAR ALGENIB
The 'Samuruc', with five people on board suffered an engine failure and ran aground in the Aguamarga waters on Aug 12 and requested towing assistance. The CCS Almería mobilized the 'Salvamar Algenib'. The vessel was refloated and taken to safety.
OLGA
On Aug 9, 2024, at 9:22 p.m, the 'Olga' was in allision with the Gibraltar flagged tanker 'Iver Blessing' (IMO: 9588287), which was moored at the approach of St Nazaire, while leaving its own anchorage. The 'Iver Blessing' reported five minor injuries not requiring medical treatment, and a breach at the rear of the vessel above the waterline, which did not affect the buoyancy. The bulk carrier suffered a hole above its waterline, which also did not affect the structural integrity. A minor pollution due to the fall of an oil drum was observed. A police investigation has been launched to determine the causes of the accident. Report with photos: https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/loire-atlantique/saint-nazaire/collision-d-un-tanker-et-d-un-vraquier-au-large-dans-la-zone-d-attente-de-saint-nazaire-3016547.html