Yacht Transport – EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA discharging 19.5m Patrol Craft at Malta – 17.01.2025
On Friday 17th January, 2025 the 2015 Dutch built and owned multi purpose (MPP) ship – EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA passed breakwaters at 0341 hrs assisted by 2 tugs, coming from Nice, France berthing Port Side alongside DWQ 2. With strong SE Force 7 winds in force the vessel’s captain together with StarClass Yacht Transport Personnel were […]
Casualty – US Sanctioned Russian ro/ro ship URSA MAJOR sinks in the Mediterranean Sea – 23.12.2024
On Monday 23rd December, 2024 before midday a distress call by ro/ro ship URSA MAJOR was being transmitted stating that the ship is in trouble after an engine room explosion and with restricted manoeuvrability and we are going to try to repair it with the vessel listing badly. URSA MAJOR was in the same area […]
Casualties – Super Sailing Yacht BAYESIAN sinks after storm with fatalities – 19.08.2024
The 58 metre super sailing yacht BAYESIAN homeported in London (GBR Flag) sank off Porticello, Sicily, Italy, following a violent waterspout that struck around 0430 hrs local time on Monday 19th August. The 2008 built sailing yacht was carrying 22 souls of which 15 were rescued by the 1958 built sailing ship SIR ROBERT BADEN […]
High Speed Craft – MSC Group subsidiary SNAV to operate new fast ferry – 15.08.2024
Intermarine SpA has delivered the new High Speed Craft (HSC) SNAV SIRIUS to Società Navigazione Alta Velocità (SNAV), a Naples-based vessel operating company under the MSC Group. The SNAV SIRIUS is a latest-generation ferry for short sea crossings, which will operate in the Bay of Naples, according to the company’s release. The SNAV SIRIUS is […]
Yachting – 2023 built 45.2 metre yacht MILELE at Malta – June 2023
One of the Dutch Built Yachts trading around is the 2023 built MILELE of which we saw her in Malta both berthed at Marina Di Valletta and local cruising within territorial waters (wtw). She was built by the Monnickendam based Royal Hakvoort Shipyard with Aluminium Hull and superstructure designed by the Naval Architects Van Oossanen […]
High Speed Craft – HSC PONIENTE JET entering Gibdock Ltd for repairs – 11.06.2024
Early Afternoon of Tuesday 11th June, 2024 the 1999 Incat Built High Speed Craft PONIENTE JET was spotted entering Gibdock Ltd, at Gibraltar for repairs especially her port bow fin. The 640 Passenger with 180 vehicle capacity HSC collided with the wharf last May while she was manoeuvring in the port of Ceuta. She was […]
