Casualties – Turkish Cargo Ship KAFKAMETLER confirmed sunk – November 2023
After last Monday 20th November we issued an article regarding the Turkish 1988 built cargo ship KAFKAMETLER with 12 crew members on board missing , now it’s confirmed that the vessel sunk of which local media reported that the body of a deceased individual was found washed ashore near Eregli later on Monday. Turkish Authorities have […]
AFM – Yacht Aground assistance – 15.11.2023
Around 2115 hrs of Wednesday 15th November, 2023 the Polish 10 m sailing yacht LA AVENTURA with call sign SPS 4217 contacted Malta VTS due that she ran aground, with the master requested to be evacuated after she was taking water. AFM Defender rib P05 was immediately dispatched to the area, assessing the situation and […]
Casualties – IOM flag Cargo ship VERITY sank after collision – 24.10.2023
Early Tuesday 24th October, 2023 morning around 0500 hrs the Isle of Man (IOM) flag general cargo ship VERITY sank after she was involved in a collision with the Polish owned BHS flag bulker POLESIE. She was underway to the Immingham ,UK, carrying steel from the northern German city of Bremen, when she collided […]
Casualties – 32 Souls rescued by Guardia Costiera after Gulet Fire at Lampedusa – 08.10.2023
On Sunday 8th October, 2023 the 2005 built 21 metre Turkuaz 24 Turkish Gulet TURKUAZ caught fire in Lampedusa. The flames engulfed the wooden boat while she was sailing around the island on the north coast. Under the coordination of the Coast Guard Operations Room, the vessel CP 941 UBALDO DICIOTTI with 3 other patrol […]
Casualties – Ferry COSSYRA on fire after leaving Lampedusa – 29.09.2023
On Friday 29th September, 2023 around 2340 hrs a fire broke out in the engine room on the 1980 built ITA flag and owned ferry COSSYRA, off Linosa Island whilst sailing from Lampedusa to Porto Empedocle, with 177 souls on board, including 150 passengers (83 of them were migrants) and 27 crew members. After the […]
Coast Guard – Libyan Coast Guard receives 3 newbuilt 300 SAR class Boats – Aug 2023
On Wednesday 10th August, 2023 – 3 Libyan Coast Guard newbuilt 300 Class or GAT Class as known in Libya arrived at Abu Sitta Naval Base of which participated they also participated in naval parade on the occasion of 83rd founding anniversary of Libyan Armed Forces. The 3 SAR boats were provided by Italian authorities […]
Casualties – 16 metre pleasure yacht caught fire with 9 rescued off Gorgona Island – 10.08.2023
On Thursday 10th August an Italian 16 metre Raffaelli Maestrale ’52 pleasure yacht homeported at Pesaro that left the port of Marina di Pisa with nine people on board including three children – all from Tuscany, and was headed for Capraia to spend the day at the beach, caught fire around 1230 hrs one mile […]
AFM – Air Wing SAR Demo at Open Day in Gozo – 02.10.2010
Commemorating its 40th anniversary, the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) held its first Open Day at Gozo at Mgarr Harbour. Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono and Acting President Anton Tabone, who visited the Open Day had the opportunity to meet Gozitan AFM personnel. They were shown around by AFM commander Brigadier Martin G. Xuereb and Colonel […]
Casualties – OceanGate submersible TITAN – June 2023
The RMS TITANIC bound submersible that went missing on Sunday 18th June, 2023 with five souls on board suffered a catastrophic implosion killing everyone on board, US Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said on Thursday 22nd. A remotely operated vehicle found the tail cone of the Titan about 1,600 feet away from the bow […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – Death toll rises to 500 souls offshore Greece – 17.06.2023
More than 500 illegal immigrants from Syria are presumed to have drowned after their fishing vessel involved in the clandestine journey sank in the Aegean Sea offshore Greece earlier this week. 104 survivors were rescued from the sea and 78 bodies were recovered, but have not located any more since late Wednesday, local time. The […]
