Casualties – Tugboat FRANCO P sank with 5 fatalities and 1 rescued off Bari, Italy – 19.05.2022
On the evening of Wednesday 18th May, 2022 the 1978 built tugboat FRANCO P issued a distress call while she was towing the crane barge AD 3 sparking a rescue mission and request for aid assistance from all vessels in the area. The search for the seamen – 4 Italians (2 from Puglia & 2 […]
Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 22.05 – 29.05.2021
Maltese aquaculture produce is almost entirely exported to European and Asian markets. Over 65 percent of annual landings originates from the tuna and dolphin fish fisheries, which contribute about 56 percent in value terms (about US$ 6 million). Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is on the way too. Here are some of Week 20/21 interesting movements – […]
Law Enforcement – Guardia Di Finanza fire 400 shots after Tunisian Fishing Trawler ram the patrol craft – 29.09.2020
400 shots were fired by a Guardia Di Finanza V 2000 Class patrol boat based at Vibo Valentia after another GdiF patrol craft was rammed by a Tunisian fishing boat. V 2023 and V 2014 (V 2000 Class) moored at Mazara Del Vallo back to 10th April, 2014. On Tuesday 29th September a small boat […]
Scuttling Operation – LADY SANDRA aft found and scuttled by Tunisian Navy – 25.05.2020
The aft part of the 89.90 metre inland tanker LADY SANDRA that was split in two on Wednesday 25th March, 2020 was found drifting 8 miles off Djerba Island on Tuesday 12th May. 501 TNS LA GALITE offshore Malta back to 30th May, 2014. On Monday 25th May the Tunisian Navy towed the aft part from the […]
Local Shipping – Sea Malta’s – ZEJTUN
Sea Malta Company Limited was the Maltese National Shipping Line. Established on 10th November 1973 during the tenure of the Labour Government led by Dominic Mintoff, which had the majority of the shares in the new company. The quest of this company was to provide maritime services company as well as to the need of the nation in general, and to […]
Tugboat – 1957 built Tunisian tug HERGLA 3 at Malta – 23.05.2019
The 1957 built TUN (Tunisian) flag and owned tugboat HERGLA 3 was spotted at Valletta’s Grand Harbour , Malta on Thursday 23rd May, 2019. She was launched on 27th November 1956 in the Netherlands by Scheepsbouwwerf De Hoop NV at their shipyard at Hardinxveld as Yard Number 549 and on 16th May, 1957 she was delivered to […]
Casualties – Human Error identified in CSL VIRGINIA and ULYSSES Collision on 07.10.2018
The investigation into the collision involving a roll on/rolloff vessel and a containership in the Mediterranean Sea last October identified human errors on a multitude of levels as the root cause of the accident. According to Tunisian, French and Cypriot investigators who revealed their findings on Monday, the investigation revealed that the watch officer on […]
Fishing – Tunisian Trawler KARIM TG 594
Lately, a Tunisian Flag fishing stern trawler KARIM was involved in towing a cage during the Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season to one of the Tuna Ranches Operators in Malta. She was bearing fishing registration as TG 594 and she was built in 1981 in Trapani, Italy by Cantiere Navali Stabile as LABOR SECONDO flying […]
