Maritime Incident – General Cargo Ship TRIO CAN BERAT dragging anchors – 17.01.2025
Strong Winds challenge maritime trade. High, swollen waves caused by these strong winds are a risk to large ships as they may result in cargo containers getting lost or damaged, leading to unwanted delays. On Friday 17th January , the Maltese Islands had strong SE Force 7 winds. Around 1320 hrs the Dutch Built general […]
Sheltering – Migrants Rescue Ship SEA PUNK I at Malta – November 2024
On Thursday 21st November, 2024 the 1969 built Migrants Rescue Ship SEA PUNK I left Porto Xiphonio at Augusta, Sicily bound to Lampedusa of which strong weather conditions were in force. On Friday 22nd November around 1056 hrs she was contacted by Valletta VTS that she had no permission to enter territorial waters as she […]
Filming – MUTINY movie shooting at Malta – October/November 2024
Despite its small size, Malta has seen some of the biggest movies and series being filmed right here on the island. One of the movie’s that required marine craft was called MUTINY . Last 17th October, the 1996 Polish built container ship SKY LIGHT passed breakwaters at 1341 hrs during her maiden call berthing at DWQ […]
Towage – EAST towing barge TMI 7 with 63.50 m sailing yacht Hull as deck cargo off Malta – 2010
During August, 2010 an interesting towage was seen within territorial waters (wtw) of Malta consisting of the Dutch owned tug EAST towing the flat top barge TMI 7 loaded with the 63.50 m sailing yacht MIKHAIL S. VORONTSOV hull. Tug EAST was built in Malaysia by Kian Juan Dockyard at Miri as yard number KJD […]
Banned – Chinese Built Ship KATHRIN banned from Within Territorial Waters – 07.10.2024
On Monday 7th October, 2024 the Maltese Government banned the Chinese 2010 built general cargo ship KATHRIN from entering within territorial waters (wtw) believed to be carrying explosives and bound for Israel. A government spokesman confirmed the ban after Moviment Graffitti said that allowing the general cargo ship wtw into Malta would make the government […]
Casualties – 2 Pleasure Craft ablaze at Malta during Week 33 – August 2024
An onboard fire is one of the most feared events in the annals of the sea. Two marine craft were involved within territorial waters (wtw) of Malta, 2 days apart from each other. First one occurred on Wednesday 14th August around 2020 hrs when a 9ft rubber dinghy caught fire with 2 persons onboard that […]
Cruise Liner – SEABOURN PURSUIT
At the end of July 2023 ,Seabourn took delivery of their second expedition ship – SEABOURN PURSUIT during an official handover maritime ceremony at the T. Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She is the company’s second purpose-built, ultra-luxury expedition ship and the newest expedition ship in the industry. The liner SEABOURN PURSUIT offers the best […]
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 […]
Breaking Up – USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon T-AK 3066 arrive for recycling – 07.06.2024
Last Friday 7th June the 250.24 m long (loa) Maritime Prepositioning Ship (PREPO) USNS PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON T-AK 3006 arrived at the recycling yard All Star Metals & All Star Shredding at Brownsville, Texas, United States of America (USA). She was built in 1982 at the Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pennsylvania as THOMAS HEYWARD for Waterman Steamship […]
Towage – Tug CHRISTOS LV towing Pipe Layer SEMINOLE at Malta – 28/29.03.2024
On Thursday 28th March, 2024 the 2007 built tug CHRISTOS LV towing the 135m long pipe layer SEMINOLE was seen approaching within territorial waters (wtw) bound to Bunkering Area 1 for uplifting bunkers and crew change at 2338 hrs. CHRISTOS LV is not a new face in Malta though she never called under Greek ownership. […]
