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During a routine law enforcement patrol, a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft detected a suspect go-fast vessel transiting in Atlantic Ocean waters north of Isabela, Puerto Rico, on Oct 10. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan diverted the 'Winslow Griesser' to interdict the suspect vessel. Once on scene, the Coast Guard Cutter stopped the vessel, seized the contraband and embarked the three men who were aboard. On Oct 19, the 'Winslow Griesser' offloaded 489 pounds seized cocaine in San Juan, and transferred three suspects, among them two Dominican Republic nationals and one Chinese, to the Homeland Security Task Force San Juan law enforcement authorities at the Coast Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico, who were then taken in custody by federal agents, pending further investigation. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4628865/coast-guard-offloads-55-million-in-seized-cocaine-in-san-juan-puerto-rico/

The 'Sulina' was detained for the third time within less than a year, this time on Oct 13 in Damietta Egypt with 14 deficiencies, 13 of which being regarded as serioulsy and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - International Air Pollution Certificate Missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Internatiinal Ship Security certificate Entries missing 3) Certificate & Doc - International Anti-douling system certificate Missing 4) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Missing 5) Certificate & Doc - Internation Oil Pollution Prevention Missing 6) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety Radio Missing 7) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety equipment Missing 8)) Certificate & DOc - Cargo Ship Safety contruction Missing 9) Certificate & Doc - Ballast Water Management Certificate Missing 10) Certificate & Doc - Document of compliance Missing 11) Certificate & Doc - MaritimeLabour certificate Entries missing 12) Certificate & Doc - Safety management Certificate Entries missing 13) Certificate & Doc Other (Certificates) Other The vessel was released again on Oct 19 and sailed for Lebanon. The last detentions were on May 12 in Burgas with 16 deficiencies for four days with a ban to Paris MoU ports, on Feb 27, 2026, in Aliaga with 24 deficiencies for five days and on Nov 3, 2025, in Heraklion with 41 deficiencies for 102 days. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HBmGBaWFK/

The 'MSC Aria III' was detained in Shenzhen on Oct 19, 2026, with two detainable defienices: 11113 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Launching arrangements for rescue boats (no responsibility of RO) 07116 - FIRE SAFETY - Ventilation (no responsibility of RO).

On Oct 12, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has indefinitely suspended the operations of six vessels of the Atienza Interisland Ferries after the fire that gutted the 'June Aster' off the coast of Coron, Palawan. The order was issued to the 'Star San Carlos' (IMO: 9168128), 'September Tulips' (MMSI: 457900394), 'December Poinsettia', 'October Lavender' (IMO: 9969259), 'May Lillies' (IMO: 7900388) and 'Cattleya Express' (IMO: 8804086). Dole officials had inspected the vessels on Oct 10 in Navotas. The work for Atienza Shipping Lines has been suspended. Dole instructed the company to pay the wages of all affected employees during the period covered by this WSO, the issuance of this Order having resulted from violations attributable to the employer. 63 of the 77 people killed in the fire have been identified, while eight people remained missing. The ship had 128 passengers and crew members on board, and 43 of them survived. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had filed a complaint of alleged falsification of public documents against the Captain Roel Sarmiento. He was found liable for discrepancies in the Master’s Declaration of Safe Departure (MDSD), which contained the vessel’s passenger and crew manifest. The MDSD declared that the vessel complied with safety regulations and had the proper placement of cargo and the correct number of passengers and crew members. The PCG initially tallied 134 occupants. This meant that six passengers listed in the ticket manifest did not board the vessel. Some passengers listed in the manifest reportedly failed to arrive or decided to take other means of transportation, before the 'June Aster' left Baseco Port in Manila on the night of Sep 9.

On Oct 20, 2026, the 'Olympic 1' requested the immediate medical evacuation of a crew member 25 nautical miles south of Málaga. The CCS Tarifa of Salvamento Marítimo deployed the SAR boat 'Salvamar Alnitak' and the helicopter Helimer 222 to the tanker. The patient was hoisted aboard the helicopter, which transferred him to Málaga airport, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to the hospital for further medical care.