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The 'Lord of the Isles', serving on the route Mallaig - Lochboisdale, encountered a medical emergency on its way to Lochboisdale on Oct 16. Due to the emergency, the ferry returned to Mallaig. As a consequence, the scheduled 5:35 p.m. arrival to Lochboisdale was delayed until 06:45 p.m.

On the morning of Oct 16, Salvamento Marítimo carried out two medical evacuations with its helicopters from two cruise ships: The SAR helicopter 204 evacuated a 62-year-old U.S. passenger from the 'Scarlet Lady', northwest of Tenerife, The patient was transferred to the Tenerife Norte Airport. The SAR helicopter Helimer 202 evacuated a Filipino crew member from the 'Mein Schiff 2' 45 nautical miles southeast of Cabo de la Nao, and transferred him to Alicante Airport for hospital care. Report with photo and video: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2111378432063848623/video/1

An anchor, which disappeared from the berth of the 'Hansekogge' at the Sartori Quay during the Kiel Week in June 2026, has been found on the harbour bottom in nine meters depth by the Kiel branch of the Workers' Samaritan Federation (ASB), which used a training exercise with an underwater drone and divers in the Kiel Fjord to search for the anchor. The crew of the cog had observed the ASB's operation and spontaneously requested assistance in the search for the anchor. The volunteer members of the cog's association had assumed, due to the expertly cut mooring chain, that the anchor had been deliberately stolen. However, the possibility that the thieves might have sunk the anchor in the fjord because of its excessive weight had always remained in the back of their minds. A diver then attached air-filled lifting bags to the anchor, preparing it for the recovery. As a thank you for their help, the ASB diving team received an invitation to sail aboard the Hanseatic cog. The managing director of the donation-funded cog association was delighted by the rediscovery of the original anchor. The maritime eye-catcher will now be placed back at the cog's berth with a stronger mooring chain.

On the morning of Oct 16, Salvamento Marítimo carried out two medical evacuations with its helicopters from two cruise ships: The SAR helicopter 204 evacuated a 62-year-old U.S. passenger from the 'Scarlet Lady', northwest of Tenerife, The patient was transferred to the Tenerife Norte Airport. The SAR helicopter Helimer 202 evacuated a Filipino crew member from the 'Mein Schiff 2' 45 nautical miles southeast of Cabo de la Nao, and transferred him to Alicante Airport for hospital care. Report with photo and video: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2111378432063848623/video/1

The 'Toni Segundo' with four crew members on board suffered an engine failure and requested assistance on Oct 16, 2026. The fishing vessel was located three nautical miles from Segur de Calafell. The CCS Barcelona of Salvamento Marítimo deployed the SAR boat 'Salvamar Algenib' which took the ship in tow and safely pulled it back to Vilanova i la Geltrú. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2111042670160212328