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On Nov 3, 2026, at 8 a.m. the 'Dupuy de Lôme" (A759)' was emitting black smoke at Burøya in Bodø. The main rescue center informed that the was scheduled to dock in Bodø. Bodø Port was following and would not accept any more emissions. The smoke emission came from auxiliary engines that had not been running for a while when being started. The ship has regularly been observed on missions in northern waters and ports in Norway – such as Bergen and Tromsø – to monitor Russian military activity in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean. Report with video: https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/svart-royk-over-bodo-skyldtes-fransk-spionskip/s/80-95-214460

The 'Star Suzanna' was detained in Yingkou on Nov 3, 2026, with five detainable defiencies: 08109 - ALARMS - Boiler alarm (no responsibility of RO) 07115 - FIRE SAFETY - Fire-dampers (no responsibility of RO) 02101 - STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS - Closing devices/watertight doors (no responsibility of RO) 07106 - FIRE SAFETY - Fire detection and alarm system (no responsibility of RO) 11101 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Lifeboats (no responsibility of RO).

The 'Huckleberry Finn' was to be moved to the Helsinki-Tallinn route in in the first quarter of 2027 in the TT Line's collaboration with Viking Line. Viking Line announced this in a press release on Nov 3. The 'Huckleberry Finn' was currently operating between Trelleborg and Travemünde. The announcement raised questions what flag the ship would receive and what would happen to the TT-Line employees who were currently working aboard the 'Huckleberry Finn', but Eleonora Hansi, Head of Communications at Viking Line Scandinavia, could not give answers. In early October, TT-Line and Viking Line announced that the two shipping companies would start a partnership on the Helsinki-Tallinn route. The partnership meant that the TT-Line was entering the ferry market between Finland and Estonia for the first time.

The 'Best London' was detained in Taizhou, Jiangsu, on Nov 2, 2026, with three detainable defiencies: 07113 - FIRE SAFETY - Fire pumps and its pipes (no responsibility of RO) 13102 - PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY - Auxiliary engine (no responsibility of RO) 12199 - DANGEROUS GOODS - Other (tankers) (no responsibility of RO).

The US Coast Guard medevaced a 53-year-old man from the 'Ever Elite', enroute from Vancouver to Tokyo, about 34 nautical miles off San Francisco on Oct 31, 2026. At 10:56 a.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a notification that the crew member was experiencing a medical distress situation, while the vessel was sailing approximately 225 miles off the coast. The watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and a C-27 Spartan aircraft from the Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento to assist, after the vessel moved closer to the shore. The watchstanders used the Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) system to identify nearby commercial vessels that could assist with the medevac. At 10:08 p.m., the Dolphin helicopter arrived on scene, hoisted the patient aboard and transported him to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at the Air Station San Francisco. The Spartan aircrew provided on-scene coordination and overwatch. EMS personnel then transported the man to Sutter Health Mills-Peninsula Medical Center for further care.