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The body of Rahmi Temel (61), the 2nd captain of the 'Tuğberk İmamoğlu', was recovered from the wreck at a depth of 720 meters on Oct 29. Temel had been on his first voyage in the news job he started a week earlier, when the ship sank on Sep 2. Examinations at the Forensic Medicine Institute determined that the body belonged to the retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Rahmi Temel. The body of Temel, which was received by his family, was brought to Izmir. A military ceremony was held for him on Oct 31 at noon at the Hacı Mustafa Beşikçioğlu Mosque in Karşıyaka. Rahmi Temel's wife Semra (61), daughters Merve (34) and Aslı (31), son Remzi Temel, relatives, and citizens attended the funeral. After the funeral prayer, Temel's coffin, wrapped in the Turkish flag, was carried to the hearse by the ceremonial squad. Rahmi Temel was buried in Örnekköy Cemetery. Eight crew members were still missing.

14 Filipino seafarers of the 'Contship Jet' were expected to return to the Philippines on Nov 2. They were among the 18 crew members rescued after the vessel was struck by a drone and sank on Oct 28. The captain had instructed them to jump into the water following the initial strike. The crew members spent two to three hours at sea before rescuers reached them. The survivors were brought to Varna, Bulgaria, where Philippine labour officials provided assistance, assessed their conditions and arranged support for their repatriation. The vessel's captain and a company representative praised the Filipino crew for their professionalism and expressed their willingness to work with them again. A container from the sunken ship has washed up on Nestinarka beach in Tsarevo, loaded with Christmas trees, probably meant for Christmas markets. On the whole four containers had been spotted drifted in Black Sea east of Burgas Bay, while the current carried them south along the Bulgarian coast, on Nov 1 at 10.55 a.m. The container on Nestinarka beach was one of those that maritime authorities had warned were drifting in the area.

The 'La Lupita- YYP-7903' ran aground on Oct 31, 2026, on the beach of Paraguaipoa, in the Guajira municipality of the Zulia state, without a crew and in an apparent state of abandonment, generated curiosity among residents and numerous posts on social media. According to available registration data, the ship was registered with the Port Authority of Las Piedras, Falcón state. Details about its origin or the circumstances in which it became adrift were unknown. After the grounding, people began removing metal parts and other materials from the structure. Some even used tools to detach parts from the interior of the vessel. Maritime authorities were expected to determine the origin, the circumstances of the grounding, and whether any complaints have been filed regarding the vessel. Reports with photos: https://primeraedicioncol.com/barco-pesquero-abandonado-encallo-en-las-playas-de-paraguaipoa-en-la-guajira/ https://eltequeño.com/misterio-en-el-zulia-hallan-un-barco-pesquero-sin-tripulacion-a-la-deriva-en-la-guajira/ https://noticialdia.com/nacionales/barco-pesquero-de-falcon-encalla-sin-tripulacion-en-playas-de-paraguaipoa/ https://eldiario.com/2026/11/01/la-lupita-barco-pesquero-encallado/

The Vietnam MRCC coordinated the medevac of a crew member of the 'Demter Leader', who was suffering from symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome, and transported him to Ho Chi Minh City for urgent medical treatment on Oct 30, 2026. At 9:20 a.m., the ship had issued a distress call enroute from Japan to Singapore south of Vietnam. A crew member had suddenly experienced persistent pain in the left side of his chest, accompanied by difficulty breathing and a headache. According to the medical assessment conducted by International SOS, the sailor was likely experiencing acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with a risk of myocardial infarction. His condition required an urgent evacuation to a hospital. As his condition temporarily worsened, he was given supplemental oxygen. The captain then requested the intervention of the Vietnamese authorities to arrange for his medevac. Upon receiving the alert, the MRCC activated rescue procedures, requested remote medical assistance, and guided the crew in performing initial first aid. Under the direction of the Vietnam Maritime and Inland Waterways Administration, the rescue vessel 'SAR 272', based in Phuoc Thang Ward, ô Chi Minh-City, was dispatched to the scene with two doctors on board. On Oct 31 at 3:21 the patient was disembarked at the Central Wharf in Phuoc Thang Ward and transferred to the hospital for emergency treatment. Report with photo: https://fr.vietnamplus.vn/operation-de-sauvetage-en-mer-un-marin-japonais-evacue-vers-ho-chi-minh-ville-post270541.vnp

On Nov 1, a Russian convoy with the heavy loaded 'Anastasiia' (IMO: 9349291) and 'Ascalon' (IMO: 9198226) transited the Storebæelt enroute from Baltiysk, escorted by the Russian Baltic Fleet Steregushchiy-class corvette 'Stoykiy' and the Altay-class tanker 'Yelnya' (IMO: 6813095). Both cargo ships have a well-documented history of transporting Russian weapons and military equipment. The 'Ascalon' was previously involved in the "Syrian Express," while the 'Anastasiia' was tracked unloading military trucks in Tobruk, Libya, just last month. Danish and German patrol vessels and Coast Guard units, including the HDMS 'Nymfen' (IMO: 4537116) and the 'Bamberg' (IMO: 9830020) of the German Federal Police have been actively shadowing the convoy's every move out of the Baltic.The final destination wass unknown, but given their track record, a delivery to Africa or the Middle East was highly likely.

The US Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of an overdue 86-year-old man and his dog on Oct 28, 2026, from the 'Willow Wind' following a multi-day search approximately 460 miles off San Diego. Coast Guard Pacific Area watchstanders had received a report Oct 24, of the overdue mariner aboard the sailing vessel, en route from Astoria, Oregon, to Pago Pago, American Samoa. The mariner had not been heard from since Aug 20. On the afternoon of Oct 27, the Coast Guard RCC Alameda received an alert from an EPIRB registered to the 'Willow Wind'. The watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew and diverted an HC-130 Hercules aircrew as well as the Coast Guard Cutter 'Robert Ward (WPC 1130)', and requested assistance from nearby vessels. The Spartan aircrew located the 'Willow Wind' on the evening. The vehicles carrier 'Grand Orion' (IMO: 9303194), enroute from Balboa to Yokohama, responded to assist and arrived on scene on Oct 28 at approximately 3:20 a.m., but was initially unable to rescue the mariner due to rough seas. At 5:36 p.m. the man and his dog could be rescued from the sailboat, which had damaged sails and was left adrift. On the morning of Oct 29, a Coast Guard Air Station San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew hoisted the mariner and his dog from the 'Grand Orion', approximately 170 miles west of Ventura, California, and transported them to Coast Guard Sector San Diego. Emergency medical personnel transported the mariner to Scripps Mercy Hospital for further evaluation. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4638660/coast-guard-coordinates-rescue-of-overdue-mariner-dog-460-miles-off-san-diego/

The 'Emine' was detained in Shanghai on Oct 29, 2026, with five detainable defiencies: 15106 - ISM - Shipboard operations (no responsibility of RO) 07120 - FIRE SAFETY - Means of escape (no responsibility of RO) 10114 - SAFETY OF NAVIGATION - Voyage data recorder (VDR)/Simplified Voyage data recorder(S-VDR) (no responsibility of RO) 06107 - CARGO OPERATIONS INCLUDING EQUIPMENT - Cargo operation (no responsibility of RO) 08109 - ALARMS - Boiler alarm (no responsibility of RO). Ther ship was released again on Oct 31 and left the port enroute to Tianjin with an ETA as of Nov 3.

The 'MSC Baltic lll' salvage was moving right along. As of Oct 31, approximately 8,410 tons out of 11,000 tons were removed, whoch was an equivalent of 76 % of the wreck, while cutting of the remaining hull was ongoing, as long as weather was allowing this. Report with photo: https://www.autonocion.com/us/679-foot-container-ship-557-feet-newfoundland-beach-stern-two-thirds-scrap/

The future of the 'Odyssey' has become uncertain after its lender took control of the vessel. Residents were notified of the takeover, while the company explored options to regain control through financial restructuring and a potential operating partnership. The vessel was expected to move from Sihanoukville to Singapore, where it could eventually be auctioned. The lender has also assumed responsibility for the ship's operating expenses. Passengers were given only the weekend to retrieve their personal belongings before losing access to the vessel. The lender was now responsible for paying the crew, purchasing fuel, managing operations and securing the ship. The company still has an opportunity to negotiate a restructuring agreement during the transition period, which was a 30- to 90-day process during which they have time to get a restructure done. The lender remained open to proposals that could provide sufficient funding to continue operations. The discussions with the lender have not necessarily ended, and a funded proposal could still provide a path toward recovering the ship. An independent effort by residents to purchase the vessel collapsed. after a lender rejected their financing request. The proposal had attracted financial commitments from 169 residents willing to contribute additional money. The company had faced financial difficulties for at least three months before the ship got stranded in Cambodia. Internal communications also showed growing urgency to secure additional contributions from residents. During an early August meeting, an internal company presentation identified the need to distinguish between residents who genuinely could not contribute more money and those who were unwilling to provide further funding. Report with photos: https://www.vietnam.vn/en/ceo-du-thuyen-mac-ket-o-campuchia-viet-xin-loi-nhung-xoa-sau-vai-gio

On Oct 29, 2026, at around 9 a.m. Somali pirates have hijacked the 'Azini' off the northeastern coast of Somalia, between the coastal towns of Bandar Bayla and Hafun in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region. The fishing vessel was carrying 23 people, including 21 Iranian crew members and two Somali security guards. Eight armed men initially boarded the vessel and overpowered the two Somali guards on board. The captain managed to send a distress voice message to another vessel before communications were lost. Four additional attackers joined them later, bringing the total number of pirates to 12. The crew’s fate remained unknown. Maritime security authorities have not confirmed whether the crew members were safe or whether any contact has been established with the hijackers. They warned that the hijacked vessel could potentially be used as a mother ship to support further attacks on commercial shipping. The Maritime Security Centre – Indian Ocean (MSCIO) subsequently tracked the vessel moving eastwards, with its latest reported pos. at 09°47’ N, 055°45’ E. An updated maritime warning indicated that the 'Azini' was approaching a commercial traffic lane. Ships operating in the surrounding waters have been advised to maintain heightened vigilance and report suspicious activity. The hijacking came amid renewed concerns over piracy off Somalia’s long coastline. Maritime security reports indicated that at least 15 piracy-related incidents have been reported in the region since April. The 'Azini' was the third Iranian fishing vessel hijacked off the Somali coast since July. The European Union’s naval Operation Atalanta was investigating the hijacking. Maritime authorities have urged vessels operating in the area to follow established security procedures, remain alert and report any suspicious activity.

As part of the ongoing search and rescue operations after the sinking of the 'Prospector 5', the body of a fourth individual has been located on Nov 1. All four located bodies have been recovered and were transported to Port Gentil, Gabon. The search efforts continued for the remaining worker who was still unaccounted for. The company Borr Drilling has engaged a globally recognised classification society with extensive experience in offshore and maritime incident investigations to conduct an independent investigation into the incident. The company remained committed to an independent and objective process to determine the root cause and continued to cooperate fully and transparently with the relevant authorities and other parties involved.

The Bulgarian Navy has sent the corvette 'Reshitelny' to the waters off Cape Shabla to sink the wreck of the 'Khoryv'. The vessel had been drifting southward without a crew or lights inside Bulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone, posing a serious hazard to other ships navigating the area. The worsening weather was complicating efforts to sink the ship, which has proven to have a very robust structure. The stern of the vessel has sunk as of Oct 29 and was now resting on the seabed at a water depth of about 70 metres in the area between Tyulenovo and Cape Shabla, with the bow still visible in inverted position. A strong wind was blowing in the area, and the waves had a height of 4–5 metres, so that the efforts of the navy had to be suspended for the time being. The Bulgarian authorities have announced that they would continue the controlled sinking operation as soon as weather conditions allowed it. The 'Reshitelni' withdrew to the area of ​​Cape Kaliakra, where it remained until better weather conditions. On Oct 23 at around 10 a.m. on October 23, the crew had reported an explosion, caused by an unmanned aerial vehicle near the Romanian port of Constanța. The strike caused the vessel to develop a severe list before capsizing. According to Romania’s Hydrographic Office navigational warning ARN 158/2026 dated 27 October 2026, the vessel remained afloat and other ships in the area were advised to keep at least one nautical mile distance and maintain continuous lookout. On Nov 1, the bow of the tanker was still protruding above the water surface. Reports with photos: https://www.maritime.bg/157137/?fbclid=Iwb21leAVQlG9jbGNrBVCSi2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEfV5MHsLa_v7WanRI7gy0utExaE4keQ6z9lf7alvkht8AxRdTK7zwV3gyieg8_aem_B4U_swVt0Kini2NoKzU2jg https://www.facebook.com/maritime.bg/posts/khoryv-%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82-%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F-%D0%BE%D1%82-%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D0%BE/1454419376665416/

The 'Wooyang Venus' was detained again in Newcastle, New South Wales, with one detainable defiency: 18201 - LABOUR CONDITIONS-CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT - Fitness for duty - work and rest hours (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 31. The last detention was on Aug 9 in Gladstone, Queensland,also with one detainable defienciy for two days.

The 'Polar Lady' was detained in Huanghua on Oct 29, 2026, with two detainable defiencies: 07114 - FIRE SAFETY - Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces (no responsibility of RO) 07103 - FIRE SAFETY - Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 31 and left the port enroute to Sanshan with an ETA as of Nov 3.

A 53-year-old Italian crew member was medically evacuated from the 'Costa Deliziosa' on Oct 31, 2026, after suffering a cardiac ischaemia shortly after the cruise ship had departed from Trieste at the start of a 7-night Eastern Mediterranean cruise. The vessel was about five nautical miles off the port, when the incident prompted a rescue operation, which was coordinated by the Trieste Coast Guard. Following a request for assistance, the Coast Guard contacted the ship’s doctor to assess the crew member and coordinate the medevac. The doctor approved the transfer and accompanied him aboard the rescue boat until he could be handed over to emergency medical personnel. The patrol boat 'CP 2084' was dispatched to the ship, while an ambulance was arranged to meet it at the Coast Guard dock. The crew member was stabilised and brought ashore, where the emergency medical team was waiting. He was subsequently taken to Cattinara Hospital in Trieste.

The Sri Lanka Navy medevaced a critically injured crew member from the 'Spirit of Tokyo' off the southern coast on the earlymorning of Nov 1, 2026. He had sustained a severe head injury in an accident aboard the vessel within Sri Lanka's Search and Rescue Region (SRR). Following a request for urgent assistance received through the MRCC Colombo, the Navy initially provided medical advice to the vessel and instructed it to proceed towards the Port of Galle. A Fast Attack Craft, P 451, attached to the Southern Naval Command, subsequently intercepted the ship off Galle Harbour and transferred the crew member ashore. He was then admitted to a private hospital in Galle for further treatment with the assistance of the vessel's local agent. Report with photos: https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Navy-evacuates-injured-crew-member-from-foreign-cargo-ship-off-Galle/108-353892

Several crossings on the Marseille-Corsica routes were disrupted by a technical problem of the 'Capu Rossu' on Nov 2, 2026. The ship remained sidelined in Marseille. Passengers expected on sailings to Bastia, Ajaccio, or other Corsican ports were asked to check their booking information before boarding. The ferry company Corsica Linea was reviewing the use of its ships to maintain its transport schedule as much as possible.

On Nov 1, a Russian convoy with the heavy loaded 'Anastasiia' and 'Ascalon' (IMO: 9198226) transited the Storebæelt enroute from Baltiysk, escorted by the Russian Baltic Fleet Steregushchiy-class corvette 'Stoykiy' and the Altay-class tanker 'Yelnya' (IMO: 6813095). Both cargo ships have a well-documented history of transporting Russian weapons and military equipment. The 'Ascalon' was previously involved in the "Syrian Express," while the 'Anastasiia' was tracked unloading military trucks in Tobruk, Libya, just last month. Danish and German patrol vessels and Coast Guard units, including the HDMS 'Nymfen' (IMO: 4537116) and the 'Bamberg' (IMO: 9830020) of the German Federal Police have been actively shadowing the convoy's every move out of the Baltic.The final destination wass unknown, but given their track record, a delivery to Africa or the Middle East was highly likely.

The US Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of an overdue 86-year-old man and his dog on Oct 28, 2026, from the s/y 'Willow Wind' (MMSI: 368247580), following a multi-day search approximately 460 miles off San Diego. Coast Guard Pacific Area watchstanders had received a report Oct 24, of the overdue mariner aboard the sailing vessel, en route from Astoria, Oregon, to Pago Pago, American Samoa. The mariner had not been heard from since Aug 20. On the afternoon of Oct 27, the Coast Guard RCC Alameda received an alert from an EPIRB registered to the 'Willow Wind'. The watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew and diverted an HC-130 Hercules aircrew as well as the Coast Guard Cutter 'Robert Ward (WPC 1130)', and requested assistance from nearby vessels. The Spartan aircrew located the 'Willow Wind' on the evening. The 'Grand Orion', enroute from Balboa to Yokohama, responded to assist and arrived on scene on Oct 28 at approximately 3:20 a.m., but was initially unable to rescue the mariner due to rough seas. At 5:36 p.m. the man and his dog could be rescued from the sailboat, which had damaged sails and was left adrift. On the morning of Oct 29, a Coast Guard Air Station San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew hoisted the mariner and his dog from the 'Grand Orion', approximately 170 miles west of Ventura, California, and transported them to Coast Guard Sector San Diego. Emergency medical personnel transported the mariner to Scripps Mercy Hospital for further evaluation. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4638660/coast-guard-coordinates-rescue-of-overdue-mariner-dog-460-miles-off-san-diego/

The 'Fu Zhi' was detained in Zhanjiang on Oct 29, 2026, with two detainable defiencies: 07114 - FIRE SAFETY - Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces (no responsibility of RO) 11112 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Launching arrangements for survival craft (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 30 and left the port enroute to Hong Kong, where it arrived on Oct 31.