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Grounding off Lezha
The 'Besart', with six crew members on board, ran aground on Jan 8, 2026, amid bad weather in Lezha just off the coast of Tale. The crew was still on board, but rescue efforts were proving difficult. The ship got stuck in pos. 41° 39' N 019° 34' E at around 7 a.m. UTC due to deteriorating weather conditions and high waves that battered the Adriatic Sea. It was initially anchored near Cape Rodoni. Due to the anchor dragging since Jan 7, and the worsening weather, it went adrift off the Kuna region, until it ran aground near the shore. Reports with photos and video: https://indeksonline.net/nl/moti-i-keq-ne-lezhe-anija-me-flamur-te-tanzanise-mbetet-e-bllokuar-prane-bregut-te-tales/ https://www.gazetaexpress.com/de/Die-raue-See-treibt-einen-Tanker-in-der-Bucht-von-Lezha-an-Land./ https://www.balkanweb.com/en/Strong-waves-washed-aboard-the-coast-of-Lezha--and-the-ship-with-the-Tanzanian-flag-remains-stranded-near-Tales./#gsc.tab=0
Engine trouble off Heraklion
The Port Authorities of Heraklion and Rethymno were informed in the evening of Feb 9, 2021, that the 'Mastronosta' had suffered a mechanical damage north of Heraklion, prefecture of Crete, with eight crew members on board. The patrol boat 'Minotavros' was deployed to provide assistance, while the crew repaired the damage by its own means and reached the port of Rethymno in the morning of Feb 10, escorted by the patrol boat. The Port Authority of Rethymno initially banned the ship from sailing until the presentation of a certificate of repair before resuming the voyage to Altsi.
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