A 37 year old male crew member of the 'Ovation of the Seas', a piano player, fell overboard on the night of Nov 5 in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 15-20 nautical miles off Newport Beach near Catalina Island at the Southern California coast. The man was discovered treading water about nine hours later by the sport fishermen Grant Garrett and Sean Norton, and pulled aboard their marlin fishing boat. Emergency maritime distress communications were relayed, prompting a coordinated response from Newport Beach lifeguards and the US Coast Guard (USCG). The man was transferred ashore and hospitalised. A formal USCG investigation into the incident was launched. The prolonged survival was viable due to anomalous Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) measuring approx. 24°C. This thermal anomaly was directly attributed to the current Super El Niño pattern, which mitigated the onset of fatal hypothermia during the extended exposure period. Report with video: https://abcnews.com/video/137968160/
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SALVAMAR ACRUX
The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated the escort of a cayuco to La Estaca port by the 'Salvamar Acrux' on Nov 8. There were more than 100 people on board. A few hours earlier, the same center dispatched the 'Salvamar Diphda', after a cayuco was spotted one nautical mile from La Restinga. It rescued the nearly 80 people on board. Meanwhile, the 'Salvamar Acrux' has rescued 106 people from another cayuco. Both groups have been brought ashore at La Restinga port.
ARGYLL FLYER
The 'Argyll Flyer', serving on the route Gourock - Dunoon, suffered a technical issue with the starboard side main engine on Nov 5. As a consequence, the service had to be cancelled. A replacement bus service was operated, departing Gourock to McInroy's Point and departing Dunoon to Hunter's Quay and connect with Western Ferries. There would be a review for the service on Nov 9 at 12:00 p.m. Please see: https://calm.ac/01 for details.
NAVIG8 MESSI
The 'Navig8 Messi', indirectly owned by the UAE-based ADNOC L&S, was hit by the IRGC northwest of Khasab, Oman on Nov 7, and caught fire. The vessel was transiting about eight nautical miles off the Musandam Peninsula, when it caught fire. The crew members were evacuated, and no injuries have been reported. At least two firefighting tugs on scene and working to combat the blaze. IRGC drones also had attacked the tanker on Aug 13 during an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz. Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/2119500763508392053
SALVAMAR DIPHDA
The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated the escort of a cayuco to La Estaca port by the 'Salvamar Acrux' on Nov 8. There were more than 100 people on board. A few hours earlier, the same center dispatched the 'Salvamar Diphda', after a cayuco was spotted one nautical mile from La Restinga. It rescued the nearly 80 people on board. Meanwhile, the 'Salvamar Acrux' has rescued 106 people from another cayuco. Both groups have been brought ashore at La Restinga port.
