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On Oct 7, 2026, the 'Arina A', which had been targeted by a drone attack in the Black Sea, during which the bridge and parts of the superstructure burnt out, was spotted off the coast of Trabzon. The ship, which had departed Istanbul and was en route to Russia, had been hit by a drone in the Black Sea in September. Captain Dmitry Zhitin, one of the 25 crew members on board, lost his life during the attack. Following the incident, the crew was evacuated to Trabzon by teams from the Trabzon Coast Guard Group Command. The body of Captain Dmitry Zhitin was taken to the Trabzon Forensic Medicine Institute for an autopsy and was subsequently handed over to Russian Federation authorities once the procedures were completed. The Trabzon Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was conducting an investigation into the incident. Report with photos: https://www.haber61.net/trabzon/karadeniz-de-olumcul-dron-saldirisina-ugramisti-arina-a-trabzon-aciklarinda/645559

The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas mobilised the 'Salvamar Acrux' on the night of Nov 2 for the rescue of 53 Maghrebi individuals from a precarious vessel, which was located about 16 nautical miles east of Lanzarote. They were taken to Arrecife. The SAR helicopter Helimer 211 was also mobilised to assist. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated a rescue operation on the morning of Nov 3 for one cayuco off La Restinga. it was assisted by the 'Salvamar Navia' to the port with 59 Sub-Saharan individuals on board. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Cádiz mobilised the 'Salvamar Suhail' to a patera, which was located about 4.6 nautical miles southwest of Puerto América (Cádiz). The SAR boat transferred its 41 occupants to Puerto América.

The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas mobilised the 'Salvamar Acrux' on the night of Nov 2 for the rescue of 53 Maghrebi individuals from a precarious vessel, which was located about 16 nautical miles east of Lanzarote. They were taken to Arrecife. The SAR helicopter Helimer 211 was also mobilised to assist. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated a rescue operation on the morning of Nov 3 for one cayuco off La Restinga. it was assisted by the 'Salvamar Navia' to the port with 59 Sub-Saharan individuals on board. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Cádiz mobilised the 'Salvamar Suhail' to a patera, which was located about 4.6 nautical miles southwest of Puerto América (Cádiz). The SAR boat transferred its 41 occupants to Puerto América.

Two weeks after the fire started aboard the 'Espirito Santos Express', carriers have advised customers that they expected the vast majority of the cargo to be either severely damaged by the fire or a total loss. Salvage teams were meanwhole making progress with the fire as well as with another containership, the 'HMM Platinum', which reported a fire around the same time. The containership was operating under charter to Hapag-Lloyd on a shared route with Ocean Network Express. The full details on the fire were not released by claims consultant WK Webster. The 28 crew members had evacuated the ship on Oct 15, approximately 975 nautical miles northwest of Tristan da Cunha. The crew was rescued by the passing bulk carrier 'Aeolian Arrow', whose the chief officer was thrown overboard from the rescue boat, and the rescue boat was subsequently swamped and lost. Efforts to recover the officer were unsuccessful. Both Hapag and ONE reported that the owners, Seaspan, have advised them the fire remaied under control. A team from SMIT had reached the drifting vessel. On Oct 28, Webster had advised it understood the vessel was still ablaze. It would take considerable time to bring the vessel into a port of refuge and assess the damage in more detail. There was no word on whether the fire started in the containers. The 'HMM Platinum' has anchored off Durbanon Oct 28 after a fire on board, which had started around the end of September, while the ship was navigating off the southern coast of Lavanono, Madagascar. The vessel was also bound for Brasil, when the fire began. Reports indicated that there were approximately 2,300 TEU aboard. HMM had reported the fire had been controlled, working with a salvage team from SMIT. However, the vessel was delayed by weather and had moved away from South Africa while tugs remained with it as a precaution. The crew was reported to be safe, and the ship appeared to be waiting for space in Durban so that it could complete its survey to determine the full extent of the damage.

The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas mobilised the 'Salvamar Acrux' on the night of Nov 2 for the rescue of 53 Maghrebi individuals from a precarious vessel, which was located about 16 nautical miles east of Lanzarote. They were taken to Arrecife. The SAR helicopter Helimer 211 was also mobilised to assist. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated a rescue operation on the morning of Nov 3 for one cayuco off La Restinga. it was assisted by the 'Salvamar Navia' to the port with 59 Sub-Saharan individuals on board. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Cádiz mobilised the 'Salvamar Suhail' to a patera, which was located about 4.6 nautical miles southwest of Puerto América (Cádiz). The SAR boat transferred its 41 occupants to Puerto América.