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The 'Sarocha Naree' was detained in Port Kembla, New South Wales, on Oct 9, 2026, with one defiency: 15150 - ISM - ISM (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 12.

The 'Naias' was detained in Taizhou, Jiangsu, on Oct 12, 2026, with two detainable defiencies: 14811 - POLLUTION PREVENTION - BALLAST WATER - Ballast Water Management System (no responsibility of RO) 13108 - PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY - Operation of machinery (no responsibility of RO).

The 'Emerald Horizon' was detained in Tianjin on Oct 10, 2026, with three detainable defiencies: 11101 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Lifeboats (no responsibility of RO) 04114 - EMERGENCY SYSTEMS - Emergency source of power - Emergency generator (no responsibility of RO) 08104 - ALARMS - Steering gear alarm (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 11 and left the port enroute to Changjiangkou with an ETA as of Oct 14.

The USA have pinned 14 of Sovcomflot's tankers, the 'Anatoly Kolodkin', NS Antarctic', 'NS Lion', 'Ns Consul', 'Ns Burgas', Ns Captain' 'NS Columbus', 'Sakhalin Island', 'Nevskiy Prospect', 'Georgy Maslov', 'Liteyny Prospect', 'Krymsk' 'Ns Creation' and 'Ns Bravo', giving the Russian shipping company 45 days to unload oil and other cargo. The company was prosecuted for violating the crude price cap in force since December 2022. This battalion of clandestine ships, owned by companies with opaque ownership to conceal illicit operations, has been in the crosshairs of the Western coalition for many months with widely documented practices such as STS oil transfer operations and deactivation of AIS, with the fleet constantly expanding. The Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Treasury (OFAC) has designated the 14 tankers in which Sovcomflot has an interest, and in particular 12 of the 75 vessels operated by the Oil Tankers SCF Management FZCO, a company which had to inherit part of of the SCF fleet when the latter was forced to sell or disperse to companies abroad following international sanctions. The first inclusion of SCF on the international sanctions list (United Kingdom, European Union, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, etc.) dates back to 2022 and concerned financial transactions involving long-term debt or new shares. The company has 45 days to unload oil and other cargo, but OFAC has not banned transactions for its other tankers and has even made it clear to oil traders that they can continue to use the large majority of the Russian carrier's fleet without repercussions, which claims 147 ships. Capping the price of oil, which consists of applying a discount per barrel of crude compared to the market price but without harming the stability of international markets, aims to limit the resources that Russia earns from the sale of hydrocarbons. Russia sold its oil in January at a discount of $19 per barrel compared to Brent (international benchmark) compared to $12 to $13 per barrel in October. With a barrel at this price, Russia therefore received 75% of the oil revenue it should have received, or 25% less. At the same time, Russian military spending has increased by 60%, leading many observers to say that the system is ineffective, due to a lack of monitoring and control means. 196 tankers, identified as belonging to the clandestine fleet, had left Russian ports in December 2023. Five new shipping companies based in the United Arab Emirates have started to transport Russian crude since November 2023. The US Treasury has sanctioned 27 oil companies for violating the price cap since October, when the cap was implemented.

The 'NS Spirit' was detained again on Sep 25, 2026, this time in Kocaeli, following the engine failure in the open waters off Darıca during its exit from the İzmit Bay, with 29 deficiencies, 12 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Unattended Machinery Spaces Evidence Missing 2) Safety of navigation - Charts Expired 3) Life saving appliances - Rescue boats Not ready for sue 4) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 6) Fire safety - Remote Means of control (Machinery spaces) Inoperative 7) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 8)) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 9) Water/Weathertight - Freeboard marks Not properly marked 10) Structural conditions - Bulkheads, operational damage Holed 11) Structural conditions - Closing devices/Watertight doors Damaged 12) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Oct 10 and left the port enroute to Tuzla, where it berthed at the Desan Yardgem United Shipyards on Oct 11 for repairs. The last detentions were on Aug 13, 2025, in Karadeniz Ereğli with 18 deficiencies and on Jan 3 in Kocaeli for one week. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GyTexbTVX/

Iran claimed on Oct 12, 2026, an attack on the 'Al Maqam' of the Adnoc Logistics & Services, one of the biggest companies challenging Tehran’s ambition to control the Strait of Hormuz, and setting a third Western supertanker ablaze in the southern part of the strait within a 48-hour period. The tanker, which had been sailing with AIS switched off, moving oil for the USA and its allies, for 52 days, was in flames around its engine room and funnel with extinguishing efforts by a firefighting tug underway. Video: https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/2109670093189771522/video/1

The submarine HNLMS 'Walrus (S802)' of the Royal Netherlands Navy was decommissioned on Oct 12, 2023 and exactly three years later, on Oct 12, 2026, she left her home port of Den Helder for the very last time, heading to Amsterdam on the barge 'H-331', which was towed by the 'Eems Warrior', in order to be scrapped. Built by the Rotterdamsche Droogdok maatschappy (RDM) and commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1992, the 'Walrus' remained in service until the end of her operational life. All usable equipment and components have been removed to help keep the remaining submarines operational. The Defence Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) was overseeing the transport.

The 'Danae R' was detained in Tianjin on Oct 12, 2026, with two detainable defiencies: 07109 - FIRE SAFETY - Fixed fire extinguishing installation (no responsibility of RO) 08104 - ALARMS - Steering gear alarm (no responsibility of RO).

The 'Golden Vega' was detained in Shanghai on Oct 12, 2026, with six detainable defiencies: 07111 - FIRE SAFETY - Personal equipment for fire safety (no responsibility of RO) 07113 - FIRE SAFETY - Fire pumps and its pipes (no responsibility of RO) 13101 - PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY - Propulsion main engine (no responsibility of RO) 04110 - EMERGENCY SYSTEMS - Abandon ship drills (no responsibility of RO) 07109 - FIRE SAFETY - Fixed fire extinguishing installation (no responsibility of RO) 07117 - FIRE SAFETY - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm (no responsibility of RO)

On Oct 12, at around 5:30 p.m., the 'Elena' ( (IMO: 9501215)), enroute from Jorf Lasfar to Liverpool, sighted a precarious boat about 14 nautical miles southeast of Torrevieja, which was adrift and without an engine. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Valencia mobilised the 'Salvamar Leo', which located the boat and rescued the 13 Maghrebi nationals aboard. They were transferred to the port of Alicante. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2109914308914078161

The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) started a probe into workplace safety and conditions aboard the 'June Aster' on Oct 8. The Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino chaired the Lupong Pamagawa inquiry to determine possible compliance failures that may have contributed to the disaster. The vessel, operated by the Atienza Interisland Ferries Inc., had caught fire on Sep 9, en route to Palawan from Manila. Of the 128 passengers and crew members listed in the manifest, 77 died and 43 survived. Initial reports said an explosion involving an unidentified object or equipment caused a fire that spread throughout the vessel. The cause and origin of the fire, however, have yet to be determined and remained under investigation by the Philippine Coast Guard.

After temporary repairs in Samsun, the 'Yaşar' was towed through the Bosphorus on Oct 12 by several tugs. The ship was enroute to Yalova, where the damage, which the ship had suffered on the evening of Aug 3 in the superstructure in the port of Novorossiysk, was to undergo permanent repairs. The ship was berthed at the Mardas Terminal in Istanbul after the transit. Report with photo: https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/karadenizde-vurulan-iki-gemi-istanbul-bogazindan-gecti-4863698

Wallenius SOL has chartered the 'Lakeway Express' of Lakeway Link to add it to its Baltic schedule. She will serve a new long-term contract with Holmen Board & Paper that started on Oct 1, 2026, to carry Holmen’s board exports from Iggesund, north of Gävle which have been shipped by RoRo for many decades. She will sail weekly to Kiel, where Holmen’s board exports have an established logistics network. The first call at Kiel enroute from Iggesund was on Oct 12. Last winter, the ship underwent an extensive conversion to reduce her environmental footprint. The work included de-rating her main engine and fitting new propeller blades and a new bow bulb. The vessel is strengthened to ice class 1A. Holmen previously used the SCA RoRo service calling at the Kiel forest products terminal. The high-value coated board will be carried mainly on cassettes.

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The 'Amis Brave' was detained in Zhangzhou on Oct 12, 2026, with three detainable defiencies: 11104 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Rescue boats (no responsibility of RO) 07109 - FIRE SAFETY - Fixed fire extinguishing installation (no responsibility of RO) 03105 - WATER/WEATHERTIGHT CONDITIONS - Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.) (no responsibility of RO).

The 'White Fin' was detained in Yingkou on Oct 10, 2026, with five detainable defiencies: 11124 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Embarkation arrangement survival craft (no responsibility of RO) 10109 - SAFETY OF NAVIGATION - Lights, shapes, sound-signals (no responsibility of RO) 08104 - ALARMS - Steering gear alarm (no responsibility of RO) 07109 - FIRE SAFETY - Fixed fire extinguishing installation (no responsibility of RO) 08109 - ALARMS - Boiler alarm (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 12 and left the port enroute to Dalian with an ETA as of Oct 13.

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On Oct 10, 2026, at 12.43 p.m., the 'Ocean Fleet', enroute from Istanbul, suffered an engine failure during the transit of the Kiel Canal at the Kudensee passing point. Despite being accompanied by the tug 'Wulf 7' (IMO: 9183075), the vessel could not proceed and was subsequently issued a sailing ban by the BG Verkehr (German maritime authority). A second tug, the 'Fairplay 84' (IMO: 9802968), had to be brought in from Brunsbüttel. The ship was then towed stern-first from Kudensee back to Brunsbüttel and had to moor at the " Navy dolphins. It needed to get its class status re-certified before it was be permitted to continue its voyage and left the port on Oct 12, destined to the Russian port Ust-Luga with an ETA as of Oct 17.

The 'Génesis', which ran aground on Oct 1, has broken apart due to the heavy swell and the rugged terrain of Old Man of Hoy. Local authorities started organising the removal of the numerous pieces of wreckage left behind by the longliner, which has broken up into three sections, the stern, the wheelhouse section and the foreship. After the rescue of the 17 crew members, among them two Galicians, one Portuguese, one Argentinian, and 13 Indonesians, the initial intention of the authorities and the shipowner had been to refloat it and prevent potential pollution. However, the ship remained in the same position at the mercy of the rough seas, until it broke up on Oct 11. Orkney Nautical Charters filled the deck of their inflatable boat with the debris they found. If any remains have been found and recovered, an email should be sent to recycling@orkney.gov.uk so that an accurate record coulld be submitted to the Maritime Coastguard Agency. The captain Alejandro Abuín Prado believed that the accident occurred due to a communication failure on board. Report with photos and video: https://www.farodevigo.es/mar/2026/10/12/buque-gallego-genesis-deshace-parte-tres-rocas-encallar-escocia-135242058.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv8ez7nwee50o