Epaminondas

On April 22, 2026, at 6.55 a.m. Greek time, the 'Epaminondas' was fired upon without warning by a gunboat of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), causing significant damage to the vessel’s bridge, approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel was approached by the gun boat, and while there was no VHF contact, it fired upon the vessel. No fires or environmental impact were reported. All crew were reported to be safe. The container ship had been informed that it had a permission to transit the strait before. Now the authorities were examining the authenticity of the passage approval message, including whether it may have been fraudulent. The ship was seized and was now to be taken to Iran. As of April 23, it was anchored in pos. 26° 57' N 056° 22' E. The UKMTO also has received a report of an incident eight nautical miles west of Iran. The 'Euphoria' (IMO: 9235828) was fired upon approximately eight nautical miles west of Iran at 6:38 a.m. UTC. The vessel had begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz outbound at 01:10 a.m. UTC with Jeddah listed as its destination. The crew was safe and accounted for. There was no reported damage to the vessel. As of April 23, it was anchored in pos. 25° 25' N 056° 37' E. A third ship was also targeted trying to transit the strait on April 22, the 'MSC Francesca' (IMO: 9401116), about six nautical miles off the Iranian coast, while heading southward out of the strait into the Gulf of Oman. The container ship was hailed by the IRGC and instructed to drop anchor. The ship reported damage to the hull and accommodation area. The ship was seized and was now to be taken to Iran. As of April 23, it was anchored in pos. 26° 29' N 056° 55' E. The UKMTO was aware of high levels of activity in the strait and encouraged vessels to report any suspicious activity. Video: https://x.com/i/status/2047132446710247634

The repairs of the collision damage of the "Maersk Kalmar",suffered in the accident with the "Conmar Avenue", was conpleted by Schiedam Yard in Rotterdam on July 3. The ship left the Wilton Port at 10 a.m. and docked at the Europe Port at 1.30 p.m. On July 4 around 6 p.m. it shifted to the APM Terminal before sailing towards the Suez Canal.

The "Maersk Kalmar" left Bremerhaven on May 12 at 10.20 a.m. and berthed at the APM Terminal in Rotterdam on Apr 13 at 10.15 p.m. After the cargo was unloaded, it was expected at the Schiedam Yard of Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam on May 16 at 10 p.m. for repairs of the collision damage. The "Conmar Avenue" was undergoing repairs at Bredo Shipyard in Bremerhaven.

After its collision with the "Conmar Avenue" around 4 p.m. on May 7 the "Maersk Kalmar" berthed at the Strom Quay in Bremerhaven at 5.20 p.m. Nonoe of its crew of 28 was hurt. The casualty command in Cuxhaven took over the on-scene-command at 6 p.m. An oil surveillance flight started, but no pollutants were reported. The "Conmar Avenue" which had run aground following the collision was pulled off by tugs at 6.30 p.m. and was docked at the Stromquay around 9.30 p.m. The ship had come from Kotka at the time of the accident. Its crew of 15 reained uninjured too. The ship, however, lost some containers from deck which were treated by on the whole five tugs which tried to get the boxes under control. The anti pollution vessel "Neuwerk" established a security zone. The emergence tug "Nordic" was dispatched for further assistance in the Weser estuary and was on site on May 8 at 1 a.m. The lost containers were to be recovered after daybreak on May 8. The Weser traffic was reopened for ships with a depth of up to 9,5 meters. During the night hours, six containers broke lose from the tugs in the strong current. Two were recovered by the "Neuwerk", but four went adrift in the wetlands and were surveyed by radar. The sonar ship "Zenit" of the Shipping Authority Bremerhaven was surveying the fairway of the Weser. Photos: http://www.havariekommando.de/presse/gallery.php.html?file=bildergalerie/2013_05_07/index.html&oid=7277&tsize=1 http://www.havariekommando.de/presse/gallery.php.html?file=bildergalerie/2013_05_07/DSC_0060.JPG&oid=7294&tsize=1#inhalt http://www.havariekommando.de/presse/gallery.php.html?file=bildergalerie/2013_05_07/DSC_0058.JPG&oid=7295&tsize=1#inhalt