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Vessel MERMAID (IMO: 9330020) has been reported to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) for abandonment. Details: - Flag: St Kitts & Nevis - Port: Al Hamriyah - Country: UAE - Owed Wages: 3 months - Number of Seafarers: 20 - Seafarer Nationalities: Georgia, India, Russia, Ukraine - Reported to ITF: 01 Feb 2022 - Status: Open This information is sourced from the ITF Seafarers abandonment list, which tracks cases of crew abandonment worldwide.

The US Coast Guard medevaced a 25-year-old man five miles offshore of Sabine Pass, Texas, from the "Caribe Cristina" in the afternoon of Jan 12, 2019. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a request from the vessel stating a crewmember aboard the vessel was in need of medical assistance. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac. A Coast Guard Station Sabine Pass 45-foot Response Boat–Medium boat crew was launched to the scene. The crew of the RB-M transferred the crew member to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Station Sabine Pass. Weather on scene was reported as two-foot seas with 12-mph winds.

On Mar 7 at 11 a.m. the "Krystal Harbour" arrived off the port of Setubal, while a crewmember of the vessel remained missing. The search had to be suspended due to weather conditions. On site were the corvette "Jacinto Candido", a lifeboat of the station Sesimbra, an EH 101 Merlin helicopter,an aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force, three merchant ships and two tugs hired by the shipowner. The ship was to anchor at the harbor, where it will be subject to an inspection. On Mar 6 at 08:12 a.m. an Explosion had occurred on board when the tanker was sailing 13 miles southwest of Cape Espichel.

On Mar 6 at 8 p.m. the Portuguese Navy reported that the risk of a spillage remained slim, and the "Harbour Krystal" has now been cleared to proceed to Sines, where she will unload the 8.000 tons of fuel oil on board. In this short voyage she will be escorted by the corvette "Jacinto Cândido - F476", and possibly by one of the Svitzer tugs called-in by the ship owner. Once the unloading operations have been completed at Sines, the "Harbour Krystal" will sail to Setúbal, where she will undergo the necessary repairs.