On the morning of September 11, a 23-meter tugboat (name not disclosed) became disabled in the Sea of Marmara off Yeşilköy, Turkey. Authorities were alerted the tugboat was adrift off the coast. The KEGM dispatched the 36 meter long tugboat Kurtarma 3 (IMO: 9335939) to the scene. The Kurtarma 3 took the tugboat taken under tow and proceeded safely to the Avcılar İDO Pier. There were no reports of injuries to the 2 crew, damage or pollution released.
On August 21, the 32 meter long, 421 dwt tugboat Locar LH XXIV ran aground in the South Atlantic off Maria da Rosa beach, Brazil. Reports state that several attempts were made to free the tugboat. Two tugboats attempted to pull the Locar LH XXIV free, but the towline snapped.
It would not be until August 24 before the Locar LH XXIV was finally refloated during high tide. No reports of injuries. No further details were reported.
On the morning of August 26, the 17 meter long former tugboat San Esteban ran aground on the Ría de Vigo at Plaia América, Spain. The tugboat had suffered a mechanical failure and drifted ashore onto the beach. The San Esteban remained aground until later that afternoon when it refloated by the 15 meter long rescue vessel Punta da Guía (MMSI: 225990314) on the rising tide. The Punta da Guía took the San Esteban under tow back to the Baiona docks. No reports of injuries or pollution released.
The San Esteban was built in 1902 as a fishing vessel named Venture. The vessel was converted into a tugboat in 1907 and served in the port of San Esteban until it was decommissioned in 1970. The vessel was restored in the late 1990s and recently in 2021.
