The MPA was alerted at about 1:30 PM on 14 April 2025.
There were no personnel reported to be on board the dredger at the time of the incident, and port operations remain unaffected.
A navigational broadcast has been issued to advise passing vessels to keep clear of the area. The dredger’s company is making arrangements to salvage the vessel.
Three MPA patrol crafts have been deployed to the site to render assistance, and the port authority is currently investigating the incident.
In recent news, the Portuguese-flagged container vessel MSC Houston V lost at least 15 containers in the Atlantic Ocean after encountering severe weather off the coast of Portugal. The ship had departed Piraeus, Greece, on 20 March and was en route to Liverpool when it was struck by Storm Martinho near Cape St. Vincent.
