Maritime Safety, including Container-Ships

Les grands voiliers transportaient de la soie, du camphre, de la cannelle. Aujourd’hui, les géants des mers transportent du nucléaire en bonbonnes, du chimique en citernes, du gaz en cuves. Ils sont des sites Seveso transocéaniques. Gigantisme, cargaisons dangereuses, pavillons sous-normes, car-ferries poubelles, équipages novices au bout du rouleau ou de la routine : le transport maritime est un cruel pourvoyeur de pertes humaines, le vecteur caché des risques industriels et une source quotidienne de pertes de marchandises en mer.

“Epic fury” n°2

11 Mar 2026

“Epic fury” n°2

March 11, 2026 – 12 p.m.
“Epic fury”, code name for Israeli and USA raids on Iran starting on February 28
The Spiridon II once again in turmoil

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“Epic fury”

4 Mar 2026

“Epic fury”

March 4, 2026 – 3 p.m.
Following the Israeli-American raids on Iran, the logistical and economic Middle East is paralyzed.

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Top-secret relic

2 Feb 2026

Top-secret relic

Greenland / Press release n°2
Update on February 16, 2026 (see at the end of the press release)

The logistic navy support was coming from Caen French harbour. Yesterday, French media Mer et Marine announced that the 44-year-old Ocean Endeavour had discreetly left the Normandy “to serve as a floating barracks in Greenland”. The Paris based NGO Robin des Bois (Robin Hood) is able to add to this information.

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(Français) Du jamais vu dans la zone refuge de la baie de Seine

30 Jan 2026

(Français) Du jamais vu dans la zone refuge de la baie de Seine

Only in French.

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Transport of live animals by sea

10 Dec 2025

Transport of live animals by sea

In the wake of the Spiridon II and her 3,000 wandering cows, a global coalition of animal welfare organisations was born. The initiative originated in Australia. The first action taken by Stop Live Exports is to send a letter to the Secretary-General of the IMO (International Maritime Organisation).

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Coke and livestock at sea

26 Nov 2025

Coke and livestock at sea

The sea transport of cows and sheep serves as a cover for international cocaine trafficking. In its report about “78 EU-approved livestock carriers” (2021) written with the support of the German NGOs Animal Welfare Foundation and Tierschutzbund Zürich, Robin des Bois had already noted that “during the trading life of livestock carriers, additional and illegal traffics have been reported or suspected.”

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Spiridon II – The ghost livestock carrier

24 Nov 2025

Press release n°4 – 9:15 a.m.
Update – November 27, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Last minute news and latest twist

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Dramatic turn of events

22 Nov 2025

Dramatic turn of events

Spiridon II – Press release n°3

Instead of returning to Montevideo (Uruguay), the Spiridon II turned back and is now in the port of Benghazi in Libya.

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26,000 km at sea for nearly 3,000 cows

17 Nov 2025

Spiridon II – Press release n°2

The Spiridon II, 52 years old, flying the Togolese flag, left Montevideo, Uruguay, on September 19 with her live “goods”, arrived off the coast of Bandirma, Türkiye, on October 22, was quarantined for 23 days, and then set sail again for Montevideo with her “cargo”. She is scheduled to arrive in mid-December.
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Livestock carriers: 2,901 cows in distress

12 Nov 2025

Livestock carriers: 2,901 cows in distress

Spiridon II – Press release n°1

In this 52-year-old livestock carrier in quarantine off Bandırma in Türkiye, around 20 men and 2,853 cows are trapped in an unworthy and shamefully persistent international business.
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