Spiridon II – The ghost livestock carrier

24 Nov 2025

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

Last minute news and latest twist

The Spiridon II was expected to return to Montevideo in mid-December with her cargo of suffering heifers, and her route towards the Strait of Gibraltar from Türkiye confirmed this. But from 5:27 p.m. on November 18 (4:27 p.m. UTC), the Spiridon II was no longer responding. A certain mystery was surrounding her route. In fact, after last-minute negotiations with Libya, the Spiridon II turned back after passing Sicily and headed for Benghazi, Libya. She arrived at the port on Saturday November 22 at 12:58 p.m. (11:58 a.m. UTC) as Robin des Bois had announced. Libya is not a regular customer of Uruguay. It sources livestock and meat from Spain and other European countries, including France. The damned Spiridon II is well known in the livestock port of Sète (France).

Marine Traffic screenshot, Saturday November 22, 2025, 12:30 p.m.

Marine Traffic screenshot, November 24, 9:10 a.m., Port of Benghazi

To be continued.

Update – 4:45 p.m.: After unloading some of the heifers, the Spiridon II left Benghazi at 9:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. UTC) and is heading to Alexandria, Egypt, to unload the rest. She is scheduled to arrive on November 26 at 5:49 p.m. (4:49 p.m. UTC).
Update – November 27, 2025, 12:30 a.m. Announced for Alexandria, Egypt, the Spiridon II has changed course again. She is now heading for Beirut, Lebanon, and is scheduled to arrive today at 1:33 p.m. (12:33 p.m. UTC).

See also
Press release n°3, “Dramatic turn of events”, November 24, 2025
Press release n°2, “26,000 km at sea for nearly 3,000 cows”, November 17, 2025.
Press release n°1, “Livestock carriers: 2,901 cows in distress”, November 12, 2025

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