Crew Reviews, Ratings & Info for Gemini-Pearl

On January 27, 2018, at 10 p.m., the vessel 'New Dawn' encountered a technical malfunction while navigating through the northern entrance of the Istanbul Strait on its route from Novorossiysk to Genoa. Due to this incident, the Strait authority temporarily revoked the ship's transit passage permission. The crew promptly initiated permanent repairs to address the issue. Following the successful completion of the repairs, the 'New Dawn' resumed its journey on January 29.

In a significant legal development, the owner and operator of the tanker 'Dubai Star' have been ordered to pay nearly $2 million in a settlement related to an oil spill incident that occurred in 2009. On May 8, 2012, a court filing revealed that the settlement aims to address the repercussions of an incident in which over 400 gallons of oil leaked into San Francisco Bay. The spill, which took place on October 30, 2009, happened during a fuel transfer from a fuel barge to the tanker, south of the Bay Bridge. This unfortunate event had dire consequences, leading to the death of numerous birds and other wildlife and adversely impacting a significant length of Alameda County's shoreline. According to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, the incident stemmed from a combination of mechanical, electronic, and human errors. The primary cause was identified as a mechanical failure of the vessel's valve, compounded by the failure of warning devices and non-compliance with established safety procedures. The settlement, negotiated between the district attorney's offices of Alameda and San Francisco counties along with the state Department of Fish and Game, involves the operator, Dubai-based Pioneer Ship Management Services, and its owner, South Harmony Shipping, a Panama-based entity. The funds will be utilized for environmental restoration efforts and serve as a preventive measure against future spills.