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The 'Sea Lady II' has been raised by the Hebo Maritiemservice in St Tropez on Aug 7. The salvage operations has been underway since Aug 5. The recovery was using a dedicated yacht lift set, including a large spreader beam designed to minimise further damage to the hull. Even so, the heavily damaged superyacht was expected to be scrapped. Reports with photos: https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/sad-images-of-sea-lady-ii-as-stricken-superyacht-floated-in-st-tropez-salvage/

A water slide on the 'Icon of the Seas' suffered a malfunction on Aug 7, injuring an adult guest when an acrylic glass panel broke off while the man was using one of the six slides on board. The victim received medical attention and was being treated for injuries. The severity of the injuries suffered in the incident was not disclosed, but he was reportedly stable. The slide has been closed for the remainder of the sailing as an investigation took place. Report with photos and video: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/video-shows-water-gushing-from-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-slide-one-injured/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36207324/cruise-passenger-sliced-open-waterslide-icon-seas/

Two people died on Aug 7, 2025, at 11 a.m., after a helicopter they were on board crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, shutting the waterway to traffic near Alton, Illinois. The MD 369 helicopter hit power lines before the crash No one was on board the barge, which caught fire after the crash, which occurred about 200 yards downstream from the Melvin Price Lock and Dam. The barge was carrying ethylene glycol, a chemical commonly used in antifreeze and coolant. The 'Donna H. Furlong' went alongside and helped extinguish the fire along with fire fighters. The fire could be put out within one hour. The Missouri State Highway Patrol immediately closed the Clark Bridge after the crash. The Clark Bridge reopened two hours later. First responders on the scene included fire and police departments from Alton, East Alton, and Wood River. Authorities temporarily blocked off the Lock and Dam Way, the road lining the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in Illinois. An NTSB investigator was expected to arrive on site on Aug 8. USCG investigative officers as part of the Incident Management Department, were also on the scene. There were no signs of pollution in the Mississippi River as a result of the crash. The Power company Ameren Corp sent a contractor and subcontractor who were repairing and replacing tower lighting and marker balls on transmission lines. The river was closed for shipping from mile marker 199 to mile marker 201. There was no estimate for when the river would reopen. Reports with photos and video: https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/mississippi-river-helicopter-crash-coast-guard-20807305.php https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/helicopter-mississippi-river-alton-20807028.php https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/08/07/crews-respond-helicopter-crash-alton-ill/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/helicopter-crash-barge-missouri-mississippi.html https://www.stlpr.org/news-briefs/2025-08-07/alton-helicopter-crash https://people.com/two-dead-after-helicopter-crashes-onto-barge-on-mississippi-river-after-striking-power-line-tragic-incident-11787340

The 'Panagia Paravouniotissa' has been refloated on the evening of Aug 7 by the tugs 'Protug 18' and 'Vernicos Skafi II', assisted by an anti pollution vessel of the Greek Coast Guard. The salvage company had maintained buoyancy with an air compressor, which pressed air into the cracked compartments. Divers had detected multiple tears in the hull along a length of 10 to 15 meters. The ship-owning company had previously submitted the salvage plan, and the relevant permits were granted by the Port Authority, while earlier, a classification society inspected the ship and found no damage to the rudders, as the captain had claimed. The ship then sailed unassisted to the fishing shelter of Nea Stira, where it was safely moored in pos. 38° 10.48' N 024° 12.28', escorted by the tugs and two patrol boats. Subsequently, an inspection was carried out, where there were no further observations except for the bow crack at starboard side, on which sealing work had been carried out. An oil boom was also placed as a precaution. The 1st Port Department of Nea Stira of the Karystos Port Authority prohibited the ship from sailing until the presentation of a seaworthiness certificate from the monitoring classification society. I After the arrival in port, 35 cars and three motorcycles were offloaded on the late evening in order to be returned to their owners. The cause of the accident was being investigated by the judicial authorities as well as by the shipowner's inspectors, the ship's surveyor and the ship's insurers. Naval architects and experts were constantly on the scene recording all data for the assessment of the damage, while the passengers of the ship were preparing to file lawsuits. Reports with photos and video: https://hellasjournal.com/2025/08/xekinoun-oi-diadikasies-apokollisis-tou-ploiou-panagia-paravouniotissa-apo-tin-xera-pou-prosaraxe-anoichta-ton-styron/ https://www.libre.gr/2025/08/07/rigmatoseis-vrethikan-sto-kitous-tou-p/ https://www.tovima.com/society/grounded-ferry-boat-towed-to-safety-on-thur-evening/

The 'Manannan', en route to Liverpool, had to return to Douglas uponn the Isle of Man on the morning of Aug 7 due to a control fault on one of the generators. The ferry was one hour into its journey when the technical fault occurred. The ferry was deemed unsafe to enter the port of Liverpool. Subject to available capacity, passengers were transferred to the 'Manxman' sailings while repairs were carried out by engineers and workshop teams. Sailings were cancelled for the remainder of the day. Foot passengers at the Manx ferry terminal in Liverpool choosing to sail on Aug 8 at 02:15 a.m. from Heysham weretransferred to the Lancashire port via a free coach. After repairs, the ship left the port again on the morning of Aug 8, en route to Liverpool. Scheduled crossings to and from Liverpool on the vessel also had to be called off on July 27 and 28 due to a previous generator issue, which saw specialist engineers travel to the island to carry out repairs.