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The 'Corran', linking the communities of Fort William, Ardgour, Sunart, Ardnamurchan, Moidart, Morar, Morvern and the Isle of Mull broke down and suspended its service on the morning of Aug 3, 2025. The technical difficulties were diagnosed. Due to the suspension of the ferry, road users now face a 42-mile, 1 hour 15 minute diversion. All sailings for the remainder of the day were cancelled, and also sailings on Aug 4 were cancelled until further notice.

On Aug 3, 2025, the Helimer 402 helicopter of Salvamento Marítimo medevaced two injured crew members from the 'Huashan', which sailing off the coast of A Coruña, en route from Eemshaven to Cádiz with an ETA as of Aug 5. At around 07:10 a.m., Salvamento Marítimo was notified that two people on board the tanker’ needed to be evacuated for medical reasons. The Helimer 402 was mobilized, which hoisted the injured and took them to the base, where an ambulance was waiting for them and transferred them to a medical center for further treatment.

One person has been reported missing from the 'Akka' on Aug 3, 2025, while the ship was en route from Venice to Patras. The National Search and Rescue Center in close cooperation with the Armed Forces, Border Police and Italian authorities was conducting an extensive search operation, from Cape Stillo in the south to the mouth of the Seman River in the north. The SAR operation was conducted in continuous inter-institutional and international coordination, but remained without result. The 'Akka' berthed in Patras on Aug 4.

The 'Color Magic' with about 2,000 passengers on board en route from Oslo to Kiel, was without water for over three hours on Aug 3, at around 4 p.m., two hours after the departure. The situation arose due to a water leak. There was is neither water in the communal toilets nor in the cabins. Passengers were concerned about hand hygiene and serving without water. The crew was working on the problem At 7:40 p.m., the water was back on the ferry. The ship had left the dock in Oslo at 2 p.m. and arrived in Kiel on the morning of Aug 4.

Onb Aug 2, 2025, the 'Celebrity Constellation' lost power for and went adrift approximately two hours while sailing in the Ionian Sea about 25 nautical miles east-southeast of Crotone, Due to the power failure there were no lights, no air conditioning, toilets not flushing, and only cold food being served for dinner.At least partial power was restore, but the ship remained adrift slightly longer before resuming at much slower speed. The next port of call was Messina on Aug 3, The ship had started an 11-night, one-way voyage from Ravenna to Rome on July 28. Aug 2 was to have been a day at sea en route to Messina for a visit from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.