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On Feb 18, 2025, the Isik 4' was detained in Novorossiysk with 11 deficiencies, eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 3) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boat inventory Not as required 4) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 6) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 7) Safety of navigation - Pilot ladders and hoist/iplo transfer arrangements Damaged 8)) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Feb 20. The last detention was on Oct 29, 2024, in the same port with three deficiencies for two days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The Federal Court of Comodoro Rivadavia ratified the prosecution for negligent homicide of the captain and the nurse of the 'Stella Maris I' after the death of a sailor on board the vessel in 2016. The decision is in line with the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office and is based on the inappropriate medical treatment provided by the nurse and the failure to fulfill duties by the captain, who, in their capacity as responsible persons on board, did not take the necessary measures to prevent the death of Jesús Ceferino Castillo. He died after suffering complications derived from a poorly treated infection while the Moscuzza company ship was heading from Mar del Plata to Puerto Deseado. The ship's nurse provided a treatment that was contraindicated for the patient, who suffered from pre-existing diabetes. Although the symptoms persisted and the condition worsened, the nurse did not request the required medical consultation, which aggravated the situation. As for the captain, he was charged with not having ordered the crew member to disembark or having informed the Naval Prefecture doctor of the situation in a timely manner. The Federal Court of Comodoro Rivadavia rejected the defense's claim that the statute of limitations on criminal action had expired, arguing that the action had expired since March 14, 2024. The Court considered that both defendants performed functions related to the exercise of public office and, therefore, the suspension of the statute of limitations was applied as stipulated in article 67 of the Penal Code. The regulations suspend the statute of limitations on crimes committed in the exercise of public office while the defendants are serving in positions related to public functions. The court stressed that the cause of Castillo's death was not in dispute, given that the forensic medical reports accurately detailed the events that led to Castillo's death. In particular, it was stressed that the nurse, knowing of the sailor's diabetic condition, should have taken more cautious measures and requested an external medical consultation. For his part, the captain, although he relied on the nurse's criteria, had the responsibility to intervene and make decisions in accordance with his professional maritime training. On March 18, 2016, the sailor complained of pain, and was treated by the nurse, who gave him dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid contraindicated in diabetic patients due to the risk of decompensation. Despite the severity of the symptoms, the nurse did not take the necessary measures and continued to administer the medication without controlling glucose levels or prescribing antibiotics. On April 18, when the situation was already critical, the captain finally contacted the doctor at the Naval Prefecture, but by then, the sailor was no longer responding to stimuli and had high blood sugar levels. The sailor was disembarked in Deseado and taken to the hospital, but his health condition was irreversible. He was later transferred to the hospital in Caleta Olivia, where he died due to septic shock.

On Feb 19, 2025, the munitions carrier 'Maia 1' has passed the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea, as it was likely heading for the Russian port of Ust-Luga. This would mark the first time that the Russian-flagged vessel, sanctioned by the U.S. and the EU, entered European waters. The 'Maia 1' is owned by the sanctioned MG-Flot company and has made at least nine voyages to North Korea in the past five months, which has become Moscow's leading supporter in its war against Ukraine, providing artillery, shells, ballistic missiles, and over up to 12,000 soldiers for deployment in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Viking Line can breathe a sigh of relief, as no bedbugs have been found on the 'Gabriella'. Three technicians and a dog have been on board the ferry and conducted an investigation. It showed that there were no bedbugs on board. Last week a passenger had reported bedbugs on the ship, and Viking Line closed three cabins to investigate them. A company specializing in pest control has gone on board with lice dogs but has not found anything. The passenger had sent a picture of the lice, but according to the specialist company, the animal in the picture does not look like bedbugs. The cabins that have been investigated could not be booked for the time of the investigation.

The captain of the 'Helen Mary' has been arrested at the port of Cork the a law enforcement interdiction at sea on Feb 16. A European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) patrol vessel had spotted the factory trawler in the Irish EEZ, engaged in possible violations of EU fisheries law. The authorities believed that the ship may have committed multiple offenses, and it was diverted to the port of Cork for an enhanced inspection. The local police in Cork were alerted Feb 17 to the possibility of charges against the vessel's master. He was detained under Ireland's Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, and an investigation was under way.