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The "Piero A" was detained in Varna on June 16, 2025, with 25 deficiencies, 16 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety Construction Entries missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Medical certificate Expired 3) Certificate & Doc - Certificate for rating for watchkeeping Missing 4) Safety of navigation - Charts Missing 5) Safety of navigation - Electronic charts Not approved 6) Life saving Appliances - Stowage and provision of lifeboats Not properly stowed 7) Life saving Appliances - Stowage and provision of liferafts Obstructed 8)) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Inoperative 9) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats inventory Incomplete 10) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats inventory Not as required 11) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Malfunctioning 12) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 13) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of training 14) Emergency systems - Muster list Incomplete 15) Safety of navigation - Radar Inoperative 16) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on July 16 and left the port on June 19. The tanker remained anchored off Varna in pos. 43° 08' N 027° 57' E as of July 17. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On July 14, 2025, the three fire departments of the market town of Wilhering were called shortly before midnight to support the emergency services at the Ottensheim/Wilhering Danube power plant. An internal emergency had occurred on the ' Bokero'. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts by the Red Cross and emergency medical personnel, the person died at the scene. The fire department supported the emergency services and the police, carried out the recovery of the deceased, and handed over the body for burial. The incident also caused shipping traffic to be blocked for an extended period. Report with photo: https://www.meinbezirk.at/linz-land/c-lokales/notfall-auf-donau-kreuzfahrt-schiff-endet-toedlich_a7454101?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLjn2tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHkw2-OmSeUG8WfpVk1lhPrCCSKYfrbcKAE4tblJrLEtafbAv6yyBf5MW-8po_aem_TZc4rASlFtSDJIpOin8xIA

On July 14, 2025, a woman collapsed aboard the 'Funny Girl', which was en route from Büsum to Heligoland. Several passengers on board witnessed the scene. A paramedic on vacation and four nurses who happened to be on board intervened. According to the medically trained rescuers, the situation appeared to be relatively serious. The rescuers decided to call a helicopter to fly the woman to a hospital. In this situation, some fellow passengers apparently behaved questionably. According to the paramedic involved, some vacationers began to gawk uncontrollably. Some even took cell phone photos of the patient and the rescuers. Passengers climbed over the emergency patient. The crew had to evacuate the rear deck and the passenger area on the sun deck because they needed space for the helicopter. However, some ignored the cordon and the rescuers' instructions, and some even stepped over the patient lying on the deck. Finally, the woman was stabilised, hoisted and flown to hospital.

Evidence has emerged that the Houthi administration is siphoning off crude oil from the 'Yemen', which is maintained by the United Nations off Ras Isa. The oil that the Houthis have purloined, came originally from Yemen’s Marib oilfield, and had been stored in the floating oil storage facility 'FSO Safer' (IMO: 7376472), moored off Ras Isa, which into disuse when the Houthis captured the coastal area around Ras Isa and Hodeidah in 2015, and the Safer Exploration and Production Operations Company (SEPOC) stopped pumping their Marib crude, as they could no longer sell it. The 'FSO Safer' was left holding 1.14 million barrels of oil, today worth nearly $80 million. Holding the oil but unable to sell it, the Houthis also prevented maintenance, and the cargo became progressively more volatile as the condition of the ship deteriorated, threatening an explosion and an environmental catastrophe. In 2022, the Houthis finally agreed to a deal with the UN, whereby the oil was transferred to the 'Yemen', that was acquired for the specific purpose. There was no further agreement to proceed either with the removal and salvage of the 'FSO Safer' or with the disposal of the crude oil now aboard the 'Yemen', whose ownership was disputed between by the Houthis and SEPOC. Thus for the last two years, the 'FSO Safer' has remained in position, with the 'Yemen' moored nearby and still fully loaded. In the meantime, the ownership of the 'Yemen 'has been transferred gratis to SEPOC, although the UN has also continued to pay directly for the maintenance crew on board the ship. On June 8, the tanker 'Seastar 1' (IMO 9163283) was seen alongside the 'Yemen', transferring oil, and offloaded it in Ras Isa. Prior to this, the 'Yemen' had also carried out ship-to-ship transfers of Russian petroleum products. The UN has lodged a protest over the oil transfers, which must have been made with the aid of the Yemen’s UN-sponsored but presumably press-ganged crew. It would also be feasible for crude oil to be barged the short distance into Ras Isa using lighters. Given that the 'Yemen' now has a UN-paid crew, and the vessel itself is owned by the Yemeni government’s SEPOC, it may be difficult to curb future siphoning of crude that is much needed by the Houthis.

On July 12, 2025, the 'Sky Rider' was detained in Valparaiso with 16 deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention. 1) Fire safety - Fire dampers Inoperative 2) Safety of navigation - Long range identification and tracking system Inoperative 3) Radio communications - INMSARSAT - Ship/earth station Not as required The vessel was released again on July 15 and remained anchored in pos. 33° 01' N 071° 36' W as of July 16. The last detention was only on June 22 in Arica, at that occasion with four deficiencies. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591