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On April 17, 2025, the 'Killu', which had berthed in the port of Stralsund en route from Erith the previous day, was subjected to an inspection by officers of the Stralsund Water Police Inspectorate, during which the provisions of the annexes to the MARPOL Convention were also reviewed. The officers discovered that entries for manual pumping operations totaling 2.2 m³ of sludge had not been recorded in the oil logbook. For this reason, an administrative offense report was filed. The responsible Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency ordered a security deposit of approximately €1,160. The officers also identified a violation of the obligation to retain ballast water logbooks. This administrative offense was also punished with a warning fine against the person responsible. The ship remained stationary in port as of April 23.

On April 21, 2025, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained the offshore ship 'Sea Ranger' (IMO: 7230410) and the 'Salama' on charges of smuggling heavily subsidized oil from Iran. near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf. The vessels were attempting to leave Iran's territorial waters. The IRGC claimed to have found approximately 1.5 million liters of diesel fuel on the vessels, along with 700 billion Iranian rials, and apprehended the 25 crew members. Both ships were escorted to Bushehr. The seized oil was to be handed over to the National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company, in order tol redistribute it into the local Iranian supply chain.

The US Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from the 'National Geograhic Venture', en route from Pichilingue to Seattle, approximately 15 miles offshore of Coos Bay, Oregon, on April 20, 2025. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River watchstanders received a report from the cruise shp at 6:38 a.m., stating, that a 30-year-old male crewmember was suffering from excessive vomiting and shortness of breath. The watchstanders consulted with the Coast Guard duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac via helicopter. At 8 a.m. a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from the Coast Guard Air Station North Bend rendezvoused with the 'National Geographic Venture' west of Coos Bay, and successfully hoisted the patient to the helicopter. He was transported to Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay in stable condition. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4163239/video-available-coast-guard-rescues-man-from-cruise-ship-off-coos-bay-oregon/

On April 21, 2025, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained the 'Sea Ranger' and the tug 'Salama' (MMSI: 677021600) on charges of smuggling heavily subsidized oil from Iran. near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf. The vessels were attempting to leave Iran's territorial waters. The IRGC claimed to have found approximately 1.5 million liters of diesel fuel on the vessels, along with 700 billion Iranian rials, and apprehended the 25 crew members. Both ships were escorted to Bushehr. The seized oil was to be handed over to the National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company, in order tol redistribute it into the local Iranian supply chain.

On the early morning of April 23, 2025, the medical evacuation of a Turkish crew member from the 'Zuga', en route from Port-de-Bouc to Aveiro, was requested about 20 nautical miles east of Alicante. The CCS Valencia of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR vessel 'Salvamar Leo', which took the patient off and transported him to the port of Alicante, where an ambulance was waiting for further transport to a hospital.