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On Agu 4 at noon, the Volos Port Authority was informed by the Captain of the 'Iolkos', that a 64-year-old passenger of Albanian nationality required immediate hospital treatment. The ship returned to the port of Volos, where the patient was safely disembarked and then transported by ambulance to the Volos General Hospital for further medical treatment. A preliminary investigation was conducted by the Volos Central Port Authority.

On Aug 3, 2025, a helicopter medevaced a sick crew member from the 'Pedrito' in the waters of Chubut, almost 300 km off the coast of Rawson. The operation was carried out by the Argentine Naval Prefecture. A 19-year-old man who suffered abdominal pain. The captain of the fishing vessel alerted Prefecture personnel by radio about the crew member's condition, who was experiencing epigastric pain, dizziness, and vomiting. After evaluating the case, the force's medical professionals ordered his immediate transfer to land due to the risk of complications. To carry out the medevac, a helicopter with specialized personnel and a support plane were mobilized. The aircraft reached the ship's position, where a medical basket was used to lift the patient and stabilize him. He was then transferred to Trelew Airport. From there, an ambulance took him to the local hospital, where he remained under medical observation. Report with photo and video: https://www.adnsur.com.ar/sociedad/emergencia-en-el-mar--un-helicoptero-y-un-avion-rescataron-a-un-tripulante-enfermo-en-aguas-de-chubut_a688fb55ac498c8c55bf02878

The "Ilyas Konan" was detained on July 30, 2025, in Karasu with 29 deficiencies,14 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not ready for use 3) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries Entries missing 4) Certificate & Doc - Fire control plan - all Not as required 5) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate Not as required 6) Structural conditions - Decks - Cracking Cracked 7) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Other (Machinery) Other 8)) Pollution Prevention - Ballast water record book Not as required 9) Living and working - Lighting (Working spaces) Not as required 10) Living and working - Electrical ' Not as required 11) Living and working - Sanitary facilities Not as required 12) Living and working - Machiner (Working spaces) Not as required 13) Living and working - Ventilation (working spaces) Not as required 14) Living and working - Other (Working spaces) Other The vessel was again on released Aug 1 and left the port en route to Tuzla, where it arrived on Aug 3 and continued its voyage on Aug 4 en route toi Varna with an ETA as of Aug 5. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

A federal court fined a vessel operator in Alaska nearly $1.2 million for multiple alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. Corey Potter, manager of three fishing tender companies, was found in default in a civil enforcement suit alleging repeated bilge water discharges from the 'Knot EZ' (MMSI: 367792450) in 2022. The tender was used for offloading fish from commercial vessels in the Bristol Bay and Bering Sea fisheries, taking on fishing vessels' catch, transfer back supplies, then transporting the fish to processing plants along the coast. In July 2022, the Coast Guard received a distress call from the 'Knot EZ', which had lost power and was sinking at anchor in Kodiak. Upon boarding the vessel, the Coast Guard determined that the hull was leaking heavily. Given the degraded condition of the vessel, the Captain of the Port declared the 'Knot EZ' a threat to the marine environment and to navigational safety, and the Coast Guard launched an investigation. On closer scrutiny, inspectors found that the crew had a regular practice of pumping out the engine room bilge water over the side, without prior treatment to remove oil content. This happened as often as once a day, and it allowed the vessel to continue operations without hauling out for permanent hull repairs,. After this discovery, the vessel was taken out of service. "The defendants’ illegal pollution practices and endangerment of their own crew could have been readily prevented through proper operation and maintenance of the vessel. Commercial fishing vessel owners and operators must take care to operate safely and prevent oil discharges into our nation’s waters," said Capt. Christopher Culpepper, commander of Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic. The defendants would not negotiate on a resolution of the violations identified in the inspection. In 2024 the service filed a federal lawsuit against Potter and his three companies. After Potter and his companies failed to answer a summons for the case, Judge Sharon L. Gleason entered a default judgment against all of them. The total came to $1.18 million. Potter was also facing multiple unpaid-wage lawsuits from former crew members, including at least one other suit in which a judge entered a default declaration. Corey Potter has also agreed to plead guilty to two federal charges for ordering the transportation of a live crab catch out of state. Under his direction, the crabbers 'Arctic Dawn' and 'Gambler' did not to land their crab catch in Alaska - a state requirement - but instead transported the entirety south to Washington in search of a better price. A part of the crab cargo was infected with the Bitter Crab Syndrome, a parasitic disease fatal to crabs. All of it was ultimately transferred to Washington state officials and landfilled on arrival. The out-of-state transport without landing on a fish ticket was a violation of Alaska law, and therefore a violation of the Lacey Act. According to the prosecutors, Potter has lost one vessel at sea, the 'Ambition' (MMSI: 367732330), which flooded and foundered due to a hull leak in the lazarette on July 24, 2016. Three others required emergency response: The 'Knot EZ'; the 'Guardian Angel ( (MMSI: 367788510)),' which lost propulsion due to lack of proper maintenance in 2019, resulting in a rescue operation at sea; and the 'Gambler'(IMO: 8856144), , which took on a heavy list due to icing in 2022, spilled fuel into Akutan Harbour two months later, and ran aground in 2024: "The defendant’s track record as a vessel operator in Alaska is abysmal. He has shown a total disregard for the safety of his crew, the safety of Alaskan waterways, and the health of the marine environment," prosecutors said, recommending an 18-month prison term for the Lacey Act violation.

The "Rustem" was again detained on July 31, also in Bartin, with ten deficiencies. 1) Certificate & Doc - Endorsement by flagstate Missing 2) Living and working - Cleanliness of engineroom Not as required 3) Living and working - Obsturction/slipping etc Not as required 4) Living and working - Safe means of access Not as required 5) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway, portable, tarpaulin etc) Not as required 6) Alarms - Engineers alarm Inoperative 7) Structural conditions - Decks, corrosion Corroded 8)) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors-corrosion Not as required 9) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water record book Not as required 10) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Aug 3. The last detentions were on Jan 9 with 23 deficiencies for six days and on Aug 6, 2024, in Bartin with 30 deficiencies for six days too. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591