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Navigational Warning ⚠️ An emergency and drone flight restriction zone covering 1 nautical mile is still in effect around the MSC Baltic III site to ensure the protection and safety of responders and the public. Only activities related to salvage operations are permitted within the restriction zone. For more information: https://nis.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/public/rest/messages/en/message/NW-N-0235-25

On April 19, 2025, at around noon, the 'MSC Talia F', loaded with containers, some of them containing dangerous goods, suffered engine damage and was disabled approximately eight nautical miles east-northeast of Punta Melenara (Lat. 28.2159 Lng. -15.1904), en route from Valencia to Nouakchott. The ship was drifting south at approximately two knots speed amid north-northeastern winds of 25 to 30 knots speed and a swell of approximately two meters height. Salvamento Marítimo depolyed the emergency tug 'Heroinas de Sálvora' (IMO: (IMO 9960112) to the scene, which arrived at 9:50 p.m. LT and secured a tow line just before midnight. The vessel was safely towed to the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where it was safely berthed on April 20 at around 4 a.m. UTC. tThe likely cause of the failure was a fuel pump malfunction. On April 21 at 4.30 a.m. the ship left the port again after repairs and finally arrived at the port of destination on April 24. Report with photos: https://safety4sea.com/container-ship-suffers-mechanical-failure-off-gran-canaria/

Michael White, age 18, from North Carolina, was arrested after a violent attack left another passenger unconscious during a four-night Bahamas cruise aboard the 'Liberty of the Seas', which´had departed Port Everglades on April 14, 2025. Upon the ship’s return to Florida on April 18, authorities arrested the suspect at the port. The alleged attack began when a male passenger and a woman confronted a group of youths who were jumping up and downinside an elevator, causing it to sway. The situation quickly escalated. When the elevator stopped on the eighth floor, the victim and the woman attempted to exit but were blocked. Once outside the elevator, the victim told deputies he was punched in the face by several individuals, causing him to stagger backward and fall. While on the floor, he was repeatedly kicked and eventually blacked out. When he regained consciousness, he was lying in a pool of blood. White was identified as one of the alleged attackers and was facing a charge of aggravated battery causing bodily harm. An additional suspect was also taken into custody. White was taken to the Broward County Jail and later released on April 19 after posting a $5,000 bond.

The Coast Guard Cutter 'Kimball (WMSL 756)' offloaded approximately 18,898 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $214.3 million, on April 24, 2025, in San Diego. The offload was a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the 'Kimball' and the F'orward' during the months of February through April. Multiple U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, collaboradte in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, all played a role in counter-narcotic operations.   Report with photos and video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4165700/coast-guard-offloads-more-than-214-million-worth-of-illegal-cocaine-in-san-diego/

On the morning of April 25, 2025, the Corfu Port Authority was informed by the Captain of the 'Superfast I',that a 62-year-old Greek crew member, the Chief Financial Officer, required hospital treatment. The ship was sailing two nautical miles north of the island of Vidos, Corfu, on the scheduled route Patras-Igoumenitsa-Bari. The ferry proceeded to the port of Corfu, where the man was disembarked and transported by an ambulance to the General Hospital of Corfu for further medical examinations and hospitalization. The ship then continued on its scheduled route.

The French Navy was conducting an SAR operation for a crew member of the 'Forbin', an escort ship for the aircraft carrier ' Charles-de-Gaulle', who went missing at sea, as the carrier strike group was preparing to return to Toulon after a five-month mission, ion the night of April 23, 2025. After he was reported missing, searches were launched on board in vain. The carrier battle group, which was sailing 150 nautical miles south of the Toulon coast, immediately turned back to conduct a search at sea. An Atlantique-2 maritime surveillance aircraft joined the search late in the night. The strike group had left Toulon at the end of Nov 2024 for the "Clemenceau 25" mission, which took it as far east as the Philippines. In addition to the aircraft carrier, it is comprised of a replenishment ship, three frigates, and a nuclear-powered attack submarine.

The 'Victoria K' is among those vessels, the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service has idientfied to be involved in Russia's export of coking coal from temporarily occupied territories through the port of Mariupol, as part of a deliberate strategy to exploit the occupied territories, violating international law and the rules of warfare. The 'Alfa M' exported about 40.000 tons, the 'Alfa 1' more than 20,000 tons of coking coal, the 'Alpha Hermes' more than 5,000 tons, the "Victoria K' more than 20,000 tons, and the 'Victoria V' more than 35,000 tons, totalling to 120,000 tons of coal. The value of this coal will be sufficient to produce thousands of tons of steel. Russia is using the occupied Ukrainian territories as a source of raw materials to secure its economy. which is a serious violation of international humanitarian law, including the 1907 Hague Convention, which prohibits the use of resources of occupied territories for the benefit of the occupier without the consent of the legitimate authority.

On April 2s, 2025, at 1:52 a.m., the Spellen and Friedrichsfeld fire fighters and the Voerde Fire Department's command vehicle were alerted to a fire, thad broken out in the lounge area of ​​athe 'Lena', which was moored in front of the Friedrichsfeld lock on the Rhine en route from Münter. The captain and a deckhand had already made initial attempts to extinguish the fire. The deckhand was handed over to the emergency services with suspected smoke inhalation. The fire department inspected the affected area and discovered several embers behind the wall paneling. Crews wearing breathing apparatus removed the paneling and insulation, and further extinguishing measures were carried out. During the response, the operations manager requested the multi-purpose boat, which was manned by the Löhnen unit. This boat provided support, particularly in transporting personnel and materials, as access to the vessel was difficult. The vessel was anchored about ten meters below the pier and could only be accessed via a ladder. The fire department was able to conclude the operation at around 4:30 a.m. The ship then proceeded to Duisburg. Report with photos: https://www.lokalkompass.de/voerde/c-blaulicht/schiffsbrand-auf-dem-wesel-datteln-kanal_a2046858#gallery=null

A 47 year old, female assistant of the 'AF Claudia' lost her life on the night to April 24, 2025. She was killed by a truck driver who was backing up his vehicle on the ferry's ramp in the port of Patras without noticing her. The truck driver, a 44-year-old Greek man, was hospitalised. The Patras port authorities started investigating the accident. A preliminary information collected by the Greek Coast Guard suggested that she was disembarking on foot when she got caught under the wheels of the truck’s coach. The victim was a low-ranking crew member of Greek nationaity.. The ferry is currently chartered by the Attica Group. A local labour union called for a 24-hour strike at the port over the incident and a protest rally was scheduled to take place in the afternoon of April 25

On April 24, 2025, at 12.30 a.m. a barge loaded with coal sank on the Maas off Monsin Island in Liège after colliding with another ship. The 'Litore', which was connected to it, was able to detach itself in time. The quick maneuver prevented the pusher tug from sinking too. The barge was carrying a cargo of coal. It sank in just a few minutes to the bottom of the river. No injuries were reported. The crew members were all safe and sound. The submerged barge did not impede river traffic. Navigation on the Maas therefore remained possible in this area. The authorities were investigating the cause of the collision. Report with photo: https://www.flows.be/binnenvaart/2025/04/schip-geladen-met-steenkool-zinkt-in-maas-bij-luik-na-aanvaring/

The 'Kimball (WMSL 756)' offloaded approximately 18,898 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $214.3 million, on April 24, 2025, in San Diego. The offload was a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the 'Kimball' and another Coast Guard Cutter, the F'orward' during the months of February through April. Multiple U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, collaboradte in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, all played a role in counter-narcotic operations.   Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4165700/coast-guard-offloads-more-than-214-million-worth-of-illegal-cocaine-in-san-diego/

On April 24, 2025, the motor boat 'Cutty All', with two crew members on board, issued a mayday call on VHF channel 16, with no clear position, near Maó. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Antares' to assist. The SAR boat located the disabled boat near the rocky shore and took it in tow. It was safely pulled to Maó. https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1915388301860630808

On the morning of April 24, the servoce of the "Tranøy", serving between Bognes and Lødingen, had to cancelled by the operator Torghatten until further notice due to technical problems. All departures for the route, starting from 12:45 a.m. until the departure at 11:30 p.m. were cancelled. which also affected the bus from Bodø to Sortland on Line 100. The departure from the Lødingen ferry pier at 12:45 p.m, was delayed 1.5 hours due to the canceled ferry service. The ship remained sidelined in Lødingen for troubleshooting.

The 'Alpha Hermes' is among those vessels, the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service has idientfied to be involved in Russia's export of coking coal from temporarily occupied territories through the port of Mariupol, as part of a deliberate strategy to exploit the occupied territories, violating international law and the rules of warfare. The 'Alfa M' exported about 40.000 tons, the 'Alfa 1' more than 20,000 tons of coking coal, the 'Alpha Hermes' more than 5,000 tons, the "Victoria K' more than 20,000 tons, and the 'Victoria V' more than 35,000 tons, totalling to 120,000 tons of coal. The value of this coal will be sufficient to produce thousands of tons of steel. Russia is using the occupied Ukrainian territories as a source of raw materials to secure its economy. which is a serious violation of international humanitarian law, including the 1907 Hague Convention, which prohibits the use of resources of occupied territories for the benefit of the occupier without the consent of the legitimate authority.

The "Guardians", now sailing as 'Stellar', had purged its tanks in 2021 off the coast of Normandy. Until now, no prosecution had been initiated without visual cross-checking. On the morning of Jan 13, 2021, the tanker, loaded with nearly 5,000 tons of rapeseed oil, left the port of Rouen en route to Rotterdam. CleanSeaNet, a satellite monitoring system for pollution at sea managed by the European Maritime Safety Agency, spotted an oily surface approximately 10 nautical mile off the Normandy coast, near Le Havre. According to initial findings, the chemical tanker had illegally discharged approximately 36 cubic meters of wastewater containing vegetable oil residues at a distance of 10.01 nautical miles (approximately 18 km) from the French coast, although regulations require a discharge at least 12 nautical miles. Satellite images, combined with the vessel's trajectory, strongly correlated the passage of the 'Guardians' with the presence of the slick. Based on this information, the prosecutor of Le Havre initiated proceedings against the captain and the ship's owner for illegal discharge of polluting substances. The authorities, however, were unable to fly over the area until the next day, when the ship and the polluting slick, approximately 15 kilometers long and 500 meters wide, were no longer visible. investigations conducted by the maritime police failed to gather any direct evidence on site: no water samples, partly due to highly unstable weather.The prosecutor, who initially immobilized the ship, nevertheless initiateds legal proceedings. In the first instance, in March 2022, the Le Havre District Court acquitted the captain and owner of the 'Guardians', finding that the evidence provided was insufficient. This decision was contested by environmental associations Surfrider Foundation and France Nature Environnement, civil parties, who have appealed. The case has since taken an unprecedented legal turn, with environmental groups hoping for a conviction based on satellite images. Three years after the events, the Rouen Court of Appeal delivered its decision on April 25, 2025. In a ruling, overturning the first instance decision, the Rouen Court of Appeal found the Cypriot company Valsa Holding Ltd, as owner and operator of the tanker,, guilty of the unlawful discharge of polluting substances, along with the ship's captain. A total fine of €80,000, of which €60,000 will be paid by the shipowner, was set. In addition, France Nature Environnement and Surfrider, as civil parties, will receive €10,000 in damages and €1,000 under Article 475-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure for costs incurred. In France, this was the first time that prosecutions have been initiated based on satellite images, without visual findings, and followed by a conviction. This could lead to more legal proceedings in the future.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on April 23, 2025, rescued a fisherman who had suffered a seizure off the coast of Gujarat and brought him back to land for medical treatment. The ICG station in Pipavav received information from the Fishing Association of Jafrabad in Amreli that a crew member of the Indian fishing boat 'Maa Kuldevi' had suffered a medical emergency at sea about 90 kilometres from the coast. The 'C-419' was immediately diverted to the position and proceeded with maximum speed and established communication with IFB Maa Kuldevi (IND-GJ-14-MM-1649). Uponn its arrival, the crew found that the patient, Kalu Deva Bareiya (57), was having severe chest pain and seizure episodes. The fisherman was safely transferred onto the 'C-419', which then proceeded to nearest harbour i.e. Pipavav, where the patient was handed over to representatives of the local Fisheries Association for onward transfer to a hospital and further treatment. The condition of the patient was stable.

On Jan 7, 2020, the Civil Protection, National Guard and Customs Guard units evacuated the crew of the 'Hamada S' which had rund aground on the coast of Bizerte near Errimel at the the Rimal beach on Dec 11, 2019, at dawn. Among the 11 sailors were two Syrians, two Egyptians and six Indians. The decision to take them off was made for humanitarian reasons because they no longer had enough provisions on board. They were repatriated on Jan 6, 2020.. The ship had been broken down off Bizerte two days ago, but the local authorities had denied access to the port and requested the ship to accept tug assistance. The captain refused to pay for the towing services after lengthy negotiations before the ropes broke due to bad weather on Dec 10. The ship had arrived from Algeria and was bound to a repair yard in Menzel Bourguiba, but was prevented from crossing the canal by bad weather. The stormy seas had brought it stepwise closer to the coast. The civil protection and the Maritime Guard as well as the regional authorities represented by the governor of the region arrived at the scene. The wreck remained in situ as of April 2025, but had developed an increased list to starboard site since the inital grounding. Photos: https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3656735?navList=gallery&imo=7946643&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3831280?navList=gallery&imo=7946643&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3831305?navList=gallery&imo=7946643&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that an inexperienced pilot’s failure to compensate for outdraft current, combined with cell phone use, led to the allision of the 'Amber Brittany' with a vane dake on the Ohio River on March 8, 2024. The tug was pushing 15 barges and navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in Louisville, Kentucky, when the accident happened. The allision caused the tow to break apart, sending 10 barges downstream and resulting in approximately $1.3 million in damage to barges, cargo, and dam gates. The accident sequence began as the 'Amber Brittany' made a port turn while passing under the L&I Railroad Bridge. The vessel encountered a strong outdraft current, created by nearly fully open dam gates and rising river levels. Despite the pilot’s attempts, they failed to effectively counteract the current’s force. Two critical factors contributed to the accident. First, the pilot lacked experience navigating the McAlpine Locks and Dam area. While company personnel believed the pilot had previous Ohio River experience, they later admitted to investigators having no prior operations in the area. Second, cell phone records showed the pilot was actively using their personal phone immediately before the incident, with text messages coinciding with the vessel’s departure from its intended course. The safety board specifically addressed the dangers of mobile device use in challenging navigation situations. Using cell phones and other wireless electronic devices has been demonstrated to be visually, manually, and cognitively distracting, and sending or reading text messages is potentially even more distracting than talking because texting requires visual attention to the display screen of the device. Rull report: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MIR2514.pdf

On April 15, 2025, the 'Christ' was detained in Tripoli with eight deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Civil liability for bunker Oil pollution damage cert. Invalid 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Inoperative The vessel was released again on April 17 and left the port on April 20 en route to Alexandria, whiere it moored on April 22. The last detentions were on Aug 12, 2024, in Abu Qir with 15 deficiencies for five days and on March 30, 2024: in Novorossiysk with 19 deficiencies for five days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Victoria V' is among those vessels, the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service has idientfied to be involved in Russia's export of coking coal from temporarily occupied territories through the port of Mariupol, as part of a deliberate strategy to exploit the occupied territories, violating international law and the rules of warfare. The 'Alfa M' exported about 40.000 tons, the 'Alfa 1' more than 20,000 tons of coking coal, the 'Alpha Hermes' more than 5,000 tons, the "Victoria K' more than 20,000 tons, and the 'Victoria V' more than 35,000 tons, totalling to 120,000 tons of coal. The value of this coal will be sufficient to produce thousands of tons of steel. Russia is using the occupied Ukrainian territories as a source of raw materials to secure its economy. which is a serious violation of international humanitarian law, including the 1907 Hague Convention, which prohibits the use of resources of occupied territories for the benefit of the occupier without the consent of the legitimate authority.