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On Feb 2, 2025, the "Ronja Explorer" with seven crew members on board ran aground at Klungset, Kolvereid, in Nærøysund.. There was no major damage to the wellboat, no spill and no injuries. The wellboat continued under its own power, and unloaded outside Rørvik before docking at the quay, The incident has been reported to the Norwegian Maritime Authority, and the vessel has been given a sailing permit to proceed to the shipyard. The ship remained in Rørvik, waiting to be taken to the shipyard for further inspections.

The US Coast Guard interdicted a boat with 16 migrants aboard approximately 15 miles off the coast of Mission Bay,on the morning of Feb 1. At approximately 12 a.m., U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active notified theJoint Harbor Operations Center of a 25-foot panga-style with around 15-20 people aboard approximately one nautical mile south of their position. The 'Active' and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations boatcrew launched boarding teams to assess. The Coast Guard boarding team discovered 16 migrants aboard the panga. Initial interviews revealed that all claimed Mexican nationality. Thex were safely transferred to U.S. Border Patrol custody.

The 'AIDAblu' made a brief stopover yesterday in Marseille on April 26, 2020, to embark several hundred crew members of one of his sisterships, the 'AIDAsol', which has been moored in the port for 1,5 months. The transfer took place to facilitate the repatriation of AIDA personnel via Germany. The 'AIDAblu' set sail again in the afternoon. At the same time, another cruise ship which had been berthed in Marseille since last month, the 'Europa 2' of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, set sail to also return to Germany, its arrival in Hamburg was scheduled for May 2. The Marseille areas now hosted six cruise ships, the 'Costa Smeralda', 'MSC Magnifica' and 'AIDAsol', 'Le Boréal', 'L’Austral' and 'Le Lyrial'. The repatriation operations of the international personnel of these ships was still in progress, in particular via flights chartered by the owners. This was particularly the case for the crew members of the 'MSC Magnifica', which arrived on April 20 and who also landed 4 tonnes of food surplus, donated to local associations to help the most disadvantaged.

More than 1,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier 'Charles de Gaulle' have tested positive for COVID-19, a number that could continue to surge as the crew awaits approximately 930 more test results. The outbreak onboard the French navy’s flagship forced leadership to call off the remaining two weeks of the carrier’s scheduled deployment to the North Atlantic. The ship, which carries a crew of nearly 1,800, pulled into port last week at Toulon Naval Base in southern France. In all, 1,081 crew members from the Charles de Gaulle naval group have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. That total comes almost entirely from the carrier, and includes at least two U.S. sailors who were assigned to the ship as part of the U.S. Navy’s Personnel Exchange Program. The American sailors have since been removed from the ship and were receiving excellent host nation medical care at French facilities. The declining health of one French sailor, meanwhile, necessitated a transfer to the intensive care unit. Partially complicating the early detection process onboard the 'Charles de Gaulle' was the rate of asymptomatic carriers. Of the confirmed cases, nearly half showed no symptoms. Additionally, masks were not made available until late in the ship’s deployment. T The debilitating spread of the virus onboard France’s lone carrier, has sparked concern about the nation’s ability to remain ready to fight. Unlike the U.S. Navy, which touts 10 other active carriers in addition to the coronavirus-stricken USS 'Theodore Roosevelt', losing the 'Charles de Gaulle' for an extended period could cripple France’s nuclear deterrence capabilities.

On the morning of Feb 1, 2025, the Port Authority of Amorgos was informed by the captain of the'Blue Star Paros', that during the mooring process at the port of Katapola it lost its port side anchor. The ship, which was operating a scheduled route from the port of Piraeus to the ports of Paros, Naxos, Iraklia, Schinoussa, Koufonisi and Katapola on Amorgos, safely docked at the port and disembarked 47 passengers. The Amorgos Port Station banned the ship from sailing until the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance from the classification society that monitors it.

On Feb 2, 2025,at 8.24 a.m. WIB, the 'Mega 09' sank north of Karang Gosal in pos. 05°51.278 S 105°54.102 E. The tug had on board eight crew members, three of which saved themselves onto the towed barge,which was floating in the water, while five others were floating in the water. At 08:41 AM WIB, VThe TS Merak was informed by KMP 'BNR' about the position of the barge, which was located in pos. 05°51.278 S 105°54.102 E, drifting towards the Merak-Bakau ferry route. The KMP 'Jackwin' located the five crew members floating in the water at 08:55 a.m. and started to rescue themthem. At 09:33 a.m., two two crew members had been rescued, while three others were still missing. The authorities, including Kansar Banten, quickly deployed vessels to assist with the search. At 12:22 p.m., the KN 'Tanjung Datu' reported that it had rescued six crew members from the tug. The stranded barge was also taken in tow by the tug 'Sahabat Kapuas Utama 7' and the KN 'Tanjung Datu'and pulled to the to the former Pelindo 2 Bojonegara pier area in Banten. Rescued were - Ali Usman (Captain), 34 years old - Boni Afano (Chief Officer), 55 years old - Ismali (Helmsman), 54 years old - Wahyudin (Able Seaman), 19 years old - Ridho Idris (Able Seaman), 26 years old - Alexandro (Chief Mate), 28 years old • On KMP' Jackwin':- Ahmad (Second Engineer), 35 years old - Ferga (Second Officer), 22 years old On the same day, the Agency ( Seroja Jaya Agency) through KSOP Class I Banten conducted the handover of the six rescued crew members, all of whom were in good condition. The search for the remaining missing crew memberswas continued, while awaiting the arrival of two other crew members from Bakauheni. Report with photo: https://hubla.dephub.go.id/Indonesianmaritimesafetyinformation/page/news/read/24792/kapal-tb-mega-09-tenggelam-di-perairan-selat-sunda-seluruh-abk-selamat-tb-mega-09-tugboat-sinks-in-the-sunda-strait-all-crew-members-rescued

The Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard a which had been operating at a loss for some time, filed for self-administered insolvency on April 24. The goal of the shipyard’s filing was to permit it to start afresh. The future of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in the medium term was in building Ro-Ro ferries, according to the message delivered by the management at a workers meeting on Sunday April 26. The move is specifically designed to allow the company to start from fresh without existing contractual obligations to customers and suppliers. Though an administrator will be brought in from outside the company, the company management will continue to control the business which is a different process to bankruptcy in German law. Investor Lars Windhorst is prepared to put money into the business through his Tennor Holding investment vehicle. Tennor Holding took 100% control of the yard in 2019. He has said, however, that the money should not be used on loss making contracts. The former majority owner Siem Industries is interested in contracting 4 further Ro-Ro ferries from the yard. Siem recently took delivery of LIEKUT, the eighth of a series of vessels built by FSG for the company to charter out. FSG had been making significant losses for a number of years. The Siem group acquired the company for a token €1 back in November 2014 after severe liquidity problems. Those losses massively increased in recent years, however, with the yard losing an eye watering €111m in 2018. The hugely increased losses were due in part to delivery delays with Irish Ferries 'W.B. Yeats' and the subsequent penalty payments made to Irish Continental Group (ICG). The agreed contract price to build the 'W.B. Yeats' is understood to have left little to no margin for the yard in the first place.

The US Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a 600-foot tanker at anchorage approximately 15 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, on April 19, 2020. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of a 58-year-old man reportedly experiencing symptoms of an upper respiratory illness. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon as well as local CDC and county health partners who recommended the medevac. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew. The RB-M boat crew transferred the patient to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Station Galveston who transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

The barge Sea Dragon', 2.171 gt, carrying 5,152 tons of coal from Samarinda Port to PLTU Ropa, ran aground along with the 'NBP Perdana' in Maurole waters on Jan 31, 2025, at around 02:00 a.m. WITA. The incident occurred after the anchor failed to hold the barge amid bad weather. The crew attempted to fix the situation by moving the anchor. As the weather worsened, the tug that tried to tow the barge also struggled and eventually ran aground in pos. 08°50'661" S 121°80'453" E. After the tug’s cooling system failed and large waves hit the vessel, the engine was shut down to prevent further damage. A final inspection by the crew showed no leaks in the hull. Several crew members were evacuated with the help of the local community. The evacuation began at 08:00 a.m.WITA, with three crew members evacuated noon, and the captain and the chief officer being evacuated at 2:30 p.m. WITA. Coordination efforts among the relevant agencies, including KSOP, PLTU Ropa, the ship's agency, and the ship's owner, have been carried out. However, the exact cause of the accident was still under investigation. The preliminary cause was believed to be bad weather, including a storm, strong winds, and high waves.

On the morning of Feb 1, 2025, the 'Samgwangho' and the 29 t-fishing vessel 'Manseonho 33' ran aground in stormy conditions near Tokki Island off the coast of Jeju. The South Korean Coast Guard received an alert from the latter vessel, which also transmitted its location. The Coast Guard was able to communicate with the crew and confirmed the ship had run up on the rocks. Six Coast Guard vessels along with one from the South Korean Navy launched an SAR mission. On the whole, 11 of the crew members were rescued by the Coast Guard. Two crew members, one from each vessel, were reported missing. A nighttime search was conducted to locate the missing crew. Allegedly there were two deaths from the incident. Both the captain of the' Samgwangho' and a crew member of the 'Manseonho 33' suffereda cardiac arrest. They were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead. The vessels sustained heavy damages by the storm as waves pounded the hulls against the rocks. They broke apart with one missing its stern and the other lost large portion of its forepeak, which washed ashore a short distance away. Pollution and debris could be seen along the nearby shoreline. The relevant authorities have launched an investigation into the incidents and also a possible false report of the number of crew members on board. The 'Manseonho 33' had eight crew members on board, while the 'Samgwangho' had seven crew members. Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=152&v=TYztoyK5TQk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fshipwrecklog.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkMHcDZzvo4&t=34s

The chairman of the board of Grenaa Shipyard, Esben Møller, was deeply affected by the violent gas explosion on the dredger 'Grete Fighter', which injured three employees on April 23, 2020. The cause is still unknown. Shipyard chairman deeply affected by accide. "We have never experienced anything like it here, ”says Esben Møller. The accident happened shortly after lunch break when the employees were on their way back to the ship, which was in the shipyard in connection with a 5 year revision. On the way to the ship's tank system there was a huge explosion. Two men have reached the bottom of the ship, while the one closest to the exit was being helped out. Police and fire departments were alerted at 9.35 a.m., and shipyard and ship crews quickly reached the two at the bottom of the ship, which were most severely affected by the explosion, but were unable to rescue them. But they stayed with them until the fire department and the ambulance arrived. According to police, the three severely injured people who were flown to Rigshospitalet are a 31-year-old man from Norddjurs, a 53-year-old man from Syddjurs and a 50-year-old man from West Funen. "I don't know about their situation anymore, other than it's very serious," Esben Møller said. The accident is now being investigated by the police and the Labor Inspectorate. The 'Grete Fighter', which is owned by Peter Madsen Rederi, was in the yard for a five-year inspection. According to Grenaa Shipyard, on the ship various steel works were to be carried out, measurements of screw shaft and rudder, full service of auxiliary and main engine, dismantling of bottom and bilge valves and a full coating of bottom and bulwark. In addition, the old excavator had to be dismantled in favour of a new one.

One crew member of the USS 'Theodore Roosevelt' which was being anchored off Guam has died of a corona virus infection on April 14, 2020. The woman had been in intensive care but died of health complications. More than 550 crew members of the 5.000 crew members were tested positive. The ship has been largely evacuated during the recent days. Commander Brett Crozier had been fired as he wrote a letter expressing his concern about the crew situation and asked for help by the Navy.