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On June 24, 2025, the 'Kommandor Susan' was detained in Delfzijl with six deficiencies, two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Special Purpose Ship Safety Expired 2) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on June 27 and left the port en route to a drill site on the North Sea. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The "Seba" was detained on June 28, 2025, in Kocaeli with 23 deficiencies, dive of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Safety Management Certificate Withdrawn 2) Alarms - Steering gear alarm Inoperative 3) Water/Weathertight - Doors Not properly maintained 4) Fire safety - Emergency escape breathing device and disposition Not as required 5) Structural conditions - Decks - Corrosion Not as required The vessel was released again on June 28 and left the port on June 29. It dropped anchor off Kartal in pos. 40° 53' N 029° 10' E on June 30. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The Mexican tank m/v ’Irmã Dulce’, 72900 dwt (IMO: 9548691), which was under construction at Estalairo Maua in Rio de Janeiro, suffered water ingress in the engine room and aft peak in the night of May 4, 2020. The stern came to rest on bthe bottom at a water depth of four to five meters. The accident was apparently caused by a leaking valve. In the afternoon of May 5 divers managed to stabilize the ship. It was the second of a series of four for Transpetro and was launched in 2014. The order for all three ships still under construction was later canceled. The Panamax had currently been 95% completed. Report with photo: https://splash247.com/near-complete-brazilian-tanker-newbuild-sinks-at-pier/ .

On May 2, 2020, at 08.50 a.m. the NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew and EC Government Health EMS were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority to respond to rendezvous with a bulk carrier approaching Port Elizabeth from Cape Town to attend to a 52 year old Iraqi crew member onboard the ship suffering an emergency medical condition, not Covid-19 related. The sea rescue craft 'Spirit of Toft' was launched accompanied by an EMS rescue paramedic and rendezvoused with the ship seven miles East of Cape Recife. The EMS rescue paramedic and an NSRI rescue swimmer were transferred onto the ship and the patient was found to be in a critical condition. The paramedic took over emergency medical treatment from the ships medical crew and the patient, secured into a stokes basket stretcher, was transferred onto the sea rescue craft and the EMS paramedic and NSRI medics continued with medical care onboard the sea rescue craft while the patient was brought to the NSRI Port Elizabeth sea rescue base and in the care of paramedics he was transported to hospital by EMS ambulance. Despite extensive efforts by hospital medical staff the patient passed away.

On June 24, 2025, the 'Adiyaman' was detained in Rhodes with six deficiencies, all of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency system - Muster list Missing 2) Labour conditions - Water, pipes, tanks Not as required 3) Labour conditions - Fitness for duty - work and rest hours Work hours exceeded 4) Fire safety - Means of escape Blocked 5) Cargo operations - Cargo transfer tankers Damaged 6) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on June 28 and left the port enroute to Elevsis, where it anchored in pos. 38° 01' N 023° 32' E on June 29. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

In Marstal Port, the 'Samka' sailed into an aluminum boat on June 29, 2025. The 'Samka' could not slow down as it sailed through the harbour entrance. Fortunately, the crew of the aluminum boat was not on board.

22 and 36 nautical miles Northwest of Libreville the latest acts of piracy occurred in positions 00° 30.50’N 009°06.21’E and 00° 55.24N 009° 08 09E and involved two fishing trawlers named 'amerger II' and 'Amerger VIIÄ – the first taking place 20 nautical miles off Libreville and the second 36 n.miles off Libreville. Both incidents involved a single speedboat described as a skiff powered by three engines and having 13 pirates on board. The pirates were reported as being English-speakers which gives rise to suspicions of them being of Nigerian origin, despite this being some distance from Nigeria. The boarding of each trawler resulted in three of the crew from each vessel being kidnapped. The nationalities of those kidnapped are reported as three Indonesian, two Senegalese, and one South Korean.

On May 3, 2020, at 10.15 a.m. the NSRI Durban launched the sea rescue craft 'Alick Rennie' to transport a ShipsMed doctor to a bulk carrier at the outer anchorage off-shore of the Port of Durban. The Port Health Authorities had arranged for the doctor to take sample swabs from a crewman onboard the ship, which is due to enter Port, for Covid-19 laboratory testing prior to the ship being granted permission to enter Port. Observing all Covid-19 Department of Health and Port Health Authority safety regulations and protocols on arrival at the ship the doctor was transferred onto the ship and sample swabs were collected from the crewman. The doctor returned to the sea rescue craft accompanied by the samples that he had collected and he was brought into Durban Port without incident. Port Health Authorities evaluated the samples to determine safe passage for the ship to enter Port. The operation completed at 11.40 a.m.

On June 25, 2025, the 'Poyraz' was detained in Constanta with 37 deficiencies, 15 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certifcate & Doc - Certificate or documentary evidence of financial security for repatriation Expired 2) Certificate & Doc - Certificate or documentary evidence of financial security relating to shipowners liability Expired 3) Certificate & Doc - Certificate for rating able seafarer deck/engine and electro-technical Missing 4) Certificate & Doc - Fire safety operational booklet Missing 5) Cargo operations - Cargo Securing Manual Not as required 6) Safety of navigation - AIS Not as required 7) Safety of navigation - Cyro compass Inoperative 8)) Radio communication - Satellite EPIRB' Not as required 9) Radio communication - Operation/Maintenance Not as required 10) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Inoperative 11) Fire safety - Ventilation Inoperative 12) Life saving Appliances - Emergency equipment for 2-way comm Batteries expired 13) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 14) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 15) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on June 29, headed to Varna with an ETA as of June 30. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

A man fell overboard from the "Norröna" off the Norwegian coast on the evenin of June 28, 2025. The Norwegian Rescue Coordination Center launched a large-scale search operation, which was concluded without success at around 10:45 p.m. The man was now presumed dead. The alert was raised at 8:15 p.m. by the Faroese authorities, who had been informed by the crew of the "Norröna." The ferry, which operates between Hirtshals and Tórshavn had launched a search, sailing a zigzag course and a search pattern. The ship continued its journey at around 9:45 p.m. towards the Faroe Islands.

On April 30, 2020, at 11.15 a.m. the NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were alerted by TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) requesting assistance to evacuate a Filipino crew member of a bunkering tanker at anchorage off-shore of the Port of Port Elizabeth. The man required transportation to a dentist as soon as possible and considering the Covid-19 lockdown the Port Health Authorities advised the tasking of NSRI to carry out the operation, taking into consideration that NSRI are well prepared for all Covid-19 Department of Health protocols, regulations and precautions. At 1 p.m. the sea rescue craft 'JLT Rescuer' was launched and rendezvoused with the tanker thre miles off Port Elizabeth in calm seas. The patient was transferred onto the sea rescue craft and he was brought to shore and transported to a dentist appointment by the ships agent. At 3.30 p.m. the patient returned to the Port of Port Elizabeth and he boarded our sea rescue craft JLT Rescuer and we transported him back to the ship and returned to base without incident.

After the gas explosion aboard the Danish dredger vessel ‘Grete Fighter‘, 582 gt (IMO: 7944762), on April 23 in the port of Grenå,the Grenaa Shipyard has not yet received a report from the Labor Inspectorate on the cause of the accident which was thought to be be due to gas emissions or diesel fumes. However, the yard has already chosen to tighten security in several areas. On April 28, a joint meeting was held where staff and management discussed what they could do to be 100 percent sure the accident cannot recur. It was decided to buy a lot of technical equipment to prevent such an explosion in the future, and some new procedures for this type of work will be intrduced. The two survivors of the accident were in critical condition.