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On the evening of Aug 13, 2025, the drunken skipper of a sailing yacht allided with the pier in the Rostock seaport. The officer on watch of a cargo ship observed this at around 8:10 p.m. The 54 year old skipper, apparently unfit to drive, subsequently obstructed the approaching 'Skåne' as it turned for the berthing manoever. The Rostock Water Police arrested the skipper and conducted a breathalyzer test ashore. The test resulted in a blood alcohol level of 3.12 per mille. The 54-year-old German citizen subsequently had to submit to a blood sample. The railing on his boat was bent. The Water Police have opened criminal proceedings and are investigating on suspicion of endangering shipping. On the afternoon of Aug 15, the same sailboat, while anchored in the Dierkow Bay was drifting toward the Holz Peninsula. Attentive passersby were able to wake the sleeping skipper by shouting and initially manually secure the approximately 8-meter-long boat to the pier, the breathalyzer test conducted on the man, revealed a blood alcohol level of 1.06 per mille.

The 'FWN Adriatic' has resumed its maiden voyage, three weeks after a fire broke out in the hold during loading in Antwerp on Aug 5 en route to Rouen, where it arrived on Aug 8. The investigation into the cause of the fire was still ongoing. According to the shipping company, the damage to the ship was mainly limited to soot damage. Project cargo was loaded in Rouen, before sailing via Las Palmas, where it arrived on Aug 14, to the Indian Ocean, with discharge ports such as Toamasina on Sep 9, Longini on the Mayotte archipelago, Toamas on Madagascar, Pointe des Galets on the island of Réunion, and Moroni. Subsequently, wind turbine components will be loaded in three Chinese ports for Rostock and Wilhelmshaven. The entire round-the-world voyage is expected to take five months.

On Aug 14, 2025, at around midnight, the 'Garrdar', enroute from Eggesbønes, suffered engine trouble off Runde, The lifeboat 'Idar Ulstein' was deployed to assist and took the fish carrier in tow, It pulled the purse seiner to the Fiskarstrand shipyard for repairs on Aug 15,

On the night of Aug 8, the CROSS Gris-Nez was alerted to the departure of several migrant boats on the coasts of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. First, a boat was reported departing from Gravelines in the middle of the night. The 'Abeille Normandie' was hired by CROSS to monitor the boat. Shortly after coming into contact with the boat, the 'Abeille Normandie' reported that one of the boat's inflatable tubes had deflated. 20 minutes later, several people on board the boat requested assistance. The crew of the tug launched the RIB and rescued 30 people from the boat. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. All the rescued were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. At the same time, the departure of a boat was reported in the Sainte Cécile area. The PSP 'Cormoran' was hired by the CROSS to relocate the boat. Once in the area, the crew of the 'Cormoran' reported that several people on board were requesting assistance. The crew rescued nine people. The remaining occupants of the boat refused the offered assistance and continued on their way. All those rescued were taken to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. In total, 39 migrants were rescued during the night, using state resources at sea, coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez.

On the night of Aug 14, 2025, around 6,000 liters of oil spilled into the water during refueling of the 'Seim Symphony' in Mongstad in Alver municipality in Nordhordland. The police were notified of the spill at 12.44 p.m. The leak was believed to have been caused by overfilling. The 110 West emergency center was on site with booms on the morning,