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On the morning of June 26, 2025, the 'Catania', en route from Patras with 34 crew members, 11 passengers, 15 vehicles and 377 trailers on board, allided with the ferry 'Kydon Palace' (IMO: 9204568) , which was berthed at pier 8 and scheduled to sail to Brindisi with 95 crew members, 172 passengers, 67 vehicles and 80 trailers on board, n the port of Igoumenitsa. She bumped into the starboard side with its bow during the mooring manoever. The causes of the allision remained unclear so far, while no injuries have been reported among the passengers or crew members. Both ships as well as port facilities were damaged. The port authorities immediately rushed to the scene and have initiated the necessary actions to clarify the circumstances of the incident. At the same time, a technical inspection was being carried out on both ships with the safety of passengers, crew and port facilities as the main focus. The Port Authority prohibited the ships from sailing until the damage was repaired and the relevant class maintenance certificates were presented by the monitoring classification societies. The affected passengers were transported to their destination under the company’s care. The Central Port Authority of Igoumenitsa, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, arrested the 45-year-old Captain of the 'Catania' for violation of article 273 par. 2 of the Criminal Code "Commonly dangerous damage due to negligence", article 291 par. 3 of the Criminal Code "Dangerous interventions in traffic", as well as article 225 of the Criminal Code "Violation of regulations to avoid collisions". Report with video: https://www.chaniaships.com/post/%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AF%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B1%CF%82-%CF%83%CE%B5-%CE%B5%CE%BE%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BE%CE%B7-%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8E%CE%BD-%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CF%8E%CE%BD?fbclid=IwY2xjawLKE4lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmMd5wR8s4OGgboNzF_cpu_a9WNs2j71Qx-iEpsQVmaAgx5QhOsgQRucRgik_aem_vV1WHFc78X9bSXRaXyH5MQ

There were cancellations on Wightlink's FastCat route on the morning of Juen 26, 2025, due to a technical issue with the radar on board the 'Wight Ryder I'. As a consequence, the scheduled 7.15 a.m. sailing from Portsmouth Harbour and the 7.45 a.m. crossing from the Ryde Pier Head had to be cancelled. It was unclear whether further crossings would also be affected.

The 'Caledonian Isles' has returned to the drydock in Ardrossan on June 20 for further investigations into the ongoing issue with the pressure levels in the propulsion system.. Following attendance by divers and discussions with the manufacturer, the vessel was to be moved to drydock in the next stage of efforts to resolve the issue. Calmac wss initally unable to confirm a return to service date until the vessel has been docked and inspected. The ferry started sea trials on June 26 with external contractors of Kongsberg, the manufacturer, continuing to provide support as trials progressrf with the issue in the propeller hub resolved. The work on the issue with the offset in the pitch response and engine loads for both the port side and starboard side engines were continued. From that inspection, there are a range of scenarios and outcomes which could see a fix take anything from a few days to significantly longer. To give certainty to communities and customers, CalMac was working at speed to review deployment plans for the next few weeks and will publish any amendments to timetables early next week. We see three phases of deployment plans, detailed below. Until July 6, the 'Alfred' and 'Glen Sannox' will continue to operate Arran’s service with no other changes. Arran will have a single-vessel service with the 'Glen Sannox' for one day next week to June 25, due to the 'Alfred' requiring an essential day off-service for mandatory MES training. Furthermore, the 'Alfred' requires essential maintenance, which has already been delayed once to support network requirements, between July 7 and 21. The 'Lord of the Isles' is due to be off-service for three days between July 9 and 11 for cylinder head works in Oban too. Therefore, deployment plans to cover all routes for this period are being developed and more information will follow on these next week. From July 22 until Sep 18, when the 'Isle of Arran' goes to annual overhaul, CalMac will again develop a plan for this period once they have more information available.

On June 25, 2025, at 3 p.m. the motorboat 'Marmaku' was experiencing battery problems in Cala Pelosa. The 'Salvamar Lyra' was mobilized by the CCS Barcelona of Salvamento Marítimo. The boat was taken in ​​tow and safely pulled to the port of Roses. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1937932643791724618

On the early morning of June 26, 2025, the 'Santa Rita', with four crew members on board, requested towing assistance due to the fishing gear having got entangled in the propeller, leaving the ship adrift 32 nautical miles northnorthwest of A Coruña. The CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Betelgeuse', which took the fishing vessel in tow and safely pulled it to the port of Cedeira.