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On Aug 6 at 9.45 p.m. UTC the 'Maersk Gironde' left the anchorage north of Fynshoved near the entrance to Kalundborg Fjord after inspections by the Danish Maritime Authority (Søfartsstyrelsen), and resumed the voyage to Gdansk with a revised ETA as of Aug 10. After cargo operations, the ship will have to undergo repairs to the bow damage suffered in the collision with the 'SFL Composer' north of Fyns Hoved, at the entrance to Hatter Barn and the deep-water route. The 'Maersk Gironde' hat hit the vehicles carrier at the port side stern, which was crushed above the waterline, and then slid along the port side hull until amidships, causing further damage above the waterline, such as breaches, bruises and dents. The 'SFL Composer' was towed from its anchorage in the Sejerø Bight into a drydock of the Lindø Shipyard in Odense on Aug 6 at 6 a.m. Report with video: https://fyens.dk/112/kollision-mellem-skibe-i-fynsk-farvand-vi-har-vaeret-forbi

On the afternoon of Aug 6, the 'Mjølner', en route from Mjølner, allided with the quay as it was about to dock in Fur. The impact was so severe that it tore a fender off the outermost part of the pier. A piece of rubber fell off and got lodged in the propeller Divers were sent into the water to examine the damage to the ship. It was assessed that the ferry could not continue sailing. Therefore, for several hours it was impossible to get to or from Fur. The allision was due to the strong gusts of wind. A reserve ferry has been called in, the 'Mary' from the Sundsøre-Hvalpsund route at 5 p.m. The 'Mjølner' was meanwhile repaired and waiting to be approved by the Danish Maritime Authority. The ferry returned on the route on the morning of Aug 7, releasing the 'Mary'.

En route from Varna to Haifa with an ETA as of Aug 10, the 'Ironhide' suffered an engine failure off the coast of Karanfil Burnu during the transit of the Çanakkale Strait on Aug 5 at around 10.40 p.m. UTC. The tugs 'Kurtarma 18' (IMO: 9974890) and 'Kurtarma 19' (IMO: 9995129) were deployed to assist and took the ship in tow. It was safely moored at the Karanlık Liman anchorage in pos. 40° 02' N 026° 19' E on Aug 6 at around 2.40 a.m. The response to the incident was coordinated by the Çanakkale Vessel Traffic Services Center. As of Aug 8, the ship remained anchored off Erenköy. Video: https://x.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1952987718771982637

After a new 14-ton unit was added to the 'Finnkarken' over a two-day timeframe, which included a two-hour operation to put it in position, the ship has been undergoing a series of tests with work now taking place onboard to get the vessel ready to welcome guests back soon. Hurtigruten had to cancel a cruise of the ship to allow for the drydock. Sailing to the Norwegian coast, the 14-night cruise had been scheduled to depart from the port of Hamburg on July 25 with visits to Stavanger, Bergen, Træna, Senja, Nordkapp, Tromsø, Reine, Lofoten and Haugesund. Affected guests were offered the choice of rebooking their reservation on an alternative departure or receiving a full refund of the cruise fare. Hurtigruten also covered any additional costs incurred as a result of the cruise cancellation. The 'Finnmarken' has now been set to resume its regular cruise schedule on Aug 8, sailing from Hamburg for another voyage to Norway. At 4 a.m. UTC it left the berth at the Steinweg Terminal and shifted to Steinwerder, where it docked at 4.45 a.m. Before drydocking at the Norder Yard, a major modernization project had been undertaken while the ship spent a month in drydock at the Frederikshavn shipyard, before resuming service under its original name. Before the refit, the vessel had been sailing as the 'Otto Sverdrup', a name it gained during another refit in 2021. Report with photo: https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2025/08/hurtigrutens-finnmarken-gets-new-propeller-in-drydock/

On the morning of Aug 7, 2925,the Port Authority of Aegina was informed by the Captain of the 'Phivos' about a generator failure ahead of the departure for the execution of a scheduled route to the ports of Methana and Poros. The Port Authority of Aegina prohibited the departure of the ferry until the repair of the damage and the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance from the monitoring classification society. The 335 passengers, 36 private cars, one truck one bus and 13 motorcycles, were forwarded to their destinations with the care of the ship-owning company.