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On Sep 11 at noon, the Port Authority of Zakynthos was informed by the Captain of the 'Kefalonia' about a strong vibration of the port side on the ferry during its unmooring manoever while carrying out a scheduled route from the port of Zakynthos to the port of Kyllini with 222 passengers, 85 vehiclles and four buses on board. The ship returned and docked at the port of Zakynthos, where it disembarkied the passengers and vehicles safely. An inspection was carried out by the Local Ship Inspection Unit of the port of Zakynthos. The Port Authority banned the ship from sailing until a certificate of class maintenance was presented by the monitoring classification society. The passengers and vehicles were transported to their destination under the company's care with the ferry 'Mare di Levante'.

The fire department Rotterdam responded en masse on the afternoon of ep 11, 2025, to a fire alarm on the 'Velden' in the Koningin Wilhelminahaven southside. After an investigation, it turned out there was no fire, but that a smoke development was caused by an oil leak near the engine and triggered the fire alarm. The situation was quickly brought under control, and the fire department was able to return. It was unknown how many people were on board at the time of the incident. Report ith photos: https://vlaardingen24.nl/artikel/groot-alarm-om-rookontwikkeling-op-schip-in-vlaardingen https://www.flashphoto.nl/nieuws/16011/rookontwikkeling-op-tanker-door-olielekkage-koningin-wilhelminahaven-zuidzijde-vlaardingen.html https://www.rodi.nl/vlaardingen/112-nieuws/461961/olielekkage-op-schip-veroorzaakt-rook-en-luid-brandalarm

The MAIB investigation report 12-2025, published on Sep 11, dealt with an accident, in which a deckhand of the 'Kingfisher' died on July 12, 2024, as the crew was engaged in manually shooting a string of creels. He became entangled in a creel’s leg rope and was pulled overboard. His personal flotation device (PFD) inflated on immersion, but he was pulled underwater by the weight of the fishing gear. Kingfisher’s crew retrieved the fishing gear and recovered the now submerged deckhand on board within 7 minutes, but the deckhand could not be revived. The report showed that the deckhand inadvertently threaded the creel toggle through his PFD’s safety loop while connecting the toggle to the eye of the leg rope. The PFD’s safety loop was a snagging hazard that had not been identified. The vessel’s onboard risk assessment had not identified the unsuitability of the lifejacket for the work being carried out. An urgent safety recommendation (S2024/129M) was made to the Home and Dry Safety Forum as part of this investigation to immediately communicate through its members the need for owners and crew of creel fishing boats to review their deck working risk assessments to ensure: full mitigation of hazards such as risk of entrapment in a running back rope; that PFDs meet the required standard and are appropriate for the work undertaken; and, when new hazards are identified, such as the risk of entanglement from loose lifting strops on PFDs, that the information is shared among crew and alternative personal protective equipment sourced as soon as possible. The Browse Brothers Fisheries Limited has been recommended to review the risk assessment guidance in Marine Guidance Note 588 (F) Amendment 2 to determine the compatibility of PFDs supplied with the vessel’s working areas to mitigate the risk of snagging, or damage to, PFDs so that they remain effective against the risk; to review its risk assessment methodology; and to ensure all crew have completed mandatory training. Full report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68c152d97596dbfa052bfde5/2025-12-Kingfisher-Report.pdf

On Sep 9, 2025, the 'Radha Krishna VII' allided with the Mumbai Harbor Line railway bridge. The ship drifted broadside to the construction. The accident forced a two-day suspension of train services over the bridge. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/167fmLD6sP/

The 'Aurora SAR' has been detained in the port of Pozzallo after its crew disembarked 75 people that they had rescued in international waters on Sep 6. The boat had been assigned to the port of Reggio Calabria on the Italian mainland but it was unable to reach it due to a shortage of fuel. As a result, the MRCC in Rome changed the assigned port in the morning of Sep 7. However, the ship was eventually detained on the grounds that it could have reached Reggio Calabria contrary to its own statements and the MRCC’s decision. Commenting on the Ministry of the Interior’s decision to impound the ship, Isabell Nohr from Sea-Watch said: “The detention is based on flimsy grounds and is part of a political strategy designed to make sea rescue impossible and endanger human lives. Instead of ensuring compliance with international obligations, the Italian government is blocking recuse ships and trying by all means to prevent people fleeing their countries from reaching Europe.”