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The NGO ship "Solidaire" docked in the port of Ravenna on June 14, with 76 migrants on board, who had been rescued in the Mediterranean before. The "Ocean Viking," operated by the aid organization Sos Mediterranée, has rescued 70 people, who arrived at the port of Marina di Carrara on June 16. The NGO ship "Sea Watch 5" has rescued 53 people in the Mediterranean. The Italian authorities assigned the ship the port of Pozzallo.

The 'Sea-Eye 5' has rescued 65 migrants, many of them women. Three people required medical treatment for severe fuel burns and were evacuated to Lampedusa by the Italian Coast Guard on the evening of June 14. They were on an overcrowded dinghy about 50 nautical miles off the Libyan coast. The 'Sea-Eye 5' was directed to Pozzallo by the Italian authorities. Initially, Italy had assigned the ship the more distant port of Taranto in Apulia, but due to the medical emergencies and scarce drinking water supplies, this was unreasonable. The Sea-Eye organization had requested support from the Federal Foreign Office and the MRCC Bremen. At around 3:00 a.m., the Italian authorities granted permission for the ship to enter the nearer port of Pozzallo.

The NGO ship "Solidaire" docked in the port of Ravenna on June 14, 2025, with 76 migrants on board, who had been rescued in the Mediterranean before. The "Ocean Viking," operated by the aid organization Sos Mediterranée, has rescued 70 people, who arrived at the port of Marina di Carrara on June 16. The NGO ship "Sea Watch 5" has rescued 53 people in the Mediterranean. The Italian authorities assigned the ship the port of Pozzallo.

The 'Esche', enroute from Minden to Dörenthe, sprang a leak on the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Ibbenbüren-Dörenthe on the night of June 15, 2025. The ship was loaded with 1,300 tons of gravel and was in danger of sinking. Firefighters started to pump out the water at the que and unloadthe ship. None of the two crew members were injured. The cause of the leak was still unclear. Report with photo: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/nordrheinwestfalen/wdr-unfall-in-ibbenbueren-schiff-in-dortmund-ems-kanal-leckgeschlagen-102.html

They "Berlin" was forced to turn around shortly before its destination en route from Rostock to Gedser on June 14, 2025, due to a technical defect of the bow visor, which could not be opened. The ferry returned to Rostock. A defective locking pin prevented the cars and trucks from disembarking through the bow hatch, and the ferry could not dock backward in the Danish port. Therefore, after a two-hour journey, the 482 passengers returned to Rostock at around 1:15 p.m. In Rostock, the ferry was able to enter and moor stern first. The first cars had to reverse gear to disembark via the ramp. The remaining vehicles were able to turn around on the ship to disembark forward. The sister ship "Copenhagen" took over the scheduled sailings, while technicians repaired the "Berlin" overnight. Since the morning of June 15, it has been operating as scheduled again.