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Regarding the fate of the "Eventin", which has been anchored in the Baltic Sea off Sassnitz for three months now, Stefan Kerth, non-partisan district administrator of the Vorpommern-Rügen district, is calling for a quick solution for the confiscated tanker. "Many citizens are worried. The 'Eventin' shouldn't remain anchored off Rügen for another few weeks or months." The environmental organization Greenpeace also considers the berth off Rügen to be insufficiently safe,– because it could all too easily become a target there: "In times when commercially available drones can be converted into weapons for a few hundred euros, a fully loaded tanker has enormous potential for damage. A ship of that age and with that history shouldn't be left unprotected off the German coast for weeks," Greenpeace expert Thilo Maack said. The "Eventin," a double-hulled tanker built by Samsung in South Korea in 2005, is officially classified by the EU as part of the so-called Russian "shadow fleet," which Putin is using to circumvent Western sanctions following Russia's attack on Ukraine.

On the afternoon of April 7, 2025, hydrochloric acid leaked from a T-piece of the port's loading and unloading equipment during the unloading operation of the 'Marina'. The vessel had previously moored at the Ostermoor State Port. At around 4:00 p.m., material fatigue led to the release of up to 700 liters of 30 % hydrochloric acid. A hole approximately one centimeter in diameter had formed in a valve of the port operator's loading and unloading equipment due to material fatigue and corrosion. The industrial park's fire department, together with the hazardous materials fire brigade, combated the leaking hydrochloric acid by adding water. Despite the presence of a containment tray, approximately 300 liters of the leaking acid-water mixture still entered the adjacent port basin. No one was injured, and the exact extent of the damage had yet to be determined. The Brunsbüttel Water Police have started an investigation. The ship remained stationary as of April 10.

On April 10 the old Rendsburg transporter bridge, which was destroyed beyond repair by the 'Evert Prahm', now sailing as 'May B', and is being towed to the District Harbour, where it will be converted into a fish snack. The Rendsburg businessman Martin Sick plans to sell fish sandwiches and organize events aboard. On the afternoon of April 9, the wreck was loaded onto a trailer. Financial support was being provided by donations totaling €35,000 from a crowdfunding campaign initiated by Martin Sick. The transporter bridge was loaded onto a pontoon by the transport company Ulferts and Wittrock,using a 250-ton crane, and transported by the tug 'Paulina' (MMSI: 211223550) from the Rendsburg Saatsee shipyard, its current location, to the District Harbour on the afternoon of April 10 with an ETA as of 4 p.m.. Around 30 workers were involved in the complex operation. It will take until summer before the first fish sandwiches are served at the District Harbour. Three of the four old drives will be scrapped. The fourth, along with the transporter bridge, will be transported to the property. The driving section will be displayed there, Reports with photos and video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Rendsburg-Alte-Schwebefaehre-wird-nach-Transport-zur-Fischbude,alteschwebefaehre100.html https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/rendsburg-eckernfoerde/liveticker-transport-der-alten-schwebefaehre-ueber-den-nord-ostsee-kanal-S2BR77MCCRHINFM63TX7SK6CUQ.html https://www.sat1regional.de/fischbroetchen-statt-faehrbetrieb-rendsburger-schwebefaehre-soll-gastro-hotspot-werden/

Despite hopes of bringing the 'Loch Frisa' back to service on April 9 after trials, it turned out that the repairs have been unsuccessful to the main engine. Further investigations were required. As a result, the following sailings are cancelled: Departure Craignure – 6:25 p.m. Depart Oban – 5:05 p.m., 08:00 p.m. On April 10, the following sailings were cancelled: Departure Craignure - 07:10 a,m,, 10;00 a.m. Departure Oban - 08:30 a.m., 11:25 a.m. An update was expected at approximately 12:00 p.m.regarding the 12:50 p.m. sailing from Craignure.

On April 8 the tug 'Bock' (IMO: 8680820) was called from Rostock to Kühlungsborn, being contracted to take the disabled 'Baltica' in tow and assisted in pulling it to the Tamsen Shipyard in Rostock, along with the tug 'Fairplay 56' (IMO: 9036234), on April 9 at 9 a.m., escorted by the diver ship 'Flunder' (MMSI: 211223950), for permanent repairs of the shaft seal and the damaged engine room. After the propeller shaft had become lose, water had entered the aft of the ship through the shaft tunnel. Reports with photo and video: https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/nordmagazin/Havarierte-MS-Baltica-wird-nach-Rostock-geschleppt,nordmagazin128180.html https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Nach-Havarie-Baltica-wird-von-Kuehlungsborn-nach-Rostock-geschleppt,aktuellmv140.html https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/rostock/ms-baltica-schlepper-bringt-havariertes-schiff-nach-rostock-WFA5XRNT25EYDHX5EJAZZZRSP4.html https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/regional/mecklenburg-vorpommern/unglueck-auf-der-ostsee--havariertes-ausflugsschiff--baltica--in-rostock-eingetroffen-35625222.html