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On Jan 21, 2025, the 'Shandong Mission', en route from Singaore to Port Hedland, was in collision with the tug 'Sinhin 5' (MMSI: 533170196) and its barge, en route from Port Klang to Kinabalu, in the northern Horsburgh waters in pos. 01° 27.300' N 104° 31.500' E. At 09:46 a.m. LT, the 'Shandong Mission' was detected drifting in Indonesian waters. Upon being contacted, the vessel reported a damage resulting from a collision with the 'Sinhin 5', At 09:49 a,m, the tug confirmed that its portside hull had suffered damage, causing a leakage. At 10:06 a.m. the ÄShandong Mission' reported a minor damage to its starboard side bow, with no leakage. The ship was declared seaworthy and ready to continue its voyage. At 10:08 a.m. the VTS Batam contacted the Tanjung Uban PLP Base and Tanjung Uban Port Authority (UPP) for further coordination of the incident. At 10:12 a.m. the 'Sinhin 5' reported an ongoing leakage, causing some of its white brick cargo to fall into the sea. The vessel's tilt was estimated at 10°–15°. At 11:12 a.m. a documentation of the 'Sinhin 5's condition was received from the passing vessel 'Nur Huda'. At 11:48 a.m. the VTS Batam issued a Notice to Mariners (NTM). At 11:59a.m. the 'Sinhin 5' reported a change in route, returning to Johor with a towing line of 150 meters, and canceling its voyage to Kota Kinabalu. At 12:19 p.m. the Shandong Mission' continued its voyage to the port of destination with an ETA as of Jan 26. Report with photo: https://hubla.dephub.go.id/indonesianmaritimesafetyinformation/page/news/read/24745/insiden-mv-shandong-mission-menabrak-barge-tb-sinhin-5-diperairan-utara-horsburg-incident-of-mv-shandong-mission-colliding-with-barge-tb-sinhin-5-in-northern-horsburgh-waters

On the Main at the lock in Himmelstadt, the 'Zander II' of the Main Waterways and Shipping Authority (WSA), while shifting a steel jetty by 1.40 meters on the afternoon of Jan 20, 2025, got stuck with the boom of an excavator bucket that was mounted on the ship. The jetty was hanging at an angle on the boom of the work boat and threatened to tip over. Power and high-voltage cables as well as control technology run through the jetty. These were damaged and a short circuit occurred, and the excavator could fire. The lock itself, the weir or the power station and an estimated 1,000 households in Karlstadt, Himmelstadt and Zellingen lost electricity for about an hour. A large number of rescue workers quickly arrived on site. These included fire departments from Himmelstadt and surrounding communities such as Retzbach, Retzstadt and Zellingen. The first thing that was achieved was to get the power plant running again. The water from the Main could flow through the weir again. Ship traffic on the river in the Himmelstadt area was halted until the evening. It was initially unclear how long the closure would last. A 130-ton mobile crane was called to secure the weir bridge until the late evening and returned it to its old position. The work boat has then been able to leave the lock chamber. However, the lock has to remain closed until Jan 21 at noon. The cables have een badly damaged and needed to be checked carefully. In order to be able to carry out this work, it was decided to close the lock chamber. The extent of the damage was not yet known. Reports with photos and video: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/havarie-auf-dem-main-stromausfaelle-und-gesperrte-schifffahrt,UaURboO https://www.main-echo.de/ressorts/blaulicht/unfall-in-der-schleuse-himmelstadt-mit-mehrfach-folgen-art-8434778 https://www.infranken.de/lk/main-spessart/blaulicht/himmelstadt-brennender-bagger-auf-schiff-zerstoert-fussgaengerbruecke-grosseinsatz-am-main-stromausfall-drei-gemeinden-art-6012343

On Jan8, 2025, the 'Seaspan Harrier' allided with the Burrard Dry Dock Pier in North Vancouver, British Columbia The tug was conducting a test maneuver when it struck the pier, which suffered some damage. The 'Seapan Harrier' only had a scratch to the hull. The local authorities have secured the area, while engineers complete a survey of the damage. There were no reports of injuries or pollution. The tug operator will be responsible for covering the cost of repairs. The City of North Vancouver was immediately notified at the time of the incident, and the Seaspan Marine Transportation, was working closely with them on a repair plan. Report with photo and video: https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/tugboat-fender-bender-leaves-a-dent-in-city-of-north-vancouver-pier-10093562

On Jan 20, 2025, at 6.43 a.m. a barge, pushed by the 'Hansa' (MMSI: 211760410), en route from Braunschweig, was in collision with the 'Övelgönne", serving between the stations "Hamburg-Finkenwerder" and "Landungsbrücken", which was en route from Finkenwerder to the Dockland pier, on the Northern Elbe with 25 passengers on board. The ferry ended up in the middle between the pushed convoy. One man who was sitting directly at the window was critically injured by flying debris and remained unconscious. Others cared for the man. Because of the broken windows, water kept coming through the waves into the interior of the ferry, causing several passengers to suffer hypothermia. In addition to the man with critical injuries, one other person was seriously injured and nine others were slightly injured. The other 14 people on board were uninjured, but suffered from shock. The ferry's hull suffered a breach at starboard side above the waterline, windows were shattered and interior destroyed, but the stability of the vessel was not affected, and no spills were reported. Paramedics took care of the injured on board. The fire brigade attended the scene of the accident with large contingents and fire boats. After the accident, both ships headed for the Dockland pier. Firefighters boarded the ship and brought the injured - passengers and crew - ashore. Paramedics and emergency doctors cared for the injured and took them to nearby hospitals. In total, more than 55 emergency personnel arrived. The Dockland pier was closed for rescue operations, but other ferry operations remained unaffected. Heavy equipment was also deployed by the rescue workers. The accident happened in dense fog. The 'Hanse' berthed in Waltershof after the accident. The water police and a ship accident investigation team (EGS) have begun their initial investigations on site. Both captains were questioned by the water police on site and also take a breathalyzer test, which both of them tested negative. Reports with photos and video: https://hamburg.t-online.de/region/hamburg/id_100578352/hamburg-hadag-faehre-rammt-tankschiff-zahlreiche-verletzte.html https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/ungluecke/id_100578354/unfall-in-hamburg-schute-stoesst-auf-elbe-gegen-faehre-elf-verletzte.html https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Schwerverletzter-nach-Unfall-mit-Hafenfaehre,video12178.html https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/polizei/unfall-mit-hafenfaehre-mehrere-verletzte/

The 'SNS 144' was stood down on Jan 20 as well as the other rescue forces, after the body of the missing crew member of the f/v "Rose des Vents- IO.936898" (MMSI: 228045680) was located after several hours of searching by the Civil Security's Dragon 17 helicopter at 12:26 p.m. He was declared dead at 2:05 p.m. At 5:50 a.m., the CROSS Etel had been alerted by the triggering of the emergency beacon on board the fishing vessel, but was unable to make contactand decided to immediately engage the Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy, based in La Rochelle as well as the 'SNS 144' from the SNSM station in La Rochelle. At around 6:30 a.m., the departmental operational center for fire and rescue informed the CROSS A-ETEL that the skipper of the vessel had taken refuge in a house near the search area after swimming back to shoreHe then reported the capsizing of the "Rose des Vents" which occurred around 3 a.m. Both fishermen had initially managed to take refuge on the hull of the trawler for several minutes. However, a violent wave hit them and threw them back into the water. The skipper then managed to hoist himself up onto the hull of the shiip again. The sailor was unable to get back up, and the skipper lost sight of his crew member.