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On Jan 20, 2025, at 6.43 a.m. a barge, pushed by the 'Hanse', en route from Braunschweig, was in collision with the ferry 'Övelgönne" (MMSI: 211151080), 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 'Production' with four people on board was on fire 12 miles north west of St David's Head on Jan 19, 2025, and issued a distress call at 5.55 a.m. The St. Davids volunteers launched all-weather lifeboat 'Norah Wortley' and, once on scene, established the fire was under control. The engines were not impacted by the fire, but with concerns that the fire might restart, the lifeboat escorted the boat into Fishguard harbour. Awaiting arrival at the harbour were Mid and West Wales fire officers who boarded the vessel to ensure safety. Once the vessel was secure, the 'Norah Wortley' was stood down at 9:40 a.m. and arrived back on station at 10:40 a.m. Report with photo: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2025/january/19/st-davids-rnli-launch-to-boat-on-fire-mayday

On Jan 18, 2025, at 6 a.m. WIB, the 'Suryani Ladjoni', en route from Banjarmasin to Surabaya, suffered a leak at the bottom and started to list 25° to port side in the northern waters of Madura Island in pos. 06°28'026" S 113°33'619" E. The captain called the m/v 'Palung Mas' for assistance, reporting the situation. The ship anchored 2.5 cables away from the 'Suryani Ladjoni' but, due to unfavourable weather conditions, which were hindering the rescue process, raised anchor and coordinated with the captain of the 'Suryani Ladjoni' to disembark the crew into liferafts. After all crew members had successfully boarded the liferafts, the 'Palung Mas' maneuvered closer to provide assistance. At 08.45 LT, all castaways were safely evacuated onto the 'Palung Mas' and transported to Teluk Lamong Port, where they arrived at 6 p.m. The response was coordinated with relevant agencies, such as the Tanjung Perak Main Port Authority (KSOP Utama), SROP Masalembu, VTS Surabaya, and SROP Surabaya; Patrol vessels from the Tanjung Perak PLP Base were deployed, including the 'Grantin-P 211' at Panarukan Port, as well as the 'KNP 371' and 'KNP 329' from Mirah Pier, Surabaya. The Maritime Coordination Center (MCC) of the Directorate General of Sea Transportation was gathering further information on the causes and impacts of the incident regarding marine pollution and material losses The SROP Masalembu and SROP/VTS Surabaya issued a securité broadcast to vessels transiting the area, warning of the ship, which was drifting eastward at a speed of 0.2 knots. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYcSDTIo8Pc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo9aFSzH6vA

On Jan 18, 2025, at 10 p.m. the 'Dagalian' came to the aid of two fishermen whose 10-m-scalloper 'Craignair ' had run aground in Yell Sound on the isle of Samphrey and began taking on water. The Lerwick Lifeboat was also called out to the incident. The ferry diverted from its usual crossing to assist, and launched its rescue boat to take the two crew members off their vessel. Neither of them needed any medical assistance, and they were soon landed at Toft ferry terminal. After being called out at around 10.30 .p.m, the Lerwick Lifeboat reached the scene at about 11.40 p.m., where the local salmon workboat 'Charlie Knight' had also arrived to assist. The lifeboat crew carried out a survey of the immediate area but with the grounded vessel stuck fast on rocks, and the crew safely recovered, there was little more that could be done. The lifeboat was stood down just after midnight and returned to Lerwick on Jan 19 at 1.30 a.m. to refuel and make ready for next service.

The 'Isle of Innisfree', which had berthed at Fishguard Harbour and was due to leave for a crossing to the Dublin at 5.30 p.m. on Jan 17, 2025,, with an ETA as of 11 p.m., remained in port as it had suffered a technical issue upon the arrival at the port earlier and was now deemed unsafe to carry passengers until the issue was resolved. The intention was for the ship to depart for Dublin as soon as is possible. All passengers were being kept fully informed of progress of repairs.