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After several days of detention in Marseille, the 'El Venizelos', chartered by Algérie Ferries, was due to return to the port of Algiers on June 30. The French shipping company Corsica Linea was offering its customers on the Marseille-Algiers crossing, which was canceled due to its ship being held up in Algiers for an inspection, automatic reassignment to the 'El Venizelos', which will return to Algiers at 4 p.m. In the meantime, passengers hope to be compensated for some or to be transferred to other crossings, given that their initial journey was impacted by the prolonged docking of the 'El Venizelos'.

On June 24, 2025, the "NS Sprinter' was detained in Canakkale with 15 deficiencies, eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Public address system Inoperative 2) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Not as required 3) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Not as required 4) Fire safety - Ventilation Not as required 5) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Not as required 6) Fire safety - Means for escape Not as required 7) Fire safety - International shore-connection Not as required 8)) Fire safety - Personal equipment for fire safety Not as required The vessel was released again on June 25 and left the port enroute to Durres, where it arrived on June 28. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Falco Lair' of the late ‘Prince de Lignac’, or the late millionaire Bram van Leeuwen, has disappeared without a trace. The yacht is owned by entrepreneur Michael Rogerson. He got into a fight with the American tax authorities, turned off the AIS and since then the superyacht has no longer been traceable. According to the American tax authorities, Rogerson tried to evade taxes by claiming that the superyacht and his sailing yacht 'Toto' were making a loss as charter ships. He wanted to deduct that loss from the profit of his aviation company Rogerson Aircraft Corporation. This would mean he would pay millions of dollars less in taxes. However, the American tax authorities objected to this and in 2022 it was determined that the superyacht was a private matter. At that time, the superyacht was in West Palm Beach, Florida. The AIS has been switched off since March 2023. It is not known where the ship is now, and it is not available for charter and is also not for sale.

On June 24, 2025, the 'Kommandor Susan' was detained in Delfzijl with six deficiencies, two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Special Purpose Ship Safety Expired 2) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on June 27 and left the port en route to a drill site on the North Sea. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On June 22, 2025, the USS 'Sampson' intercepted a smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific and captured 3.5 tonnes of cocaine, beingworth $58 million on the U.S. market, more than $120 million in Europe and upwards of $300 million in Australia, depending upon the final destination. Just past 5.30 p.m. a helicopter from the destroyer spotted a suspicious vessel at an undisclosed position in the Eastern Pacific. The crew launched a small boat with a team of officers from Sampson's embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET). The LEDET crew found three suspected drug smugglers aboard the vessel, all of whom said that they were foreign nationals. The packages aboard the vessel tested positive for cocaine, so the cargo and all three suspects were taken into custody aboard the Sampson. Their stateless vessel was later sunk as a hazard to navigation.