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On April 17, 2025, the 'Island Star' was detained in Bartin with 21 deficiencies.: 1) Safety of navigation - Charts Expired 2) Safety of navigation - Navigation records Not as required 3) Safety of navigation - Echo sounder Inoperative 4) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Not updated 6) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Inoperative 7) Pollution Prevention - Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements Not as required 8)) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Not as required 9) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management Plan Not as required 10) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 11) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 12) Fire safety - Fire prevention structural integrity Not as required 13) Life saving Appliances - Lifejackets incl provision and disposition Not as required 14) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 15) Certificate & Doc - Fire controll plan - all Not as required 16) Water/Weathertight - Freeboard marks Not as required 17) Water/Weathertight - Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage Not as required 18) Radio communications - SART/AIS-SART Not as required 19) Structural conditions - Closing devices/watertight doors Damaged 20) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book Not as required 21) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 23 and left the port en route to Sulina. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Michael White, age 18, from North Carolina, was arrested after a violent attack left another passenger unconscious during a four-night Bahamas cruise aboard the 'Liberty of the Seas', which´had departed Port Everglades on April 14, 2025. Upon the ship’s return to Florida on April 18, authorities arrested the suspect at the port. The alleged attack began when a male passenger and a woman confronted a group of youths who were jumping up and downinside an elevator, causing it to sway. The situation quickly escalated. When the elevator stopped on the eighth floor, the victim and the woman attempted to exit but were blocked. Once outside the elevator, the victim told deputies he was punched in the face by several individuals, causing him to stagger backward and fall. While on the floor, he was repeatedly kicked and eventually blacked out. When he regained consciousness, he was lying in a pool of blood. White was identified as one of the alleged attackers and was facing a charge of aggravated battery causing bodily harm. An additional suspect was also taken into custody. White was taken to the Broward County Jail and later released on April 19 after posting a $5,000 bond.

On April 15, 2025, the 'Grietje' was detained in Qingzhou with nine deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Ready availability of fire fighting equipment Not as required 2) Radio communications - SART/AIS-SART Not as required 3) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training The vessel was released again on April 17 and left the port en route to Nansha. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The Coast Guard Cutter 'Kimball (WMSL 756)' offloaded approximately 18,898 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $214.3 million, on April 24, 2025, in San Diego. The offload was a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the 'Kimball' and the F'orward' during the months of February through April. Multiple U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, collaboradte in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, all played a role in counter-narcotic operations.   Report with photos and video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4165700/coast-guard-offloads-more-than-214-million-worth-of-illegal-cocaine-in-san-diego/

On April 12, 2025, the' Chelsea 4' was detained in Venice, Italy, with 11 deficiencies six of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Seafarers employment agreement (SEA) Expired 2) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificates) Other 3) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of training 4) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 5) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Lack of information 6) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 23 and left the port enroute to Sulina.