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On April 14, the 'Glen Sannox', serving on the route Troon-Brodick, suffered a control issue with the passenger lifts with only one lift remaining in operation. This had to be controlled by a crew member. The issue was expected have an effect on the turn around times of the ferry at the port. The issue has not yet been resolved as of April 15.

On April 7, 2025, the 'Sea Breeze' was detained in Trieste with 23 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 2)Labour conditions - Provisions quantity Insufficient 3) Fire safety - Fixed fire exthinguishing installation Inoperative 4) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Not as required 5) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and Appliances Not as required 6) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of training 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 14 and left the port en route to Constanta with an ETA as of April 22. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On April 9, 2025, the 'Ayana Sea' was detained in Kocaeli with 18 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Certificate for Master and officers Not as required 2) Living and working - Cleanliness of engine room Insufficient 3) Water/Weathertight - Doors Not properly maintained 4) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required The vessel was released again on April 11 and left the port en route to Sulina, where it arrived on April 15. The last detention was on Feb 21, 2024, also in Kocaeli, with 25 deficiencies for five days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The upper part of the wheelhouse of the 'Niels' collapsed due to a broken support cable on April 14, 2025, on the Juliana Canal near Urmond. The skipper was hit by the ceiling of the cabin on his head and suffered back injuries. He was no longer able to get out himself. The emergency services responded to the accident aboard the pusher tug at the Paalweg, where the ship was moored. A trauma helicopter was also called in, although it did not ultimately have to take action. With the help of the fire brigade, the injured man was carefully lifted out of the cabin and off the ship. He was taken to hospital by ambulance. The labor inspectorate indicated that it has completed its investigation into the incident. Reports with photos and video: https://www.limburger.nl/regio/stein/urmond/stuurhut-duwboot-zakt-vanwege-gebroken-steunkabel-in-op-julianakanaal-bij-urmond-schipper-gewond/56698925.html https://www.hbvl.be/nieuws/schipper-gewond-nadat-stuurhut-duwboot-zakt-vanwege-gebroken-steunkabel-op-julianakanaal-in-urmond-vlak-bij-belgische-grens/56789930.html

The National Agency of Ukraine for Finding, Tracing and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) has put up for sale the 'Nika Spirit', which has been seized in Izmail, Odesa region. The auction is scheduled for April 21, 2025, with a starting price of UAH 2.438.5000. The vessel is actually a tanker for the transportation of oil products. It was built in 1989. The functional wear and tear is 80%. On Nov 4, 2024, the Dniprovsky District Court of Kyiv allowed the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) to seize the Russian tanker, formerly known as 'Neyma', which was detained on July 24, 2019, in the port of Izmail. The vessel was identified as the one used to block the Kerch Strait on Nov 25, 2018., when it allegedly ran aground under the arch of the Kerch Bridge, while the Ukrainian ships 'Berdiansk' and 'Nikopol' and the tug 'Yany Kapu' were making a planned passage from the port of Odesa to the port of Mariupol in the Sea of Azov and were attacked by Russian warships, resulting in the capture of Ukrainian sailors.

An interim Report on the alliision of the 'Solong' and the 'Stena Immaculate' has been Issued by the MAIB: Following the accident, the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch began a formal inquiry and this week issued an interim report that traces the 'Solong'’s course leading up to the collision, creates a timeline for the watchkeeping schedule aboard the ship and shows plainly that the 'Solong' was at fault. The MAIB’s ongoing investigation will focus on several critical aspects. It will encompass the navigation and watchkeeping practices on board both vessels; manning and fatigue management; the condition and maintenance of the vessels involved; the use of the offshore area as an anchorage for vessels waiting to enter the Humber Estuary; and the environmental conditions at the time. The 'Stena Immaculate' was pulled to the port of Great Yarmouth, being towed by the tugs 'Brage Viking' (IMO: 9475791) and 'Ormesby Cross' (IMO: 9206944) on the evening of April 11, and safely berthed in the foreport, assisted by the tugs 'Ormesby Cross' (IMO: 9206944), 'Sea Juliett' (IMO: 9778387), 'Camperdown' (IMO: 9974905) and 'Triton' (IMO: 9451537). The Coastguard had stated on April 10 that the 'Stena Immaculate' had been successfully unloaded. Report, photos and video: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg72150xvx8o https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3826817?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7tbwxxvFSw

The "Joseph Roty II" of the Compagnie des Pêches de Saint-Malo, has been docked in the port of Saint-Malo since December 2023. Since May 2024, the factory ship has been put uip for sale. It has still not found a buyer. The ad is still online on the specialist maritime brokerage website Atlantic Shipping, without the price A few potential buyers have come forward. f.e., in South Africa, but the ship remains stationary as of April 14, 2025: https://saint-malo.maville.com/actu/actudet_-toujours-a-quai-dans-le-port-de-saint-malo-le-joseph-roty-ii-est-a-vendre-_loc-6763479_actu.Htm#google_vignette

The authorities in Estonia have, during an inspection of the 'Kiwala', which was intercepted in the Baltic Sea by units from the Estonian Navy, found 40 shortcomings and deficiencies. Inspectors from the Transport Administration conducted a full-day inspection and identified several significant deficiencies. Of on the whole 40 deficiencies being found, 29 were deemed significant and formed the basis for detaining the vessel. 23 of those were documentation-related, while others concerned failures in the ship’s safety management system, crew emergency preparedness, and technical malfunctions. Estonian authorities stated that the vessel lacks a valid flag state and insurance. The ship could not to continue sailing, as it could endanger safety at sea and the marine environment. According to the ship's Chinese captain, the tanker is registered in Djibouti, which was however rejected by Djibouti, which has not been able to find the ship in its ship registe after having withdrawn the flage due to previous illegal activities of the ship, which has changed owners and names several times in recent years. The tanker had thus entered the Gulf of Finland on April 10 without valid flag state certification or insurance. The vessel is also subject to sanctions imposed by the European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, and Switzerland for past illicit conduct. After entering Estonia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the ship was contacted and directed into Estonian territorial waters for inspection. The tanker is sailing in ballast and was on its way to Ust-Luga in Russia, when the Estonian authorities intervened, exercising its rights and international obligations to inspect a stateless vessel. Operating without a flag leaves a vessel outside any national jurisdiction, violating international maritime norms. The majority of the ship's 24-man crew is from China, the rest from Mauritania. Report with photo: https://tvpworld.com/86137104/estonian-inspectors-find-detained-shadow-fleet-tanker-has-dozens-of-deficiencies

Already on Dec 26, 2024, the 'Kristin' was detained in Setubal with nine deficiencies, six of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Liability for the removal of wrecks certificate Expired 2) Certificate & Doc - Certificate or documentary evidence of financial security relating to shipowners liability Expired 3) Certificate & Doc - Certificate or documentary evidence of financial security for repartriation Expired 4) Certificate & Doc - Civil liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Certificate Invalid 5) Certificate & Doc - Minimum safe manning doc Invalid 6) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Not as required The vessel was released again only on April 14, 2025, afte r110 days. The last detention was on March 15, 2024, Papenburg with 27 deficiencies for 25 days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On April 7, 2025, the 'Jordania' was detained again in Kocaeli with 14 deficiencies ,two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Alarms - Steering gear alarm Malfunctioning 2) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required The vessel was released again on April 8 and left the port en route to Novorossyisk with an ETA as of April 10, where it had been detained the last time only on March 6 with 11 deficiencies for three days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On March 14, 2025, the 'Francisco Javier Uno' suffered an engine failure and was disabled and adrift one nautical mile north of Punta Langosteira and requested towing assistance. The CCS A Coruña of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Beteigeue' (MMSI: 225986508), which took the fishing vessel in tow and safely pulled it to the Oza dock in A Coruña.

The Russian captain of the 'Soling', Vladimir Motin, appeared before at London's Central Criminal Court, from prison via a video link on April 14. He is charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a crew member. Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, a Filipino crew member on the 'Solong', is missing presumed dead. Mr Motin, from Primorsky, St Petersburg, spoke only to confirm his name during the brief hearing, and the case was adjourned until May 30 for a plea hearing at the same court. Report with picture: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2lz79q2y1vo

The 'Aita Mari' rescued 125 boat people in the waters of the Central Mediterranean on April 13, 2025. It was the second rescue carried out by the NGO Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario (SMH), which disembarked 108 people in Salerno on April 14. Among the rescued were 19 minors, 16 of them unaccompanied, and two under 12 years old. There were also two pregnant women. The migrants came from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Sudan, Egypt, Togo, Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Benin, Ghana, and Niger. After disembarking the 108 people rescued four days earlier in Salerno, the 'Aita Mari' resumed its mission in the Central Mediterranean. Alarm Phone then mobilized the humanitarian ship to respond to the critical situation of a rubber dinghy with a broken bottom and 84 people on board, in grave danger as it took on water. After two hours of unsuccessful notifications to the authorities, the 'Aita Mari' located the rubber dinghy, whose position had previously been overflown by a Frontex aircraft. During the rescue operation, a second wooden boat with 45 people on board appeared in the area. While the 41 people were being transferred from this second boat to the 'Aita Mari', the remaining four started their engines and left the scene. The Italian authorities have designated the port of Catania for the disembarkation, scheduled for the early afternoon of April 14. However, current weather conditions, with wind gusts of 30 knots and a forecast of waves of 1.5 to 2 meters, predicedt a difficult journey for those on board. On morning, while the 'Aita Mari' was searching for another rubber dinghy, a Libyan Coast Guard patrol boat, identified as 648, approached at high speed. Libyan crew members pointed an automatic weapon at the 'Aita Mari' while shouting 'Go home!'" A few minutes later, the Aita Mari crew witnessed the interception of a rubber dinghy. The people on board will most likely be held in Libyan detention centers without guarantees of protection for their rights and physical integrity, as consistently reported by those who have survived such centers. Report with photo: https://www.naiz.eus/eu/info/noticia/20250413/aita-mari-rescata-a-125-personas-en-el-mediterraneo-segundo-salvamento-en-siete-dias

On April 11, 2025, the 'Jos-Deschênes II', sailing between Tadoussac and Baie-Sainte-Catherine, suffered technical issues which required to be inspected. Only after this inspection will the STQ know if repairs are required and how extensive they will be. "An alarm had sounded in the engine room, The crew noticed an accumulation of water in a compartment of the vessel that is supposed to be watertight.The Société des Traversiers (STQ) announced that the crossings have been canceled until further notice The inspection had to be carried out in an enclosed space, which required the vessel to be stopped. After informing the regulatory authorities, Transport Canada ordered an inspection of the 'Jos-Deschênes II'.

On April 12, 2025, a crew member of the 'Baltic' sustained serious injuries. At around 9 a.m., the tug reported to the MRCC in Bremen, that he had fallen from a height of approximately three to four meters and needed urgently medical attention. The "Baltic" was approximately 7.5 nautical miles of Warnemünde at the time. The lifeboat 'Arkona' of the DGzRS station in Warnemünde set sail immediately, taking a volunteer marine doctor aboard the daughter boat 'Caspar'. Once on scene, the 'Arkona' moored alongside the "Baltic" in westerly winds of force three to four Beaufort. The marine , a sea rescuer trained as a paramedic, and a volunteer sea rescuer trained as a rescue paramedic, embarked onto the tug in moderate sea conditions. They initially stabilized the victim on board the tug and then transferred him to the 'Arkona' on a stretcher. He was transported to Warnemünde, where he was transferred to the shore based rescue service for further transport to hospital.

Om March 28, 2025, the 'Sea Star 74' was detained in Tuapse with 20 deficiencies: 1) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm systems Inoperative 2) Living and working - Other (Mooring) Other 3) Pollution Prevention - Suspected of discharge violation 4) Pollution Prevention - Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements Not as required 5) Water/Weathertight - Scuppers, inlets and discharges Not as required. 6) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 7) Safety of navigation - Navigation records Not as required 8)) Safety of navigation - Bridge operation Not as required 9) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Inoperative 10) Living and working - Cleanliness Not as required 11) Living and working - Ropes and wires Not as required 12) LIving and working - Anchoring devices Not as required 13) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Not as required 14) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 15) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and Appliances Not as required 16) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 17) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained 18) Pollution Prevention - Retention of oil on board Not as required 19) Fire safety - Remote Means of control Inoperative 20) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 5 and has remained stationary in the port since. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The German authorities must await a court decision before they can potentially dispose of the seized "Eventin." The ship is believed to belong to Russia's shadow fleet.According to the Federal Ministry of Finance, legal action has been filed against the seizure. Further enforcement measures must be waived until the competent court makes its decision. The responsible authorities, meanwhile examined and confirmed the ship's seaworthiness. Maritime safety and the threat situation remained subject to ongoing review. The ship, which is moored off Sassnitz on the island of Rügen, is to be relocated promptly to a so-called dangerous goods anchorage, approximately three nautical miles from its current mooring.

The sinking of the 'Sewol' was caused by internal structural failures, including a malfunctioning steering system and poor stability, according to recently revealed findings from government investigations ahead of the 11th anniversary of the tragedy. The Mokpo branch of the Korea Maritime Safety Tribunal said on April 14, 2025, that a special panel issued its conclusion on the tragedy in November last year — 10 years and 7 months after the ferry sank on April 16, 2014. While court rulings apply to general legal cases, maritime accidents in Korea are subject to the tribunal’s decisions. The tribunal’s judgment document functions similarly to a court verdict. The panel fully ruled out the theory that external factors, such as a collision, caused the ferry to sink, according to the tribunal’s findings: “Based on findings following the vessel's salvage and inspection, we did not confirm any evidence of external forces that could have caused an abrupt turn, such as hull damage. As there was no credible evidence of external impact, we did not consider that theory in our determination.” Instead, the panel found that the abrupt turn made by the ferry was not due to human error by the helmsman but rather a mechanical failure in the ship's steering system. The panel also took the arguments from a 2018 investigation that claimed the solenoid valve in Pump No. 2 of the steering gear was stuck and led the steering system to malfunction. At the time of the accident, the ship’s stability was already severely compromised. This was due to extensive structural modifications made to increase the passenger capacity, which raised the ship’s center of gravity. Although vessels with weakened stability must carry less cargo, the 'Sewol' was found to have been carrying nearly twice the amount allowed in its stability calculations — 2,021 tons, instead of the permitted 1,077 tons. To make matters worse, the cargo had not been properly secured. The unfastened cargo made the ferry severely tilt while making a turn. Water then flooded through the openings in the outer hull, resulting in the loss of stability, according to the panel’s conclusion. Out of the 476 people on board, 304 were killed or went missing in the disaster. The tribunal attributed the scale of the human toll to the crew's failure to take active rescue measures.

Ten fire engines were deployed to a large blaze aboard the 'Sider Olympia' at Northfleet, Gravesend, on April 13, 2025. Units from Kent Fire & Rescue Service (KFRS) have been working with the Coastguard and London Fire Brigade at Crete Hall Road, Gravesend, after a fire was reported at about 03:00 a.m. BST. The fire erupted from the vessel’s large storage bunkers. By the time crews arrived, flames had already taken hold of the ship. Multiple fire engines, a high-volume pump, an aerial ladder platform, a height vehicle, technical rescue teams, drones, and marine specialists were deployed. A bulk water carrier, water safety unit and the fire boat 'Errington' from the Lambeth River Station were also in attendance along with the volunteer response team, which was offering welfare support to crews and other partners. The firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus, boarded the vessel, using hoses to cool the upper decks and control the intense heat inside..By 3:30 p.m., the fire was successfully brought under control. All crew members were reported safe and accounted for. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. A joint investigation between fire and maritime officials is expected to begin once the situation is fully stabilised. Reports with photos and video: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/fire-crews-battle-large-cargo-ship-blaze-322843/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Ct3sk8PKU https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/massive-fire-breaks-out-on-cargo-ship-in-north-kent/

On the morning of April 12, 2025, the MRCC in Uruguay received a call from the 'Shipka', bound for the Uruguayan port of Nueva Palmira, stating that the 43-year-old chief engineer had suffered a heart attack that had been ongoing for two hours. The on-duty Search and Rescue (SAR) doctor advised to medevac the man quickly. Two naval aircraft were immediately deployed for the task, a Beechcraft B200 to monitor, and a Leonardo AB412 helicopter to hoist the patient. Both units departed from Naval Base No. 2 with a crew consisting of a pilot, a co-pilot, a doctor, and two rescue swimmers. After the patient was pulled aboard, the appropriate tests are performed, and the AB 412 set off for the Montevideo Police Hospital. The patient is disembarked at the hospital and then transported by ambulance to another health facility, where he arrived conscious and stabilized. Report with photo: https://www.defensa.com/uruguay/armada-uruguaya-evacua-tripulante-carguero-maltes-tras-evento