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On Feb 19, 2025, the 'Hanøy', serving on the Hadsel - route, had to cancel the sailings starting with the scheduled departure Stokkmarknes express boat pier at 12:50 p.m. until further notice, due to technical trouble with the main engine, and was sidelined at the Marhaug Slip og Mek. Verksted AS in Svolvær for troubleshooting. Alternative transport was provided for travelers departing from the Stokkmarknes express boat pier at 4:20 p.m. Travelers from Kaljord to Stokmarknes were offered to use bus route 821 from Kaljord at 07.05 a.m. to Sortland, and then bus route no. 754 from Sortland at 0830, a.m., arriving in Stokmarknes at approximately 08.50 a,. The Nordland Fylkes community was investigating the possibility of setting up extra transport back to Kaljord on the afternoon.

The technical issue with the aft main engine cooling system of the 'Loch Ranza', serving on the route Tayinloan-Gigha, has been resolved on Feb 20. The service was resumed with the following amended timetable: Departure Gigha 1:10 p.m., departure Tayinloan 1:35 p.m. All remaining sailings were reviewed on a case-by-case basis due to adverse weather.

On Feb 13, 2025, the 'Rapid' has been detained in Karasu with 24 deficiencies, 19 of whioch being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - Other (ship certificate) Other 3) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 4) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 5) Emergency systems' - Emergency towing arrangements and procedures Not as required 6) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 7) Fire safety - Means of escape Blocked 8)) Living and working - Lega documentation on work and rest hours Not as required 9) Living and working - Ropes and wires Not as required 10) Living and working - Safe means of access Unsafe 11) Living and working - Obstruction/Slipping etc Not as required 12) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Not updated 13) Safety of navigation - Magnetic compass Inoperative 14) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Missing 15) Safety of navigation - Signalling lamp Inoperative 16) Safety of navigation - Other (Navigation) Other 17) Structural conditions - Decks - Corrosion Corroded 18) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors op-damage Not as required 19) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Feb 15 and left the port en route to Constanta Anchorage. The last detention was on Sep 18, 2024, in Karadeniz Eregli with 33 deficiencies for five days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591&locale=de_DE

On Feb 18, 2025, the Isik 4' was detained in Novorossiysk with 11 deficiencies, eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 3) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boat inventory Not as required 4) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 6) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 7) Safety of navigation - Pilot ladders and hoist/iplo transfer arrangements Damaged 8)) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Feb 20. The last detention was on Oct 29, 2024, in the same port with three deficiencies for two days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Isle of Wight ferry provider Wightlink was running with two-hour delays on its Fishbourne to Portsmouth route on the afternoon of Feb 20, 2025, and passengers were facing significant delays due to a mechanical fault aboard the 'St. Clare', which was sidelined in Portsmouth for repairs. As a result, the 'St Faith', the oldest ferry in the fleet, was operating the route alone. The 2 p.m. sailing from Portsmouth has been cancelled, and affected passengers were contacted directly by Wightlink to make alternative arrangements. Wightlink’s ferry 'Victoria of Wight', which has recently completed its maintenance at the Isle of Portland dock, is currently not in service.

On Feb 20, a cayuco was located seven nautical miles from El Hierro. The 'Salvamar Acrux' was mobilized by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo to assist. It accompanied the precarious boat to the port of La Restinga, where the 55 people of sub-Saharan origin, among them 53 men, one woman and one chiild, disembarked.

After obtaining the necessary permissions from CZMA, the APTDC will develop the 'Maa' as a tourist attraction in association with Gill Marines and ready it within the next two months. Tourism officials are planning to convert the ship, which is stucknear Tenneti Park, into a tourist destination. The ship is currently not yet open to the public. Some maintenance work like painting was being done to prevent rusting. On Feb 19, 2025, the ship owner Surender Singh Gill, managing director of Shore & Ship Resorts Private Limited (M/s Gill Marines), said they were spending an amount of ₹5 lakh per month on the maintenance. The government was yet to grant all necessary approvals to the project as it wanted to ensure that any tourism activity does not contravene any Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) guidelines. The government formalities will be completed soon to make the ship useful in terms of tourism. To provide the necessary infrastructure like approach road, toilets & changing rooms, the APTDC has applied for permission from the Forest Department and A.P. Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA). The Forest Department has given permission, but the permissions from CZMA were yet to be granted. After obtaining the necessary permissions, APTDC will associate with Gill Marines to develop the ship as a ‘Shore and Ship resort. The ship, which was waiting to load cargo at the Visakhapatnam Anchorage Port, was said to have lost two anchors and drifted ashore during a cyclonic storm in the early hours of Oct 13, 2020. It drifted ashore and finally ran aground on the hard rocky shore at Tenneti Park near the foothills of Kailasagiri. After rescue operations and recovery work failed, the ship’s owners, Advance Shipping Limited, Dhaka, decided to declare the ship as abandoned. The ship’s insurers, North of England, took possession of the ship and declared it a wreck and proposed to scrap it. The then YSRCP government proposed to use the ship for tourism purposes by developing it as a floating restaurant. Gill Marines, which had then taken over the ship from the insurers, offered to sell the abandoned ship to APTDC for ₹4.50 crore. APTDC informed Gill Marines that it would provide all necessary support for development of the ship as a tourist attraction. On October 20, 2021, Gill Marines accepted the APTDC offer. Report with photo: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/beached-bangladeshi-vessel-likely-to-be-used-as-shore-and-ship-resort-from-april/article69239032.ece

The Russian TASS has issued an official report denying the media accounts of the distress situation of the 'Pavel Grabovskiy', saying the vessel had reached Azov and repairs were made. They however admitted the vessel went aground but said it was due to weather conditions as the ship was departing Azov to resume its trip to Turkey. Citing the Ministry of Transport, TASS indicated that when the weather has improved and sea levels risen, the vessel would be removed from the roadstead and the owner will make further repairs. The ship has been under the management of a Turkish company since 2013 and had a similar incident in 2013 when it had to be salvaged after going aground in Azov. At that time, it was registered in Sierra Leone. There was a crew of 14 aboard and they had loaded a cargo of wheat. The vessel was inspected at the end of Jan 2025 in Georgia, where eight deficiencies were found, but no detention order was issued. The issues ranged from problems with the life saving equipment to piping, electrical, safety of the pilot ladders, and documentation.

The 'Loch Frisa', serving on the route Oban-Craignure, suffered a technical issue affecting the bow visor on Feb 20 and was sidelined in Oban for troubleshooting. As a consequence, the ferry 'Isle of Arran' was inserted to operate a delayed 5.15 p.m. sailing departing Oban. An update was to be provided by the operator CalMac as soon as more information became available.

The 'Finlandia Seaways', which ran aground at Kopervik on Dec 5, 2024, was found to be beyond repair, has been condmened and will be broken up. The company Smedegaarden A/S has been awarded the contract to dismantle the ship at its facility in Esbjerg. The vessel has a main engine B&W 12V48/60, producing 17300 hp, 2 x Mitsubishi S6R2 generator sets among many other things.

On Feb 19, the Town of Lark Harbour has been limiting access to the Little Port area to those directly involved with efforts to evaluate and salvage the 'MSC Baltic III' from the rocks in Cedar Cove. As the effort to assess the ship continued, the Town of Lark Harbour has restricted access to the Little Port wharf area. Cedar Cove is a popular hiking destination accessible via a trail that starts in the Little Port area. A public notice was issued stating that only essential personnel involved in the ongoing evaluation and salvage of the MSC Baltic III would be permitted access to the Little Port area. The restriction refered to vehicles, snowmobiles and hikers as work crews were now extremely busy in the area: “For the safety and security of all involved, we respectfully request that, unless you are directly involved in the work, to please stay away from the area.” Report with photos: https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/stay-away-from-nl-grounded-cargo-ship

The 'Naïs- CH.640361' was in collision with a fishing vessel from Saint-Quay-Portrieux in the Côtes d'Armor, 12 nautical miles off the coast of Granville on the late morning of Feb 19, 2025. The whelk fishing vessel suffered a breach above the waterline.The SNSM boat 'Roquereuil-SNS 444' from Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal was mobilized to assist. The water ingress was controlled by the crew. The ship was able to return to Granville, escorted by the SNSM boat and the customs boat 'Avel Sterenn-DS 46' from Saint-Malo. The fishermen had made a makeshift repair, and a motor pump was put into service to allow the heavily damaged ship to return. The 'Naïs' arrived at Granville at around 3 p.m., where it was beached in the outer harbour. The Breton boat was able to return to the port without damage. The operation was supervised by the CROSS Jobourg and the French Navy.

Canadian Coast Guard crews conducted both an assessment from the shoreline and an overflight of the grounding site of the 'MSC Baltic III' on Feb 19, and no pollution was observed. The CCGS 'Ann Harvey' remained on scene providing assistance as required. She had arrived on scene on Feb 17. Weather hampered activity in the early part of that day. When the weather improved, the crew launched their Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) for a visual assessment of the vessel. No pollution was observed. The CCGS 'Jean Goodwill' has been delayed due to ongoing work to maintain shipping lanes through ice and will be transiting to the area as soon as operational and environmental conditions allow. The salvage team was able to safely board the 'MSC Baltic III' with a pilot boat and were continuing their assessment. The sea conditions continued to hamper some operations including the ability to deploy response equipment. The owner of the 'MCS Baltic III' continued to be cooperative and responsive. The Cpast Guard has been advised that the vessel contained approximately 470 containers, over half of which were empty. The others were containing items such as food, lumber, and paper supplies. The Coast Guard was still trying to confirm the amount of diesel onboard A drone restricted area has been established around the 'MSC Baltic III', as the Coast Guard had helicopters conducting operations in the area. Drone operators should not conduct any flight operations within two nautical miles in the area of the 'MSC Baltic III' to ensure there’s no conflict between aviation assets and drones. Drone pilots must follow the rules in the Canadian Aviation Regulations and respect all other laws when flying a drone.

The US Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a fire that occurred aboard the 'Thor' on the morning of Feb 18, 2025, near Pea Patch Island on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, At about 09.30 a..m., the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a Channel 16 distress call from the ship, which was in transit with a two-barge tow between Delaware City and Old New Castle, there was a fire in the engine room. The hatches were secured by the crew, but the tug had lost steering. The four crew members were safely evacuated from the vessel by Good Samaritans. Boat crews from zjr USCG Station Philadelphia and a helicopter of the Air Station Atlantic City responded to the scene, along with assets from local partner agencies, including the Wilmington Fire Department's fireboat. Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast Notice to mariners. The fire has been put out, and the tug has been taken in tow by the tug 'Wye River' (IMO: 9512379). The cause of the blaze was under investigation. Reports with photos: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8875103/coast-guard-partner-agencies-responding-fire-delaware-river https://www.workboat.com/tug-catches-fire-on-the-delaware-river

On Feb 19, the 'Alfred', sailing on the route Troon - Brodick, suffered a technical issue which at required the attendance of contractors at the quay in Troon. As a consequence, the scheduled departures from Troon at 09:15 a.m., 1.:35 p.m. and 6 p.m. and on Feb 20 at 09:15 a.m. and from Brodick at 7:30 a.m. and 11:25 a.m. as well as on Feb 20 at 07:30 a.m. and at 11:25 a.m. have been cancelled, and affected customers were contacted. The technical issue was resolved on Feb 20, but due to adverse weather, the departure at 1:35 p.m. from Troon was delayed until 2:00 p.m., which meant a knock-on delay to the 3:45 p.m. sailing departing Brodick. The service remained liable to weather disruption.

On the night of Feb 20, 2025, the 'T. Caroline', enroute from Aliaga to Mersin, assisted a sailing boat that was to be transferred from Istanbul to Mersin, but had its sail torn due to a storm, at the entrance to the Antalya Gulf. The yacht also had lost its steering and engine capabilities. The two crew members were rescued by the tanker amid very challenging weather conditions. The tanker had diverted to the scene following the mayday cal andreached the yacht at midnigh. The crew fought until 9 a.m. to get the sailors safe in board, while trying to get the yacht alongside in battering waves. Report with photos and video: https://www.lidergazete.com/antalya-korfezi-nde-yelkenli-yatin-yelkeni-firtinada-yirtildi-h236057.htm

On Feb 20, 2025, at 5.30 a.m. the 'Jia De Chang He', ballasting en route from Aliaga to Tallinn, ran into the embankment of the Kiel Canal at the switch in Dückerswisch during the eastbound transit one hour after leaving the lock in in Brunsbüttel. The pilot had reported rudder problems. The tug 'OSK Rendsbuerg' (IMO: 9755567) was called to pull the bulk carrier out again, and at 8.30 a.m. thd ship was straight in the fairway. It was permitted to proceed to Kiel, where it moored on Holtenau Anchorage for investigations. On Feb 21 at 1 a.m,. UTC the ship resumed its voyage with an ETA as of Feb 22.

The Italian authorities have opened a terrorism investigation into the explosions that damaged the 'Seajewel', the chief prosecutor of the city of Genoa said on Feb 20. Two explosions blew a hole below the waterline of the Greek-operated ship, which was moored off the port of Savona-Vado and discharging oil. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the alleged attack on the 'Seajewel', which, like the other tankers hit by explosions, had recently called at a Russian port.

The Helimer 220 SAR helicopter of Salvamento MArítimo has medevaced a crew member of the 'Mohac' on Feb 20, 2025, who was injured inan accident on the vessel, which anchored 17 miles south of Huelva in pos. 36° 50' N 006° 50, W, and which had requested the medical evacuation from the Maritime Traffic Control Centre (MRCC). The man, who had a wound on his foot with the beginnings of infection that prevented him from walking, was hoisted and has been transferred to the Jerez airport, where an ambulance was waiting for him to take him to a hospital for further medical care.

On Feb 19, 2025, the munitions carrier 'Maia 1' has passed the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea, as it was likely heading for the Russian port of Ust-Luga. This would mark the first time that the Russian-flagged vessel, sanctioned by the U.S. and the EU, entered European waters. The 'Maia 1' is owned by the sanctioned MG-Flot company and has made at least nine voyages to North Korea in the past five months, which has become Moscow's leading supporter in its war against Ukraine, providing artillery, shells, ballistic missiles, and over up to 12,000 soldiers for deployment in Russia's Kursk Oblast.