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On April 15, 2024, the 'Serena' was detained in Ferrol with 31 deficiencies, eight of which being seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats Inoperative 2) Life saving Appliances - Inflatable liferafts Not ready for use 3) Labour conditions - Anchoring devices Not ready for use 4) Fire safety - Fire dampers Inoperative 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 6) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Insufficient power. 7) Emergency system - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 8)) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on May 8 and permitted a single voyage to Tuzla for permanent repairs.

A hydraulic failure caused a sdelay of three hours in the departure of the "Volcán de Tirajana" from the port of Santa Cruz de La Palma on the morning of May 9, 2025. The vessel departed at 9:12 a.m. and arrived at the port of Los Cristianos at 12:30 p.m., although it had to wait for the departure of the "Volcán de Teno" to La Gomera. During the stopover in the port of Los Cristianos, technicians were on board to resolve the problem, after attempts to resolve it the previous night during the stopover in Santa Cruz de La Palma were unsuccessful. The domino effect led to a subsequent delay in the connection with El Hierro, on one of the busiest days at the start of the weekend. The vessel departed Los Cristianos at 1:10 p.m. and arrived in La Estaca at 4:10 p.m., meaning the trip took three hours.

One person was killed, and around 35 were injured in an Israeli airstrike on Hodeidah Port on May 5, 2025. The airstrike was in direct retaliation for a missile strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels that landed near Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. Around 20 Israeli fighter jets participated in the airstrike, targeting sites that were being used to support Houthi military activities. The targets included the port of Hodeidah and a cement factory near the port, which has been alleged to be used by the Houthis for the construction of tunnels.

On April 22, 2025,at 4 p.m. a gas leak on a barge on the Houston Ship Channel prompted community alerts. but no air quality threats have been detected. A vapor release occurred aboard a barge of the Kirby Inland Marine at the Targa Resources dock in Galena, Greater Houston, at the at 12510 American Petroleum Road. The leak released an unspecified quantity of butadiene, an industrial gas used for making plastics and synthetic rubber (like car tires). 1,3-butadiene is an EPA-listed carcinogen, an inhalation irritant, and highly flammable, but breaks down quickly in the atmosphere, limiting the time in which it can have an effect. The leak occurred because of a broken valve. It was contained at 10 p.m., and the barge was towed to a safe location belonging to the Kirby Inland Marine for further evaluations. The Targa Resources dock on the Houston Ship Channel has reopened to full service by the U.S. Coast Guard on April 23 at 3 a.-m. No injuries were reported from the gas leak. Report with video: https://www.click2houston.com/video/news/2025/04/23/chemical-leak-contained-after-barge-incident-at-houston-ship-channel/

On May 8, 2025, at 9.52 a.m. UTC, the barge combination 'Carisma I/Carisma II', enroute from Dordrecht to Emmerich, ran aground on the Rhinw at river kilometre 688 on a shallow at the Deutzer Plate. During the refloating attempts, it subsequently allided with the passenger ships 'Rhein Magie'and 'Rhein Vision' as well as two moored Viking Cruise ships, which were moored at the Rhine shore in Cologne. The barge combination became disconnected when mooring lines split, and there was material damage. No injuries were reported. The damage was estimated to be in the six digit region.

The 'Moby Corse', ex 'Santa Cruz', continues to dock in the port of Genova. In far from reassuring conditions, at least according to Danijela Djurdjevic, president of the Italy-Montenegro Regina Elena association, presumably collecting the testimonies of some members of the crew (which is in fact made up of Montenegrin, Croatian and Filipino sailors). Seven Montenegrin sailors have been living in Genova for a month in inhumane conditions. They were asking for urgent intervention to receive three and a half months’ wages in arrears and to be able to return home, after months of hard work maintaining the ship. The version was confirmed by Francesco Di Fiore, representative of the international union Itf: “Six months ago we obtained the judicial seizure of the ship, at which point the outstanding debts were paid. Then another three months passed without them being paid and now we are back to square one”. As Djurdjevic recalls, “Santa Cruz, flying the Italian flag, is owned by a Slovenian citizen. The Ministry of the Navy is aware of the situation: they have contacted the Montenegrin citizens and are looking for a way to help them. Three months without pay, with food supplies now exhausted. What remains has expired, according to what a crew member told , and the ship has no electricity, fuel or water. The owner promises something, but then nothing happens. The appeal for a new intervention, in addition to the ITF, is in particular, given the Italianity of the flag, to the Italian unions (Filt Cgil intervened on the occasion of the first ‘abandonment’). Di Fiore has however made known that in a few days an ITF inspector will visit the crew. A Croatian union representative notified the general command of the Coast Guard of the declaration of abandonment of ship.

Drone strikes caused explosions in the of Port Sudan on May 6, 2025. The attack caused a blaze near the maritime port of Port Sudan, causing a massive plume of black smoke. No casualties have been reported in the incident. The drone strike targeted the main maritime port, the international airport, and a military base within the city.

Another airstrike was made by the US armed forces on the Houthi-controlled fuel port of Ras Isa on April 17, marking a major escalation of the US administration against the Houthi forces for their attacks on passing vessels in the Red Sea. The strike has destroyed multiple oil storage tanks, cratered a jetty at the port, and wrecked many tanker trucks. The Houthis have reported a casualty count of around 70 to 80 people and injuries to around 150-170 people, including port workers, truck drivers, and paramedics.

On May 8, 2025, at 9.52 a.m. UTC, the barge combination 'Carisma I/Carisma II', enroute from Dordrecht to Emmerich, ran aground on the Rhinw at river kilometre 688 on a shallow at the Deutzer Plate. During the refloating attempts, it subsequently allided with the passenger ships 'Rhein Magie'and 'Rhein Vision' as well as two moored Viking Cruise ships, which were moored at the Rhine shore in Cologne. The barge combination became disconnected when mooring lines split, and there was material damage. No injuries were reported. The damage was estimated to be in the six digit region.

On May 8, 2025, at 9.52 a.m. UTC, the 'Carisma I/Carisma II', enroute from Dordrecht to Emmerich, ran aground on the Rhinw at river kilometre 688 on a shallow at the Deutzer Plate. During the refloating attempts, it subsequently allided with the passenger ships 'Rhein Magie'and 'Rhein Vision' as well as two moored Viking Cruise ships, which were moored at the Rhine shore in Cologne. The barge combination became disconnected when mooring lines split, and there was material damage. No injuries were reported. The damage was estimated to be in the six digit region.

The fires caused by the huge explosion in the commercial port of Bandar Abbas on the morning of April 26 were still spreading two days later. Heat and fire detected by the NASA FIRMS system on the morning of April 29 still showed no signs of any retreat, with the area affected now having spread from the container park to the quays of the port itself. The firefighting services have been overwhelmed, even though reinforcements have been brought in from as far away as Tehran; two days after the initial explosion, some areas of the fire were not being tackled at all, and in other areas confused port workers who should have been evacuated were still wandering around or sheltering in empty containers in what was clearly still a dangerous area.

U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel terminal on the Red Sea coast have killed at least 74 people in the deadliest attack since the U.S. started its bombing campaign against the Houthis on April 16, 2025. Health ministry spokesperson Anees al-Asbahi said 171 people were injured in the strikes, according to preliminary figures, with rescue teams continuing efforts to search for victims. Report iwth photo: https://gcaptain.com/u-s-launches-deadliest-strike-on-yemens-ras-isa-fuel-terminal/