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On July 16, 2025, at 11.15 a.m. fire broke out in the cargo hold of the 'FWN Adriatic' in the 5th dock of the port of Antwerp near the Noordkasteel Bridge. The ship was carrying plasterboard and vehicles as cargo. The fire initially caused heavy smoke, advising local residents to keep their doors and windows closed. The fire department started extinguishing the fire from the quay, and a port fireboat was also present. After the fire fighters managed to close the ship's hatches, the smoke decreased significantly,. The Port of Antwerp-Bruges was urging shipping traffic to exercise extreme caution in the waterway from 5th Haven Dock km 1 to Amerika Dock km 1, as well as for berths 345 to berth 347. The cause of the fire was not yet known. The ship had arrived from Eemshaven. Reports with photo and video: https://www.flows.be/havens/2025/07/vrachtschip-geladen-met-gips-en-voertuig-in-antwerpse-haven/ https://www.gva.be/incoming/brand-op-nieuw-schip-in-de-haven-brandweer-roept-op-om-ramen-en-deuren-gesloten-te-houden/78113770.html https://www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/brand-op-vrachtschip-met-auto-s-en-gipsplaten-aan-boord-in-haven-van-antwerpen-hou-ramen-en-deuren-gesloten-bij-hinder~b9250d7e/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F https://www.pzc.nl/antwerpen/brand-op-splinternieuw-zeeschip-in-antwerpse-haven-veroorzaakt-veel-rookhinder-hou-ramen-en-deuren-gesloten~a9250d7e/

The crew of the 'Berga II' successfully rescued a French citizen whose boat broke down in the open sea off the coast of Fiumicino on July 14, 2025. after the crew received a distress call from the French-flagged vessel. The tanker was in a waiting position near the port of Fiumicino, preparing to unload its cargo of liquefied petroleum gas, and quickly responded. The skipper was brought aboard the tanker and received first aid and medical treatment after sustaining injuries due to a storm. The 'Berga II' also took the damaged boat in tow, informed the Italian Coast Guard of the rescue operation and coordinated with them the evacuation of the skipper.

On the evening of July 14, the 'Gjøa' allided with the quay in the Alverstraumen outside Bergen. The ferry sailed at high speed into the neighbour’s wooden pier, which is attached to concrete foundations, which came loose after the heavy impact. They have moved 20–25 centimeters, so that the approximately 50 square meter pier has cut into the neighbour's boathouse wall. Report with video: https://www.kystens.no/nyheter/fergen-dundret-inn-i-kaien-ble-helt-skjelvne-/2-1-1846230

On May 16, the Norwegian tug 'Sea1 Ruby' finally took the 'Maersk Sana' in tow following an extended period during which the laden vessel was ‘safely adrift at sea’ in the western Atlantic, en route to a port of refuge in the Bahamas, with an expected arrival in the last week of May. The container ship was towed to Freeport, a tow of approximately 900 nautical miles, which at five knots was completed on May 21. One crew member ‘who was transported to a hospital in the US remained in stable but critical condition and was receiving the best possible care. Maersk remained in communication with its customers about mitigating impacts to their supply chains” The weather conditions have remained favourable siunce the explosion and fire on April 29. The Atlantic hurricane season begins in a few days’ time, and then getting a towline on the 'Maersk Sana' could have been very different. Miami’s National Hurricane Weather Center reported that tropical cyclone formation is not expected within the next seven days. The 'Maersk Sana' finally left Freeport again on July 14, en route to Singapore with an ETA as of Aug 18.

The Filipino survivors of the 'Eternity C' were expected to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia in a few days, as was previously the case with 17 Filipino crew members from the 'Magic Seas'. That ship, also Greek and sailing under the Liberian flag, was attacked by Houthi terrorists in the Red Sea one day before the 'Eternity C' was siml. There were no fatalities on the Magic Seas. The death toll following the attack on the 'Eternity C' was standing at nine. Five crew members who were still missing have been presumed dead. Six crew members were still being held captive by the Houthi terrorists. At the time of the attack, 22 crew members and three security guards were on board the 'Eternity C'. At least four crew members have died from injuries sustained during the initial attack on the Greek ship sailing under the Liberian flag. Ten crew members were rescued from the water, including eight Filipino crew members and two security guards. The environmental impact of the sinking of both ships was currently being assessed. The Indian national Augustin Dassayan, a security guard, was repatriated on July 15, facilited by the Indian Consulate in Jeddah. Along with several other crew members, he had been brought to Jizan on July 14, where a team from the Indian Consulate ensured his well-being. Report with photos: https://www.siasat.com/indian-survivor-of-houthi-strike-on-red-sea-ship-repatriated-from-saudi-arabia-3246472/

The 'Kronverka' was in collision with the Russian tourist boat 'Mercury 5' on July 13, 2025, in St. Petersburg on the Fontanka River Embankment,. The 'Kronverka' was making a turn when it was suddenly hit by the smaller ship. As a result of the impact, one child suffered a leg injury. A medical team quickly arrived and provided first aid to the child directly at the scene. The St. Petersburg Transport Prosecutor's Office started conducting an investigation into the implementation of traffic safety legislation during the operation of water transport and the observance of passenger rights. Report swith photo and videos: https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/web/sztp/mass-media/news?item=105799435 https://portnews.ru/news/379265/ https://piter.tv/event/rebenok_poluchil_travmu_nogi_pri_stolknovenii_progulochnih_teplohodov_spb/

On July 14, 2025, the 'Trolljord' suffered engine proplems while sailing in the Hjørund Fjord with 401 passengers and 99 crew members on board. The ship had lost 50 % of its engine power. The NSSR-lifeboat 'Det Norske Veritas II' was called toi assisti the ship and escorted it towards back to the port of Ålesund. which it had left at around 5.45 a.m. UTC en route to Bergen. The ferries between Solvågen and Festøya have also been assisting. The 'Trollfjord' was safely berthed at around 7 p.m. and remained stationary in the port as of July 16. Video: https://x.com/i/status/1944800244400574745

The 'Galeon Andalucía' got into difficulty while attempting to leave Whitehaven Harbour in the early hours of July 16, 2025. The ship has been docked in Whitehaven since July 8 and has welcomed thousands of people on board. The17th century Spanish Galleon replica had already extended its visit by two days.During the departure the ship experienced some issues with wind gusts, and some minor damage has been done to a pontoon. The ship returned to the Sugar Tongue and was expected to leave at 4 p.m., if the weather conditions are favourable. Its next stop is the Bristol Harbour Festival where it was scheduled to arrive on July 17. According to initial reports no one was injured, while the full extent of damage caused was investigated. Report with photo: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tall-ship-forced-abort-departure-092903910.html

On July 15, the operations manager for the Vestfjord department in Torghatten informed that the cause of the problems of the manoevering system 'Hinnøy' has probably been found. The operator received assistance from an external company on July 14, which has delivered a new maneuvering system to the vessel, and tthe repair was underway, However, it has not been determined how to prevent this from happening again, and it was therefore difficult to say when the ferry would be up and running again. An extra ferry will not be deployed in the meantime, as there is a shortage of available ferries during the high season. If there was a lot of traffic, it was recommend driving via Narvik. The ferry remained sidelined in Lødingenuntil the morning of July 16, when it returned on the connection to Bognes, starting with a departure from Lødingen at 09:00 a.m.

The captain of the 'Meshka', actually sailing as 'Rahma', which ran aground off Landskrone near Ven on May 31, en route to the Russian port of Vysotsk, has been sentenced for negligence in maritime traffic to a daily fine of 47,500 Swedish Crowns. He was found guilty of carelessly and with a lack of attention operating the ship, which led to it running aground with 938 tons of oil in its tanks.The captain had defended himself by saying that the nautical chart data in the ship's system was not complete. At the same time, he admitted that he did not have full control over where the ship was and should have discovered this earlier, stating that it was his fault and he could have prevented the accident. The ship was inspected at the Öresund Drydocks Ship Repair Yard ffrom June 7-10 and finally reached the port of destination on June 14. It sailed again on July 18 en route to Dakar, where it arrived on July 10.

The 'Robijn', en route from Ghent via Hans Weert with a cargo of bio diesel, ran aground on the evening of July 15, 2025 in the estuary of the Easter Scheldt between Bruinisse and Sint Philipsland in the waters of the National Park. The tide likely played a role in the grounding incident. The tug 'Zephyrus' established at towing connection, and the salvage commenced during the night. After the first attempt failed, the second attempt was started at 5.30 a.m. and was successful. The ship was then brought to the Krammer Locks, where it will be inspected for possible damages. Reporst with photos: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/64966-schip-vastgelopen-op-oosterschelde-bij-bruinisse/ https://www.internetbode.nl/tholen/452927/ruim-100-meter-lang-schip-met-biodiesel-vastgelopen-bij-sint-

The ten rescued crew members from the'Eternity C' have arrived safely at Jizan on July 14. Six Filipino crew members were pulled from the water and taken to Yemen by the Houthi terrorists. The Houthi communications center claimed that the survivors were provided with medical care and taken to a "safe location." The terrorists did not provide a timeline for their release and repatriation.At least four crew members were believed to have died from injuries sustained in the initial attack, and five others who were missing have now been presumed dead The lost seafarers included seven Filipinos, one Russian national and one Indian security guard. The Eternity C had beem attacked about 50 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah by multiple skiffs. The vessel was then hit by multiple missile strikes, disabling its engine and causing it to flood. There were two penetrations in the hatch cover of the aftmost hold, one penetration in the accomodation block, and one internal blast in the engine room, evidenced by a hole in the hull with outward petaling of the shell plating. The environmental impact of the recent sinkings was still being assessed. The ship's owner, Guildford Navigation and the shipping company Cosmo Ship Management, which were behind the bulk carrier, have been left without coverage after the insurance company refused to take out war risk insurance for the ship, and were suffering a loss of between 15 and 20 million dollars.

On July 12, 2025, the 'Voshkod 67' lost its engine power due to a technical malfunction while sailing on the Neva River in St. Petersburg. There were 70 passengers and four crew members on board at the time of the incident, who were heading to the Oreshek fortress..There were no casualties, and there was no damage to the hull. The passengers continued their voyage aboard the 'Meteor 171'. The North-West Transport Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the implementation of legislation on navigation safety and the observance of passenger rights. Report with photo: https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2025-07-12/severozapadnaya-transportnaya-prokuratura-organizovala-proverku-po-faktu-proisshestviya-s-passazhirskim-teplohodom

The Greek Coast Guard was alerted on the afternoon of July 14, 2025, sgzrt a Portuguese FRONTEX vessel sank off Anaxos in Lesvos, after hitting a rock, next to the islet of Agios Georgios, Prtras, which resulted in the rupture of the keel and water ingress. The FRONTEX vessel sank at approximately 6 p.m. The acciident had happened during an SAR operation for four of 40 migrants who were on board a boat in which they had crossed to the Lapsarna area of Lesvos enroute from Turkey, wh had not reached the shore .The 'PÖS 602' and an Air Force helicopter immediately rushed to the scene to participate in the operation to locate and rescue the occupants. Also a fishing vessel and two excursion boats went to the scene. The occupants of the FRONTEX vessel were located on an inflatable life raft and were pciked up by the 'PLS 602' in good health. They were safely transported to the port of Molyvos. Among them were five Portuguese and one Greek national, The Portuguese FRONTEX vessel phad articipated in the “Poseidon – Thalassa” operation, which concerns the assistance in guarding the maritime borders of the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. The vessel was small, with a polyester base and inflatable side balloons. A preliminary investigation was conducted by the Central Port Authority of Mytilene and the Mithymna Port Station. Reports with photo and video: https://blueskytv.gr/2025/07/%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-frontex-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CE%AD%CE%BE%CE%B9-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%82-%CE%B2%CF%85%CE%B8%CE%AF%CF%83/ https://hellasjournal.com/2025/07/vythisi-skafous-tis-frontex-anoichta-tis-anaxou-sti-lesvo-prosekrouse-se-xera-sooi-oi-exi-epivainontes/ https://www.fanpage.gr/media/lesvos-vythisi-skafoys-tis-frontex-anoichta-tis-anaxoy-sooi-oi-exi-epivainontes/

A fire broke out aboard the 'Island Princess' on the morning of July 15, 2025, one day after the vessel departed from New York City. At 6:00 a.m. Halifax time, a general alert sounded on the ship. A few minutes later, the captain announced that there was a fire in the galley on Deck 12. At 6:20 am, the captain said that crew members were putting the fire out with extinguishers and foam and that there was no concern for passengers. At 6.335 a.m. the Captain announced that the fire was out, but another team was going to the area to make sure the fire was completely out. At 7:10 a.m. the crew was told to stand down. The ship was on time to arrive in Halifax on the morning of July 16. The 'Island Princess' was on an 18-night cruise to Greenland and Canada from New York City, calling at Halifax, Sydney, St. Johns, Nanortalik, Qaqortoq, Paamiut and Nuuk. The cruise will also have 10 sea days and return to New York on Aug 1.

The 'Olav Duun', serving on the route Hofles-Geisnes-Lund, suffered technical problems on July 15, 2025, and the route had to be suspended until further notice by the operator Torghatten. The ship was sidelined in Hoflesja. The repairs were depending on the delivery of external spare parts. Continuous work was being done to get the ÄOlav Duun' back on its route as quickly as possible.

Ten days after running aground, the 'MSC Antonia' remains aground near the Eliza Shoals west of Jeddah. Satellite images from Pole Star Global were showing the vessel resting on a reef. Despite being listed as grounded, the ship appears on various vessel tracking sites, not just on the opposite side of the Red Sea but often far inland, along with other ships due to increased GPS spoofing . VesselFinder has the ship on Airport Road, south of Port Sudan, myShipTracking has it a few km further inland, while MarineTraffic’s location of the stricken ship places it – and a host of other vessels – 250 kilometres from the nearest shoreline in the Nubian Desert, the eastern region of the Sahara Desert. The maritime security specialist Ambrey has observed growing GPS interference in conflict zones with a constant disruption of the signal over an area, increasing navigational risk to shipping. The AIS signals showed the ship in Jeedah until June 18, and next available AIS signal of the 'MSC Antonia' was on June 26 in the Arabian Sea, and on July 3 it arrived in Singapore, before proceeding further to Phu My, where it arrived on July 8. Report with photos: https://splash247.com/grounded-msc-ship-appears-in-the-sahara/

The decommissioned German trawler "Rudolf Virchow-SAS 252", which sank on May 25, 2025, in the fishing port of Dänholm in the Strelasund Strait, was raised by the 'Baltic Lift' on the evening of July 15,. The historic vessel will now be scrapped at the Volkswerft Shipyard in 'Stralsund. Divers had attached two straps to the bow and stern of the wreck, which was first righted and drained. The contaminated water from the hull was pumped onto special vehicles on site for proper disposal. The "Rudolf Virchow" passed the Ziegelgraben Bridge in Stralsund on the morning of July 16 in the slings of the floating crane, which moored at the Volkswert Stralsund at 7 a.m. UTC. Around ten salvors had been involved in the operation, including divers, assistants, and two captains. The cause of the sinking of the 24-meter-long vessel was still unknown. The water police initiated proceedings against an unknown person due to leaked operating fluids; as the owner of the vessel, which had been moored at the Dänholm quay for many years, was initially unknown. The "Rudolf Virchow" was built in Barth in 1952 and is considered one of the last fishing boats that belonged to the fishing fleet of the GDR. Reports with photos and video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/stralsund-gesunkener-fischkutter-rudolf-virchow-gehoben,mvregiogreifswald-368.html https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/mecklenburgvorpommern/daenholm-taucher-bergen-gesunkenen-fischkutter-rudolf-virchow,mvregiogreifswald-362.html https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Alter-Hochseekutter-in-Stralsund-gesunken,kutter414.html https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/vorpommern-ruegen/stralsund/lag-seit-15-jahren-am-daenholm-stralsunds-letzter-hochseekutter-ist-gesunken-2EDI75UDQBBHDLNZD2QV3OOUMI.html https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/vorpommern-ruegen/stralsund/stralsund-sechs-wochen-nach-dem-sinken-hat-die-bergung-der-rudolf-virchow-begonnen-LMRVYH5QANEODERKOWJC7IJ2UE.html https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/ungewisse-zukunft-fuer-kutter-virchow-I6IRYPERUUIKQ62FUASOZBVGPU.html

On the afternoon of July 13, 2025, the Philippines flagged fishing vessel 'Grey Erron' was disabled and adrift due to a main engine failure in the West Philippine Sea, about 70 nautical miles west of Botolan, Zambales. The crew issued a distress call, and the Philippine Coast Guard deployed the BRP 'Teresa Magbanua' to assist, which reached the fishing vessel several hours later and provided drinking water and medical supplies. An inspection of the engine found that it could not be repaired, and a service boat was requested. The service boat arrived on the morning of July 14.

More than 1000 tons fuel aboard the 'MSC Baltic III' has been removed from the vessel. The heavy fuel oil was transferred to a barge, which was brouhgt alongside amid calmer summer weather, and then transported to the Port of Corner Brook for disposal. The ship had an etimated 1,600 tonnes of fuel oil aboard when it grounded, and the pollution prevention effort has reduced environmental risk for Newfoundland's pristine coastline significantly now. There were six priority tanks filled with heavy fuel on board that was almost all removed, but there were still other hydrocarbons on board, as there were many more tanks with different fuels in them, like diesel and hydraulics a.o., though in a lot less quantities, and they will require less heating as well. There may be one additional tank containing heavy fuel in the engine room, but a smaller one than the six main tanks. Removing the oil takes time because it has to be heated between 70 C and 80 C so it can be pumped out, which can be hard to achieve with short windows of opportunity to safely board the vessel. 208 of the 472 containers were also removed as pf July 10, as some were blocking access to the fuel tank. including some that were in extremely damaged condition. The operation to mitigate pollution risk from the cargo and fuel oil continued. The vessel remained wedged firmly on the rock, its hull seriously damaged from its time aground. A refloating attempt was considered impossible in its current condition. For now, the salvors hoped that the good weather would hold long enough to complete the lightering process before the hurricane season raises the risk again. The environmental monitoring persisted in the surrounding waters and shoreline. Observers continued to report minor oil pollution, including tar stains and small tar balls, particularly around Cedar Cove and nearby coastal areas. The authorities reminded the public of an emergency and drone restriction zone extending one nautical mile around the MSC Baltic III. This no-access zone is critical to ensure the safety of salvage crews and protect the public as operations were continued. Reports with photos: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/baltic-july-3-update-1.7575988 https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2179275/msc-baltic-3-echoue-carburant-pompage-terre-neuve https://safety4sea.com/authorities-continue-salvage-of-container-ship-five-months-later/ https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/grounded-nl-cargo-ship-salvage-nears-milestone