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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

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.

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.

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.

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

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/

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 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.

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/

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