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The ' Fjordcharter Adventure' got stuck on a sandbank at Nordfjordeid in Vestland County on April 29, 2025, at 6 p.m. The company that owns the catamaran believed that the side propellers of the cruise ship 'Aidnova' pushed the catamaran onto the sandbank. No one was injured. The catamaran was not damaged either and waiting for the tide to return so that they can get off the sandbank. The catamaran was towed off the sandbank by a small vessel after a few hours. There were no passengers on board the catamaran, only crew. Report with photos: https://www.nrk.no/vestland/katamaran-har-gatt-pa-grunn-ved-nordfjordeid-1.17399401

On the afternoon of April 24, 2025, a crew member of the 'Aquanaut' required medical assistance. At 2.30 p.m the ship initally notified the MRCC in Bremen, as the small boat 'Trabant' was disabled with an engine damage in the Bight of Neustadt off Sierksdorf.  The lifeboat 'Heinrich Wuppesahl' was deployed to the scene. The 'Trabant' meanwhile reported water ingress, but managed to proceed to the mother ship, secured by the lifeboat, when the medical emergency occurred on the ' Aquanaut'. After initial treatment, the patient was embarked onto the ' Heinrich Wuppesahl' And transferred to Neustadt, where the shore based rescue service was waiting. Report with photo: https://www.seenotretter.de/aktuelles/seenotfaelle/medizinischer-notfall-an-bord-eines-sicherungsschiffes-seenotretter-bringen-besatzungsmitglied-an-land

The ' Fjordcharter Adventure' got stuck on a sandbank at Nordfjordeid in Vestland County on April 29, 2025, at 6 p.m. The company that owns the catamaran believed that the side propellers of the cruise ship 'Aidaluna' pushed the catamaran onto the sandbank. No one was injured. The catamaran was not damaged either and waiting for the tide to return so that they can get off the sandbank. The catamaran was towed off the sandbank by a small vessel after a few hours. There were no passengers on board the catamaran, only crew.

The tanker 'Isla De Bioko', loaded with urea, was in collision with the barges towed by the tug 'Ginny Rose' on April 27, 2025 at 9.20 p.m. The collision led to one barge sinking and six others going adrift, while sailing downstream on the Mississippi River from St. Rose, Louisiana. The conditions on the river were harsh and challenging at the time of the accident. After receiving news of the collision, the Coast Guard immediately mobilized local assisting tugs, which managed to successfully recover four of the barges, but two of them became fouled in the anchor chains of the 'Red Fin' and 'Bulker Bee 30'. The section near the collision site was temporarily closed off by the Coast Guard while crews assessed whether it was safe to traverse given the sunken barge. On April 28, after the depth of the sunken barge was deemed safe for other vessels and the last two barges were recovered, the channel was reopened, albeit with restrictions. An investigation has been opened into the matter, and salvage plans were being drawn up for the sunken barge.

On the afternoon of April 24, 2025, a crew member of the submarine escort ship 'Aquanaut' required medical assistance. At 2.30 p.m the ship initally notified the MRCC in Bremen, after the 'Trabant' was disabled with an engine damage in the Bight of Neustadt off Sierksdorf.  The lifeboat 'Heinrich Wuppesahl' was deployed to the scene. The 'Trabant' meanwhile reported water ingress, but managed to proceed to the mother ship, secured by the lifeboat, when the medical emergency occurred on the ' Aquanaut'. After initial treatment, the patient was embarked onto the ' Heinrich Wuppesahl' And transferred to Neustadt, where the shore based rescue service was waiting. Report with photo: https://www.seenotretter.de/aktuelles/seenotfaelle/medizinischer-notfall-an-bord-eines-sicherungsschiffes-seenotretter-bringen-besatzungsmitglied-an-land