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On July 30, 2025, the 'Basic Victory' suffered an engine failure north of Newcastle, Nes South Wakes. The bulk carrier lost its main engine about 33 kilometres north of Newcastle. At about 8 a.m. LT the 'Basic Victory' was drifting about 20 nautical) miles from the port, waiting to berth there, when the failure occurred, and started drifting towards the coastline north of Newcastle. At 5.30 p.m. it had closed to within three miles to the nearest land. Only then that the master reported the failure to the Newcastle vessel traffic service and asked for permission to anchor. Shortly afterwards, the crew succeeded in restarting the main engine, and the ship was moved clear of the coastline. After the ship berthed in Newcastle on Aug 7, investigators of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) boarded the vessel to collect evidence and interview the crew. The ship sailed again on the morning of Aug 9, next headed to Oita with an ETA as of Aug 25. “The investigation is continuing; and the ATSB was collecting further evidence into the propulsion failure and emergency response activities on board the ship and ashore.

On, Aug 21 2025, the 'Wilhelm Krooss' suffered a technical failure and was taken out of the service from Glückstadt and Wischhafen on the Elbe. Traffic jam stretched well beyond Sperforkenweg on Federal Highway 431. The erry had to undergo short-term repairs on site. Because only three of the four ferries are in operation, there were irregular departures and longer waiting times until the afternoon, The repair work was carried out by FRS employees with external service support.

Torghatten had to remove the 'Lødingen', sailing between Bognes and Lødingen, from service until further notice due to a technical malfunction, on Aug 22, 2025, at 09:00 a.m. until further notice. The ship was sidelined in Breivika for troubleshooting. It was uncertain when the route would be up and running again.

In the Peute Port in Hamburg-Veddel, there was a diesel spill, after the 'SCH 2624' suffered a leak from two tanks on the morning of Aug 21, 2025. When the first responders of the Hamburg Fire Department arrived at the site, an area of ​​approximately 2000 m² was already contaminated by the leaked fuel. The emergency responders initially prepared to contain the water pollution and simultaneously began pumping approximately two tons remaining fuel into the intact second tank. This prevented further leakage of operating fluids. To protect the surrounding waters from further spread, several small boats from the fire department, the fireboat 'Prag', and a small boat from the water police deployed approximately 400 meters of oil booms and more than 175 meters of oil absorption tubes. This prevented the fuel from spreading further into the Northern Elbe and limited the contamination to the Peute Port. While the oil booms were still being deployed, divers from the Hamburg Fire Department temporarily sealed the approximately 10x1 cm leak below the water surface with special bandages and wedges. A permanent repair was then to be carried out by a specialist company in coordination with the Federal Agency for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture (BUKEA). The Hamburg Fire Department, with approximately 60 emergency personnel – including several specialist personnel from the Technical and Environmental Protection Station – was deployed for approximately five hours. Reports with photo and video: https://www.feuerwehrmagazin.de/nachrichten/dieselaustritt-im-hafenbecken-138595 https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/lastenboot-verliert-viele-liter-schiffsdiesel-im-hamburger-hafen,schute-100.html

On the evening of Aug 20, 2025, the 'River Drone 4', en route from Antwerp to Limburg, suffered damage while passing through the lock of the Albert Canal in Olen. A hole with a diamtre of approximately 15 centimeters was torn into the hull near a fuel tank, causing approximately 10 tons of gas oil to leak into the canal near the lock complex. A large spill spread over several kilometers, was floating on the water, spanning the entire width mainly on the west bank of the canal. The fire department arrived immediately and brought the situation so far under control, but the oil had already spread over several kilometers. There was a film of oil on the water from the Olen lock to the Olen-Hoogbuul bridge on a length of two to three kilometers, The Brabo company was called in. Around midnight, it started to contain and extract the oil slick, thus averting the risk of the oil flowing into the port of Antwerp.T here were five zones where the oil has been contained, and Brabo was vacuuming the sludge. The lock was also cleaned during the night. Shipping on the Albert Canal between Olen and nearby Ham was at a complete standstill. The 'River Drone 8' (MMSI: 205568290),was moored alongside in pos. 51° 09' N 004° 53' E to pump out the remaining oil. Odor nuisance has been reported in surrounding municipalities. The Antwerp drinking water company Waterlink draws its drinking water from the Albert Canal, so everything had to be done to prevent the oil from reaching Antwerp. As the oil was floating and being held back by the Olen lock, that problem was resolved for the time being. The cleaning work was expected to be continued until the evening of Aug 21. With small boats and floating oil booms, the majority of the oil was removed upstream. The area around the vessel, where the thickest layer was, has been almost completely cleaned up. Next the remaining oil was transported to the lock complex because that's where was easiest to suck it up. One of the three locks, the push barge lock, was already cleaned overnight The northern and central locks still need edto be done. A small amount of oil was still present along the river bank. Regarding the cause of the accident, the maritime police have launched an investigation and have questioned the master. Reports with photos and video: https://www.hln.be/olen/vrachtschip-lekt-10-000-liter-olie-op-albertkanaal-in-olen-de-opruimingswerken-duren-vermoedelijk-nog-tot-vanavond~af1926c5/ https://nos.nl/artikel/2579339-olie-gelekt-in-kanaal-belgie-mogelijk-gevaar-voor-drinkwater-antwerpen https://www.hbvl.be/regio/antwerpen/kempen/lek-in-schip-veroorzaakt-kilometerslang-oliespoor-van-10.000-liter-in-albertkanaal-scheepvaartverkeer-blijft-gestremd/84944613.html https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/antwerpen/kempen/olen/lek-in-schip-veroorzaakt-kilometerslang-oliespoor-van-10.000-liter-in-albertkanaal-scheepvaartverkeer-blijft-gestremd/84938507.html https://www.flows.be/binnenvaart/2025/08/binnenschip-lekt-10-000-liter-stookolie-in-albertkanaal/