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On June 24, 2025, the 9-meter motorboat 'Alma de Mar', with four people - among them three adults and one child -, caught fire 17 nautical miles west of La Savina (Formentera). They were evacuated in a tender. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Naos', which rescued them in good condition and tried to extinguish the fire. The 'Alma de Mar' burnt down and finally sank. Video: https://x.com/i/status/1937498026144059876

The 'Poniente Jet'' with 48 passengers and 15 crew members on board, allided with the quay while docking at the Port of Ceuta on June 21, 2024, at around 3 p.m., after having left Algeciras at 1:30 p.m. Damage to the bow and the port facilities remained minor, no injuries were reported. The ship finally arrived at its usual berth with the help of a tug, harbour pilots, and a Civil Guard vessel, which brought the ferry closer to the dock. The ship was scheduled to depart again for Algeciras at around 3:30 p.m., but ultimately the sailing was cancelled. The ship has been operating the Algeciras-Ceuta route for the past couple of weeks, replacing the 'Levante Jet', which was withdrawn due to a technical stop. Report with photo: https://www.diarioarea.com/algeciras/ferry-frs-algeciras-accidente-atracar-ceuta/

On June 23, 2025, the 'Navashino', carrying a cargo of wheat, ran aground of the Volga River along the Balakhna cargo route at kilometre mark 874. No injuries were reported. The hull remained intact, and no oil spills were detected. The ship has since been refloated and safely removed from the shallow area with the assistance of a pusher tug. The Nizhny Novgorod Transport Prosecutor's Office started conducting an inspection of compliance with the requirements of the legislation on navigation safety.

The salvors, Resolve Marine, have reported that the 'Morning Midas' sank in international waters in the North Pacific. The damage caused by the fire, compounded by heavy weather and subsequent water ingress, caused the vessel to sink on June 23 at around 4.35 p.m. LT (UTC -9) on a water depth of approximately 5,000 metres, 360 nautical miles from land. The vessel was transporting 3,048 vehicles, including approximately 70 fully electric and 681 hybrid models. The fire reportedly originated on a deck housing electric vehicles. The vessel also had on board 350 metric tons of marine gas oil (MGO) and 1,530 metric tons of very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO)- The Coast Guard has concluded its response to the fire after it received notification that the vessel had capsized at 5:35 p.m. There were no reports of visible signs of pollution at this time. The Coast Guard was monitoring the situation and remained in close contact with the Zodiac Maritime, the manager of the 'Morning Midas'. The two salvage vessels 'Garth Foss' and 'Salvage Worker' remained on scene and were conducting continuous assessments of the area with pollution response equipment onboard to respond to any potential signs of pollution. The oil spill response vessel 'Endeavour' was en route from Dutch Harbor and expected to arrive on scene on June 26, being equipped with additional pollution response equipment including an oil spill containment and recovery system. All operations continued to prioritise the safety of personnel and the protection of the marine environment in order to ensure a swift and effective response to any potential signs of pollution.” There were no reported injuries during the response. Zodiac Maritime’s public information spokesperson can be contacted at media@navigateresponse.com or by phone at 44-207-283-9915 or 65-6222-6375.

The contract with T&T Salvage to extract oil from the bunker tanks of the 'MSC Elsa 3' around 14.6 nautical miles off Thottappally harbour in Alappuzha, has been terminated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as they lacked expertise in removing the oil from a ship which is at a depth of 54 metres. The move of the shipping firm has raised doubts about their intention as T&T had brought expert divers from Singapore and South Africa for oil extraction and had successfully sealed the leaks in the oil bunker pipeline. The Director General of Shipping had issued a notice to the shipping firm on June 10 setting a 48-hour deadline for oil extraction. The diving team had completed capping and plugging of the fuel oil tanks of the sunken vessel Elsa 3 aided by diving support vessel 'Seamac III' on June 12. The diving support vessel had returned to Kochi for installation of saturation diving system to aid the diving operations. The shipment had arrived and was under customs clearance.The ship owner had sought extension of time to start oil extraction citing adverse weather conditions. They had informed the DG Shipping that it was difficult to extract oil from the vessel due to monsoon turbulence. The hot tapping of oil from the bunker was a complex operation and the limited weather windows made it a challenging task. The MSC was now in search of a new salvage agency and have promised to start the operations once the weather improves.