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The 'Captain Nikolas' was arrested at Chattogram on April 11, 2025, following an order from a Bangladesh court. The lawsuits leading to the arrest were filed due to the vessel's involvement in a fire at the port on Oct 16, 2024, at around 12:45 a.m., during an LPG transfer with the tanker 'B-LPG Sophia' (IMO: 9175846). While the fire on the 'Captain Nikolas' was extinguished by 3:30 a.m, the fire on the other ship continued to burn for another 12 hours, and it was found beyond repair and has been broken up in Chittagong since. The LPG Operators Association of Bangladesh alleged that the origin of the LPG cargo aboard the LPG tanker was unclear and that the records regarding its origin were falsified. The issue that the vessel possibly had violated sanctions was under investigation separately. The 'Captain Nikolas' was seized following the fire and remained stationary in Chattogram since due to legal disputes, still holding around 34,000 tons of cargo. The two separate court orders stem from the two admiralty suits filed against the vessel. One suit was filed by the Atlantis Gas DMCC, the owner of the 'B-LPG Sophia', which led to an arrest warrant being issued on April 9. The second admiralty suit was filed by theXenon Energy DMCC, a UAE-based company, which led to a warrant being issued against the same vessel on April 10. The vessel was finally seized on April 11, following two separate court orders for its arrest. The owner of the 'Captain Nikolas' has appointed counsel to contest the lawsuits and was trying to get the vessel released.

Heating and pumping of fuel into frac tanks placed onboard the 'MSCBaltic III' has been ongoing as weather conditions habe been permitting, and one of these tanks was successfully emptied and the oil transferred to the barge alongside Weather conditions were causing delays with strong wind and sea, but the weather should start to improve towards late spring. Since April 11, a total of six small tar balls have been found washed ashore on the beach near the geounding site of the 'MSC Baltic IIl', but no other pollution has been detected. Underwater inspection has found the ship's hull to be heavily damaged.

On April 21, 2025, at 10.19 p.m. the 'Blue Ocean - HM 110', with two people on board, started taking on water and, being in danger of sinking 25 nautical miles west of Hanstholm, issued a distress call. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre sent a helicopter from Aalborg to the scene, and the Hanstholm Rescue Station was called out. Two boats were immediately launched, the 'FRB11', equipped with bilge pumps, and the lifeboat 'C.B. Claudi'. Also the rescue station Nr. Vorupør was put on alert. The fishing vessel, however, sank when the 'FRB 11' was about 10 miles from the port, The two fishermen were rescued by another fishing vessel, which had been in the vicinity, and were taken aboard this ship to the port of Hanstholm in good health. The 'C.B. Claudi' returned to the port of Hanstholm, while the 'FRB11' collected pieces of wreckage from the sunken ship. The crew managed to recover the EPIRBs, lifebuoys and other wreckage.

On April 21, 2025, At 07:05 a.m. the 'Glomar Venture' allided on the North Sea with a wind turbine. The accident occurred approximately 24 kilometres from the coast of Callantsoog. The lifeboat stations of: Egmond, Callantsoog and Den Helder received an alarm for a medical evacuation, as two crew members on board the vessel had been injured. The lifeboat 'Irene & Henk' from station Egmond was underway about ten minutes after the alarm. Once alongside the guard ship, three crew members were transferred on board. The liefboat 'Koen Oberman' from Callantsoog also dropped off three crew members on board. The medical condition of both crew members was quickly assessed, and the injured were prepared for evacuation. When the lifeboat 'Joke Dijkstra' from Den Helder arrived, the two injured were transferred onto the lifeboat, which then sets course for Den Helder where an ambulance was ready. Also the emergency tug'Guardian' of the Coast Guard was called out. The 'Glomar Venture' did not suffer any leakage, but damage to the bow. It was moved to the port in Den Helder under escort of the Coast Guard. The maritime police started investigating the allision. Nothing was yet known about the damage to the windmill. Reports with photos: https://www.rodi.nl/schagen/112-nieuws/442361/twee-gewonden-bij-aanvaring-tussen-schip-en-windmolen-op-noor?fbclid=IwY2xjawJzZZ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHiUkVn9E4W5YsG7oXIGx6Li1BJ61HTy1RKE0is4dwy6tImhfpWd1-rLSaX3q_aem_9lLlzNSlltRvJ2qHq1SxKA https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-egmond-aan-zee/medische-evacuatie-voor-de-kust-van-bergen-aan-zee https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/04/21/forse-neusschade-na-aanvaring-safety-standby-vessel-glomar-venture-met-windmolen/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ0LG1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHsjsEcDl_0k3uifamlLyBBnDIqtc5YKwO_7jfS-XgHjZtwV5BtBnSaoDilPI_aem_R_K_wJ-v0S0U_5k3iEY4Zg

On April 21, 2025, at around 5.50 a.m. UTC the 'Trondskjær - T 700 K', which had set off from Bulandet on April 20, got its propeller fouled by the fishing gear and requested assistance in the Holmefjord (Lat. 62.4686 Lng. 5.5291). The ship was taken in tow by the NSSR-lifeboat 'Idar Ulstein' at around 9 a.m. and safely pulled to the port of Fosnavåg at 11 a.m., where the obstruction was removed. The purse seiner left the port again at 7.10 p.m. en route to Eggesbønes, where it arrived at 8.20 p.m. and remained stationary as of April 22. Photo: http://skipsfarts-forum.net/index.php?threads/skipsulykker.47/page-115#post-40174