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They "Berlin" was forced to turn around shortly before its destination en route from Rostock to Gedser on June 14, 2025, due to a technical defect of the bow visor, which could not be opened. The ferry returned to Rostock. A defective locking pin prevented the cars and trucks from disembarking through the bow hatch, and the ferry could not dock backward in the Danish port. Therefore, after a two-hour journey, the 482 passengers returned to Rostock at around 1:15 p.m. In Rostock, the ferry was able to enter and moor stern first. The first cars had to reverse gear to disembark via the ramp. The remaining vehicles were able to turn around on the ship to disembark forward. The sister ship "Copenhagen" took over the scheduled sailings, while technicians repaired the "Berlin" overnight. Since the morning of June 15, it has been operating as scheduled again.

The 'Active (WMEC-618)' interdicted a 20-foot cabin cruiser wit h11 migrants on board approximately 22 miles west of La Jolla, on June 14, 2025, At about 5 a.m. the crew monitored a vessel with no navigational lights and multiple persons on board 22 nautical miles west of La Jolla. The 'Active' launched a boarding team that was able to interdict the vessel without any use of force and found 11 persons aboard the boat, all claiming Mexican nationality. They were apprehended and transferred to the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol at Ballast Point, on the afternoon. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4217078/coast-guard-interdicts-11-aliens-off-the-coast-of-la-jolla/

The 'Sea-Eye 5' has rescued 65 migrants, many of them women. Three people required medical treatment for severe fuel burns and were evacuated to Lampedusa by the Italian Coast Guard on the evening of June 14. They were on an overcrowded dinghy about 50 nautical miles off the Libyan coast. The 'Sea-Eye 5' was directed to Pozzallo by the Italian authorities. Initially, Italy had assigned the ship the more distant port of Taranto in Apulia, but due to the medical emergencies and scarce drinking water supplies, this was unreasonable. The Sea-Eye organization had requested support from the Federal Foreign Office and the MRCC Bremen. At around 3:00 a.m., the Italian authorities granted permission for the ship to enter the nearer port of Pozzallo.

After defueling, lightering off cargo and undergoing a thorough inspection, the 'Hon. James L. Oberstar' started transiting to a drydock facility in Superior for repairs of the grounding damage on June 15 with an ETA as of June 16. After the ship had anchored on the Hay Lake to conduct a damage assessment, responders deployed a containment boom around the vessel as a precautionary measure. Under the control of the unified command, the operator and salvors began to take measures to reduce the risk of pollution and to maximize the vessel's stability. The laker 'Kaye E. Barker' went alongside on the morning of June 12, and the crew of the 'Hon. James L. Oberstar' used their self-unloading boom to transfer the cargo of 29,000 tonnes of limestoneonto the other laker. Responders also ran hoses to a damaged bunker tank and pumped off thousands of gallons of oily-water mixture. Report with photos: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/grounded-laker-transits-to-shipyard-for-repairs

The 'Esche', enroute from Minden to Dörenthe, sprang a leak on the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Ibbenbüren-Dörenthe on the night of June 15, 2025. The ship was loaded with 1,300 tons of gravel and was in danger of sinking. Firefighters started to pump out the water at the que and unloadthe ship. None of the two crew members were injured. The cause of the leak was still unclear. Report with photo: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/nordrheinwestfalen/wdr-unfall-in-ibbenbueren-schiff-in-dortmund-ems-kanal-leckgeschlagen-102.html