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On the afternoon of Aug 19, 2025, a passenger aboard the Marella Voyage died as the ship was on a call in Naples. The man from Scotland was 83 years old. He was found unresponsive in the swimming pool, having passed away of natural causes. Despite attempts by fellow holidaymakers and crew members to revive him, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Italian officials boarded the ship, briefly detaining it while they carried out their investigation. The UK Foreign Office was supporting the family of a British man. The 'Marella Voyager' was on a Mediterranean round trip voyage from Mallorca with calls to Rome, Ajaccio, Corsica, and Palamos.

The USS 'San Diego (LPD-22)' assisted in combating a fire that burned for 12 hours aboard the amphibious warship USS 'New Orleans (LPD-18)' (MMSI: 200700018) off Okinawa on Aug 20, 2025. It was declared extinguished on the early morning of Aug 21. The warship was now anchored near the White Beach Naval Facility on Okinawa. The fire began at approximately 4 p.m. The firefighting efforts were supported by the crew of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, which was moored at White Beach Naval Facility Two sailors suffered minor injuries and were treated aboard the 'New Orleans'. The crew will remain aboard the 'New Orleans' with additional accommodations available on the 'San Diego' and ashore. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan Coast Guard assets assisted with the firefighting effort. Two tugs were using water cannons on the bow of the amphibious ship. The 'New Orleans' is part of the Navy’s forward-deployed amphibious force based in Sasebo. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; Japan Coast Guard; and U.S. Navy commands from across Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa also provided critical support to the firefighting efforts. Reports with photos and video: https://news.usni.org/2025/08/20/breaking-amphib-uss-new-orleans-suffers-fire-off-okinawa https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/20/asia/japan-uss-new-orleans-intl-hnk https://www.twz.com/sea/amphibious-warship-uss-new-orleans-catches-fire-off-the-coast-of-japan https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/us-navy-ship-fire-japan-uss-new-orleans-video-b2811153.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqYXQ6UVLa4

On Aug 15, 2025, two passengers of the 'Carnival Elation' and 'Mardi Gras' have died in separate incidents in the lagoon and at the beach of a private island in the Bahamas. One tourist, 79, became unresponsive while snorkelling at a beach on Celebration Key. Attempts to revive him failed. A woman, 74, was found unresponsive while swimming in a pool. Both were believed to be US citizens. They had been travelling on the Carnival Cruise ships which had been docked at the cruise line’s private resort Celebration Key, on Grand Bahama Island. Celebration Key opened in July at a cost of US$600 million.

In an incident at the Baltic Shipyard, the tug 'Kapitan Ushakov ', a Project 23470 vessel. sank after its auxiliary engine room flooded. on the evening of August 8, 2025, at the quay of the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. The vessel was located at a facility leased by the Yaroslavl Shipyard, which was responsible for its construction. The shipyard’s team and emergency services tried to stabilize the ship: The Baltic Shipyard workers helped their colleagues stop the list. According to initial reports, the flooding of the auxiliary engine room led to the list and then the sinking of the vessel. An investigation was is on site to determine the cause of the incident. The Project 23470 tugs are designed to tow ships, floating objects and structures on the sea and open ocean without navigation restrictions. They can operate in Arc4-class ice conditions and perform search and rescue missions, firefighting and other functions. Report with photos: https://www.msn.com/nb-no/nyheter/other/nytt-russisk-milit%C3%A6rt-slepefart%C3%B8y-kapitan-ushakov-synker-i-st-petersburg/ar-AA1KnKd5?cvid=B10112DD3A204AA899EB8346AF994E87&ocid=hpmsn&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

On Aug 15, 2025, two passengers of the 'Carnival Elation' and 'Mardi Gras' have died in separate incidents in the lagoon and at the beach of a private island in the Bahamas. One tourist, 79, became unresponsive while snorkelling at a beach on Celebration Key. Attempts to revive him failed. A woman, 74, was found unresponsive while swimming in a pool. Both were believed to be US citizens. They had been travelling on the Carnival Cruise ships which had been docked at the cruise line’s private resort Celebration Key, on Grand Bahama Island. Celebration Key opened in July at a cost of US$600 million.