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On April 11,2025, the 'Forester' was detained in Izmir with 14 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 2) Emergency systems - Abandon ship drills Lack of training 3) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 4) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Not properly maintained 5) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 16 and left the port en rotue to Cesme.

The 15 Indian crew members of the 'Star Apollo' have not been paid their salaries since the start of their contracts, lasting between four and eight months. In total, they are owed almost $80,000. The crew’s health is also becoming an issue, according to the International Transport Workers Federation. The vessel is currently docked at the Batamec Shipyard. ITF Inspector Mohammad Gulam Ansari, based in India, who is supporting the crew, said: “This is an Indian shipowner exploiting Indian seafarers, treating them like slaves. It’s yet another example of an owner refusing to take responsibility.” A video and image of the crew showrf them holding signs for help. Some of them include “when we ask for [our] salary, the company is threatening to block our COC (certificate of competency) and INDoS numbers”, “we don’t have proper food on board”, and calls to the ITF and the flag-state to resolve the situation. The owner of the vessel is the Vindhyawashini Offshore. The crew also used a sign to name not just the owner of the vessel but also the RPSL agent Avvic Ocean and the sourcing agent Great India Shipmanagement. Report with photo: https://splash247.com/abandoned-osv-crew-take-to-social-media-to-get-paid/

On Apr 18, 2025, the 'G Spring' was detained in Jiangyin with five deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire prevention structural integrity Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained 3) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes, casings. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On April 11, 2025, the 'Rapid' was detained in Poti, with nine deficiencies, eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Inoperative 2) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 4) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 6) Alarms - Engineers alarm Not as required 7) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificate) Other 8)) Living and working - Steam pipes and pressure pipes Not as required The vessel was relased again on April 13 and left the port en route to Batumi, where it berthed on April 13. The last detention was only on Feb 13 in Karasu with 24 deficiencies for three days, more recent detentions were on Sep 18, 2024, in Karadeniz Eregli with not less than 33 deficiencies for nine days and on Sep 12, 2023, in Bari with 22 deficiencies for 17 days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 20 crew members of the 'Krishna 1' was detained by Malaysian authorities for allegedly entering the country's territorial waters without proper documentation. The crew, comprising of 11 Indian, 8 Filipino, and 1 Indonesian nationals, were apprehended on April 11, 2025, after disembarking the tanker at East OPL Malaysia (EOPL). Despite the intervention by a shipping agent, they were subsequently handed over by the Malaysian Army to the district police and are currently being held under Section 6(1)(c) of Malaysia's Immigration Act for illegal entry. The local police was awaiting a comprehensive report from the Immigration Department, which is expected by April 17. Following the detention, the embassies representing the crew's respective countries have been notified.