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The 'Galapagos' was diverted to Jersey for fishing in English waters without a license on June 24, 2025. On the afternoon Rodrigue Sevalle, the skipper from Granville, was arrested at sea by the Jersey authorities. The captain had been trawling in English waters even though he did not hold a license.

The Dutch Ministry of Defence, together with Belgium, has donated minehunters to Ukraine. The Dutch Zr. Ms. 'Vlaardingen' will bear the name 'Melitopol', after the Ukrainian city that has been temporarily occupied by the Russians. The ship was handed over at the Belgian naval base Zeebrugge. Later in 2025 the Zr.Ms. 'Makkum' will also be delivered. That ship will bear the name 'Henichesk', another temporarily occupied city in Ukraine. The ministry did not report what the Belgian ship BNS 'Narcis' will be called. The Ukrainian crew has been trained by Belgian and Dutch trainers, technicians and maintenance teams.

The 'El Venizelos' has been detained in the port of Marseille for three days after being subjected to an inspection by the Port Autonome de Marseille following the arrival on June 23, 2025. The inspection recommended the upgrade of certain onboard technical equipment to improve its readiness and performance, Algérie Ferries stated, without providing further details. With the 'El Venizelos' blocked in the port of Marseille, Algérie Ferries has lost a quarter of its fleet, consisting of four ships, but assured its customers that this inspection would not affect the scheduled voyages for the 2025 summer season, nor the readiness of the fleet. The 'El Venizelos' had arrived at the port of Algiers on June 19. On June 22 it set sail to Marseille, where it arrived on June 23, and was detained by the Ship Safety Center of the Interregional Maritime Directorate (Dirm Med) for eficiencies not made public within the framework of Port State Control (Paris Memorandum).

The US Coast Guard medevaced a crew member of the 'AAL Kembla', enroute from Balboa to Ningbo, off Kauai on June 26, 2025. The JRCC Honolulu received a phone call on June 24 at 9:30 a.m. from the crewing superintendent of the cargo m/v, which was approximately 800 miles northwest of Kauai at that tim after a 26-year-old crew member had been experiencing severe abdominal pain for three days. After conferring with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac, the watchstanders established regular communications with the vessel to monitor the patient’s status as the 'Aal Kembla' proceeded towards Hawaii. On June 26 at 4:30 a.m. an HC-130 Hercules airplane launched to conduct a pre-hoist brief with the vessel and provide support during the hoist. At 5:47 a.m. an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew successfully carried out the hoist and transported the man to the Lihue Airport, where emergency medical services transferred the patient to Wilcox Medical Center for a higher level of care. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4227948/coast-guard-medevacs-crew-member-from-cargo-ship-offshore-kauai/

The Dutch Ministry of Defence, together with Belgium, has donated minehunters to Ukraine. The Dutch Zr. Ms. 'Vlaardingen' will bear the name 'Melitopol', after the Ukrainian city that has been temporarily occupied by the Russians. The ship was handed over at the Belgian naval base Zeebrugge. Later in 2025 the Zr.Ms. 'Makkum' will also be delivered. That ship will bear the name 'Henichesk', another temporarily occupied city in Ukraine. The ministry did not report what the Belgian ship BNS 'Narcis' will be called. The Ukrainian crew has been trained by Belgian and Dutch trainers, technicians and maintenance teams.