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On the early morning of April 9, a medical evacuation of a crew member was requested from the ''AIDAcosma', en route from Cadiz to Alicante. The SAR helicopter Helimer 220 was mobilized by the CCS Tarifa of Salvamento Marítimo. The patient was hoisted off Algeciras and transported to the Jerez Airport, from where he was taken to a hospital for medical treatment on a higher level.

The 'European Causeway’ suffered a technical failure on April 5, 2025. She has a problem with her starboard rudder. After repairs, she started a trial in the afternoon, but had to return to Larne and berthed stern in. As of April 8, the work continued to try and sort the issue out. The ship remained stationary in Larne as of April 9.

A new hypothesis that could explain what happened to the "Bruma" emerged on April 6 amid the search efforts for the seven fishermen who disappeared a week ago off the coast of Coronel, in the Biobío Region. Echo sounders on codfish fishing boats detected an abnormality on the seafloor, which could indicate that the "Bruma" had been dragged after allegedly colliding with the vessel "Cobra." This hypothesis arose after 27 square kilometers of underwater soil were inspected during the weekend using two sonars that complement the search efforts led by the Navy. However, nothing was found. The idea came from the fishermen themselves when inspecting the echo sounders in the area. The Navy was to decide on April 7 whether to extend the search for another seven days. If it does, the maneuvers will face adverse weather conditions, as rough seas and bad weather are forecast for the area.

After the emergency services were able to prevent the 'Baltica' from sinking, the next steps for the ship must now be determined. The salvage operations was almost complete, according to the water police. However, the ship remains under observation for safety reasons on the morning of April 8. The leak has been sealed. The private diving and salvage company Baltic Taucher is now taking care of the next steps and has deployed the 'Flunder' (MMSI: 211223950) to the pier Kühlungsborn. The ship will now undergo an expert assessment. Whether it will be towed away on April 8 was currently unknown. The water police have not yet issued a towing permit. Hazardous substances have leaked from the ship during the incident. Report with photo: https://www.n-tv.de/regionales/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Bergungsarbeiten-an-Baltica-fast-abgeschlossen-article25687992.html

On April 3, the 'H&S Wisdom' left Guiness again and headed to Rotterdam, where it arrived on April 4. On April 7 it shifted to Dordrecht and was docked at the Shipyard Kooiman Hoebee BV for permanent repairs of the grounding damage suffered.

The 'Narwhal (WPB-87335)' interdicted 22 migrants aboard a 45-foot cabin cruiser approximately six miles west of Point Loma, California, on April 6, 2025. At approximately 1:35 p.m., the 'Narwhal’s encountered the vessel west of San Diego and conducted a boarding. The boarding team discovered 20 migrants, among them 19 adult males, one adult female, one male minor and one female minor, all of whom claimed Mexican nationality. The Coast Guard brought the people to Ballast Point where they were transferred to Imperial Beach Border Patrol personnel.

A new fuel slick has been spotted on the surface in the Kerch Strait near the site where the 'Volgoneft 239' shipwrecked. On March 31,the ecologist Georgy Kavanosyan released a synthetic aperture radar image of the Kerch Strait, showing what appeared to be a long slick at the entrance to the strait. The site corresponds to the location of the bow section of the 'Volgoneft 239'. A second environmental scientist, Igor Shkradyuk, estimated that the leak was likely in the range of hundreds of liters per day ,and that it would likely continue through the warm months of the year as the fuel cargo heated up and seeped out. Government agencies were not telling what was happening with the spilled fuel oil. Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said on April 4, that it continues to monitor the wreck sites daily, and it claimed that no additional fuel leaks from the tanker has been recorded. Russia's environment ministry (Rosprirodnadzor) has filed a new claim for compensation for damages against the owners of the 'Volgoneft 239' and 'Volgoneft 212'. The total claim comes to about 85 billion rubles ($1 billion), split between the Kama Shipping and Volgatransneft CFC. The two companies have one month to pay for the damages, after which the ministry will initiate a lawsuit.

On April 8, 2025, at 05:30 a.m. LT the 'Hosel Crown', en route from the Chua Ve port (Hải Phòng) to the Philippines, was in collision with the Vietnamese fishing vessel 'Thanh Hoá-TH 92686 TS' in the Gulf of Bắc Bộ off Hải Phòng, causing it to sink. The wooden fishing boat had been collecting goods (buying fish at sea) since April 8 and was on its way back to Thanh Hoa. The crew was sleeping in the ship's hold when they heard the captain shouting that the ship was sinking. Everyone quickly jumped up and ran to the deck, put on life jackets, grabbed whatever they could and called for help so that the 'Hosei Crown' could hear them. The ship sank so quickly, that they ended up in the water. Upon receiving the distress information, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (VMRCC) instructed the cargo ship to deploy buoys and begin the immediate search and rescue of the 12 crew members of the fishing vessel, and depöoyed the rescue ship 'SAR 411' from Haiphong to the scene. Nearby vessels were mobilized to assist in the the SAR efforts. In addition, local forces were asked for coordination and the National Civil Defense Steering Committee along with the Vietnam Maritime and Waterways Administration notified to oversee and direct the ongoing SAR operation. At around 9:10 a.m., the search team rescued eight fishermen and recovered the bodies of four deceased crew members of the 'Thanh Hoá-TH 92686 TS', among them the captain. All were transported aboard the 'SAR 411' to Hai Phong’s Central Pier and handed over to the local authorities. The VMRCC has launched an investigation in collaboration with relevant agencies,in order to determine the cause of the collision. There were southeast winds of 3–4 Beaufort and foggy conditions in the area at the time of the incident. Reports with photos and video: https://vtcnews.vn/tau-ca-bi-tau-nuoc-ngoai-dam-chim-4-ngu-dan-tu-nan-ar936414.html https://vtcnews.vn/ngu-dan-thoat-nan-ke-phut-sinh-tu-khi-tau-ca-bi-dam-chim-4-nguoi-thiet-mang-ar936475.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24MB3tB7Mpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s62eLs7J2fs&t=80s

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company was working to restore the 'Manannan' to full power after a problem with one of its engines was discovered on April 5, 2025. The vessel had just returned to service on the Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin routes following its routine winter overhaul. during a crossing on April 5, an issue with the control system on one of its four main engines was detected. For safety reasons, the engine had to be shut down. Since then, the crew and engineering team, alongside representatives from the control system’s manufacturer, have been carrying out round-the-clock tests to identify and resolve the fault.

The 'Tervel' was disabled due to a damage to a cylinder of the propulsion engine on April 3. After a tow lasting nearly 24 hours, has arrived safely in Brest on the evening of April 4, 2025. The emergency tug 'Abeille Horizon', which had picked the bulk carrier up in the southwest off the tip of Brittany, handed it over to port tugs, which brought the ship to repair dock number 3. Following, repairs, the 'Tervel' is scheduled to set sail for Flushing on April 9 at noon.

The sale of the 'Westerhamm', that was later scrapped in Alang, is unlikely to have any criminal consequences for the German shipping company Döhle. The Hamburg Regional Court rejected charges against two authorized signatories. The public prosecutor's office had accused the two defendants of selling the ship to a so-called cash buyer in Hong Kong in order to have it scrapped. The authorized representatives allegedly knew that the freighter would ultimately be scrapped in India under conditions that did not meet standard environmental standards. The ship had contained around 14,000 tons of hazardous waste. Another defendant is alleged to have organized the sale of the container ship and its transport to Alang . According to the indictment, he sold the shi at the end of 2016 for around $4.8 million. He is also alleged to have instructed the captain to drive the freighter onto the beach in Alang, where it was subsequently scrapped. Even if the prosecutor's account were entirely correct, the facts would not be punishable in Germany, the regional court ruled. The ship was transported from Italy to India. There was never even the intention of crossing a border into German territory. Even the conclusion of the contract in Germany does not change this. The public prosecutor's office is considering whether to appeal the non-opening of the case.

The 'Maria Reina Madre', which sank nine nautical miles off San Sebastian on Feb 8, 2024, in a strong storm, after it began to take on water, was rusty and sailing with a foreign crew without the correct papers. This became evident from the investigation report of the French Council for Maritime Safety, published on April 4, 2025. A striking detail: on the day of the disaster, the ship was en route from the Burelens docks to the port of Pasajes for a safety inspection.

On April 5, 2025, at 5.30 pö.m. the 'Eagle' allided with a concrete dolphin of the Steamboat Wharf in the Nantucket Sound while departing the port on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The ferry was on its scheduled voyage to Hyannis when it struck the outer dolphin with its portside hull. The dolphin broke apart, and parts fell into the sea. There was some flotsam in the water and piles were sticking up. The 'Eagle' did not suffer significant damage and was able to proceed on its normal service. The cause of the allision was under investigation. It appeared that the dolphin had been damaged before and collapsed after the minor bump. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5x-7S_AL0&t=28s

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Salvage operations aboard the ‘MSC Baltic III’ were gaining momentum and progressing well due to better weather conditions with the heating and pumping of the fuel. No oil or fuel has yet leaked from the vessel. The Canadian Coast Guard continued on-water and shoreline assessments of the gronding site. Ongoing tank soundings have reduced the original estimate of heavy fuel and marine gas on the vessel from 1710 metric tons to 1600 metric tons. As of Aoril 4,184 cubic metres of fuel has been pumped into frac tanks onboard the container ship. MSC is planning to pump the fuel from the frac tanks onboard the 'MSC Baltic III' to frac tanks onboard a barge for removal from the site. This is because once the frac tanks onboard the vessel are full, they will be too heavy to lift onto the barge. The fuel isn't being pumped from the 'MSC Baltic III' directly into the frac tanks on the barge because the heating and pumping is a time-consuming process and requires the barge to be alongside the vessel for an extended period of time. This is challenging with the weather and sea conditions in the area. Environment and Climate Change Canada has installed a mobile weather station at the site to help provide improved weather service in the area. Floating docks have been installed to accommodate Canadian Coast Guard assets to reduce vessel congestion in the area. The Canadian Coast Guard maintains oversight of the operations to ensure a reasonable and appropriate response as there is still an on-going risk that pollution could enter the marine environment. Officials from the Coast Guard wanted to build a road to the vessel, which has to be taken apart and removed since there is too much structural damage to tow the ship. the Mayor of Lark Harbour, Wade Park, stated that plans to construct that road have hit a hurdle and they were trying to find out who owns a piece of land they need to cross. It is not owned by anyone in the town. Reports with photos: https://en.flows.be/shipping/2025/04/salvage-operation-msc-baltic-iii-gaining-momentum-due-to-better-weather/ https://www.frequencynews.ca/news/plans-to-build-a-road-to-a-stranded-cargo-ship-in-cedar-cove-have-hit-a-hurdle/

On the morning of April 4, 2025, the INS 'Trikand', operating in the Central Arabian Sea, provided urgent critical medical assistance to a Pakistani crew member of the fshing vessel 'Al Omeedi', which was operating approximately 350 nautical miles east of the Oman coast. The man had suffered severe injuries involving multiple fractures and blood loss. The ship intercepted a distress call from the Iranian dhow Al Omeedi, after the man had sustained severe injuries to his fingers while working on the engine and was in critical condition. He had been transferred to another dhow, the 'Abdul Rehman Hanzia', which was en route to Iran. The ' Trikand' immediately altered course to provide medical assistance to the victim. The crew of the 'Abdul Rehman Hanzia' consisted of 11 Pakistani and Iranian nationals. The Medical Officer of the 'Trikand', along with a team comprising MARCOS (Marine Commandos) and the boarding team, boarded the vessel to administer aid. After providing local anesthesia, the medical team performed suturing and splinting on the injured fingers. The surgical procedure which lasted for over three hours, was successfully completed, and bleeding was controlled in time, thereby preventing potential permanent loss of the injured fingers due to gangrene. Additionally, medical supplies, including antibiotics, were provided to the vessel to ensure the crew's well-being until they reached Iran.

The 'De Zonnebloem' is being repaired at the at the Gerlien van Tiem shipyard in Druten and will beout of service for over two months. Sailings have been cancelled until the end of June.The collision with the 'Servia' has caused enormous damage to the ship, which was carrying 69 passengers, 65 volunteers and 15 crew members at the time of the accident. The damage to the ship amounts to approximately one million euros. The repair time partly depends on delivery times for new parts and the time it takes for the repair work,. The ship sails about 40 weeks a year and offers trips in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium for people with a (severe) physical disability. Report with photos and video: https://www.gelderlander.nl/druten/geramd-schip-de-zonnebloem-wordt-in-druten-gerepareerd-en-is-ruim-2-maanden-uit-de-vaart-vakanties-tot-eind-juni-afgezegd~aee7bf7b/

Sold to Breakers

The 'Commodore Goodwill' has completed her last commercial sailing on March 27, 2025. She has been taking passengers and freight from Portsmouth International Port to the Channel Islands for the last 30 years, but her career has come to an end. On March 28 the ship berthed in Le Havre. Condor Ferries is seeking to sell the vessel. Report with photos: https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/travel/condor-ferry-on-sale-portsmouth-port-5071464?fbclid=IwY2xjawJhwOdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkypGjsM8nHuzg4BZl0CVyt_jMr8bpq6sJh5Iln5NO1RfIBOBcolKrLbQMgi_aem_z1e4zvTVh1nVXcus6TV6zA

A new fuel slick has been spotted on the surface in the Kerch Strait near the site where the 'Volgoneft 239' shipwrecked. On March 31,the ecologist Georgy Kavanosyan released a synthetic aperture radar image of the Kerch Strait, showing what appeared to be a long slick at the entrance to the strait. The site corresponds to the location of the bow section of the 'Volgoneft 239'. A second environmental scientist, Igor Shkradyuk, estimated that the leak was likely in the range of hundreds of liters per day ,and that it would likely continue through the warm months of the year as the fuel cargo heated up and seeped out. Government agencies were not telling what was happening with the spilled fuel oil. Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said on April 4, that it continues to monitor the wreck sites daily, and it claimed that no additional fuel leaks from the tanker has been recorded. Russia's environment ministry (Rosprirodnadzor) has filed a new claim for compensation for damages against the owners of the 'Volgoneft 239' and 'Volgoneft 212'. The total claim comes to about 85 billion rubles ($1 billion), split between the Kama Shipping and Volgatransneft CFC. The two companies have one month to pay for the damages, after which the ministry will initiate a lawsuit.