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On July 3, 2025, the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into the grounding and subsequent total loss of the 'Sustain - UL 45' on Nov 16, 2023, at Loch Broom, Scotland. At 7.46 p.m. the vessel ran aground on rocks at the entrance to Loch Broom after the skipper fell asleep in the wheelhouse. Despite rescue attempts involving the vessel’s crew, other fishing vessels, and a Royal National Lifeboat Institution all-weather lifeboat, tje 'Sustain' could not be refloated. The investigation revealed that the skipper had accumulated significant sleep debt during normal fishing operations and had made the decision to sail early at around 02.30 a.m. after staying awake overnight to repair the vessel’s deck wash pump. During the return passage to Ullapool after a day’s fishing west of the Summer Isles, the skipper, who was alone on watch while two crew members sorted the catch on deck, attempted to combat fatigue by drinking coffee and opening windows for fresh air. Unfortunately, these measures proved ineffective, and approximately 15 minutes later, the skipper awoke to the vessel grounding. The MAIB report stressed that the power of fatigue and the risk of falling asleep it creates cannot be underestimated and that sleep debt built up from normal fishing routines increases the likelihood of fatigue-related symptoms, such as impaired decision-making and reduced resilience to extended wakefulness. The investigators found that while the hazard of ineffective watchkeeping due to fatigue was recognized in the vessel’s risk assessments, the established control measures were not implemented. No additional crew member was called to assist with watchkeeping, and no watchkeeping alarm was installed. The report also highlighted that the skipper was not compliant with the requirements of Merchant Shipping Notice 1884 (F) regarding working time regulations in the days before the accident. By the end of November 2023, the vessel’s hull had sustained significant damage and was declared a constructive total loss. Full report: https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/grounding-and-subsequent-loss-of-the-prawn-trawler-sustain

Thr 'Argyll Flyer' remains out of service and under repair at the Garvel Clyde Shipyard in Greenock as of July 3 with exhaust issues thay have plagued the vessel for years. No return to service date for her was actually known. The Dunoon - Gourock service can continued be maintained with just the ferry 'Ali Cat' for the time being.

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A large-scale overnight drone strike by Ukraine struck Novorossiysk on May 3, 2025. damaging the country’s largest grain terminal and several apartment buildings.The attack triggered fires and forced authorities to declare a state of emergency in the port city, which is also home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Local authorities in Russia’s southern Krasnodar Krai confirmed that drones damaged three grain storage reservoirs at the KSK terminal, one of the region’s most important export facilities. The attack sparked a fire at the site. The terminal, which can store up to 220,000 tons of grain and handled over 10 million tons in 2024, is operated by the Moscow-based Delo Group.Delo Group, which assured that the terminal was continuing to function in line with internal procedures and guidance from authorities. Drone strikes had also caused fires in nearby areas, including Taman and Anapa. Russian electronic warfare systems had jammed the drones, causing them to fall into residential areas. Public transportation in Novorossiysk was suspended after the strikes, Drones also targeted the Rostov Oblast.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into the grounding and subsequent total loss of the 'Sustain - UL 45' on Nov 16, 2023, at Loch Broom, Scotland. At 7.46 p.m. the vessel ran aground on rocks at the entrance to Loch Broom after the skipper fell asleep in the wheelhouse. Despite rescue attempts involving the vessel’s crew, other fishing vessels, and a Royal National Lifeboat Institution all-weather lifeboat, tje 'Sustain' could not be refloated. The investigation revealed that the skipper had accumulated significant sleep debt during normal fishing operations and had made the decision to sail early at around 02.30 a.m. after staying awake overnight to repair the vessel’s deck wash pump. During the return passage to Ullapool after a day’s fishing west of the Summer Isles, the skipper, who was alone on watch while two crew members sorted the catch on deck, attempted to combat fatigue by drinking coffee and opening windows for fresh air. Unfortunately, these measures proved ineffective, and approximately 15 minutes later, the skipper awoke to the vessel grounding. The MAIB report stressed that the power of fatigue and the risk of falling asleep it creates cannot be underestimated and that sleep debt built up from normal fishing routines increases the likelihood of fatigue-related symptoms, such as impaired decision-making and reduced resilience to extended wakefulness. The investigators found that while the hazard of ineffective watchkeeping due to fatigue was recognized in the vessel’s risk assessments, the established control measures were not implemented. No additional crew member was called to assist with watchkeeping, and no watchkeeping alarm was installed. The report also highlighted that the skipper was not compliant with the requirements of Merchant Shipping Notice 1884 (F) regarding working time regulations in the days before the accident. By the end of November 2023, the vessel’s hull had sustained significant damage and was declared a constructive total loss.

The 'Excellence Queen', enroute from Nuremberg to Erlangen with 80 passengers and 40 crew members on board, became stuck under a pedestrians and cyclists bridge over the Main-Danube Canal near Fürth on July 2, 2025, at around 10 p.m. None of the 120 people on board were injured. The allision triggered a major SAR operation involving firefighters, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), and water rescue teams. Since it was initially unclear whether anyone had fallen into the water, 70 rescuers searched the shore and the canal using powerful lights. At the same time, the list of passengers and staff on board was checked. Finally, everyone was accounted for. According to initial investigations, the accident occurred because the captain had failed to adjust the height of the ship to the bridge. The Main-Danube Canal was closed to shipping for the duration of the search oepration and accident investigation. About two hours after the alision, the ship, which had suffered damage in the five digit Euro region, was able to continue its journey. Damage was also caused to the bridge. Iinitial estimates put the damage at several tens of thousands of euros. Short past midnight, the shipping on the waterway was possible again. On July 3, the "Fürberger Steg," which connects the two Fürth districts of Unterfürberg and Oberfürberg, was to be checked for stability. Reports with photos: https://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberg/polizeibericht/grosseinsatz-am-main-donau-kanal-bei-furth-passagierschiff-kollidiert-mit-brucke-1.14745320 https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/flusskreuzfahrtschiff-bleibt-an-fussgaengerbruecke-haengen,UprYjBd https://www.infranken.de/lk/fuerth/blaulicht/fuerth-passagierschiff-kollidiert-mit-bruecke-70-einsatzkraefte-vor-ort-art-6235919

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One person was killed, and around 35 were injured in an Israeli airstrike on Hodeidah Port on May 5, 2025. The airstrike was in direct retaliation for a missile strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels that landed near Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. Around 20 Israeli fighter jets participated in the airstrike, targeting sites that were being used to support Houthi military activities. The targets included the port of Hodeidah and a cement factory near the port, which has been alleged to be used by the Houthis for the construction of tunnels.

Indonesian rescuers on July 3 temporarily halted a search for 30 people still missing after the 'Tunu Pratama Jaya', carrying at least 65 people, sank near the island of Bali with the loss of actually six lives, due to a visibility problem, according to the East Java rescue agency. 29 people have been rescued so far. The operation was due to resume on the morning of July 4, with more than 160 rescuers including police and military personnel deployed to conduct the search backed by four vessels and several helicopters. The boat was officially carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members, but there may have been more aboard as listed in the manifest. The ship was rated to carry 67 people and 25 vehicles, according to Indonesia's transport ministry. It tilted three times before finally going down within a few minutes, leaving no time for a coordinated rescue operation, but panicking passengers scrambling for life jackets. Report with photos: https://selangorjournal.my/2025/07/indonesia-suspends-search-for-30-missing-after-ferry-sinks-near-bali/

The' Tunu Pratama Jaya', carrying 12 crew members, 53 passengers and 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks, capsized in stormy weather off Bali Island on July 5, 2025, at 11.35 p.m. WIB. The ferry had departed from Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi District, East Java, to Bali's Gilimanuk Port, 50-kilometres away, at 10.56 p.m. WIB. 25 minutes later it suffered a water ingress in the engine room. The ferry could not be contacted via radio from the beginning. The 'Tunu Pratama Jaya' was just able to send out a distress caposto another ferry, the KMP 'Tunu Pratama Jaya 3888', which was unable to evacuate passengers or crew before the ferry sank. The ship started to list, took on water in the decks in two meter high waves and sank within short time in pos. 8° 9'32.35" S 114° 25'6.38" E. At 12:18 a.m. WIB, a joint team was deployed to conduct a search, including the include Basarnas Surabaya SAR Office, Banyuwangi SAR Post, Jembrana SAR Post, Banyuwangi and Gilimanuk Harbor Masters, Banyuwangi Polairud, Jembrana Resort Police Polairud, Bali Police Polairud, Gilimanuk Satbrimob Battalion C, Banyuwangi Lanal, Gilimanuk KPLP, Banyuwangi KP3, Gilimanuk BPTD, Banyuwangi BPBD, Banyuwangi BMKG, Banyuwangi BKK, and Banyuwangi Tagana, and other SAR means. , The KN 'SAR 249 Permadi' was dispatched on July 3 to participate in the operation. The boat with a crew of 13 people departed from the Tanjung Perak Navigation District Pier in Surabaya at 05.30 a.m. WIB and was estimated to arrive in the waters of the Bali Strait at 2.30 p.m. WIB. 31 people had been rescued off Cekik until the afternoon of July 3, some of them from a rescue boat of the ferry, and were now undergoing further treatment in Gilimanuk. Four people were recovered dead. Many of those rescued were initially unconscious after drifting in choppy waters for hours, They were cared for in medical facilities including the Jembrana Regional Hospital in Bali. Many of the survivors are residents of the coastal town of Banyuwangi, while others come from more inland areas of Java, according to a list released by the authorities. The Surabaya SAR Agency, along with nine boats, including two tugs, a helicopter and two inflatable boats, were searching for the missing people, initially battling waves up to two metres high. Improved weather and sea conditions on the morning were assisting the search effort. Report with photos: https://www.9news.com.au/national/ferry-carrying-65-people-sinks-near-bali-indonesia-and-rescuers-are-searching-for-43-missing/b42d26f8-9116-40fc-9534-a4428523b5b3?ocid=Social-9News&fbclid=IwY2xjawLTD-ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnuoUN0EXiA3-dAyMwtBOKMAfo4Wv8ToGF2xYFAsbajJtEz3ZHhBr5_k-W2H_aem_ENA2zjnj3TQ5hHdLAJo5uQ

A Russian ballistic missile strike on the port of Odessa in southern Ukraine killed four Syrian people and damaged a Barbados-flagged cargo ship, on the evening of June 34, 2025, shortly after Ukraine agreed to a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia. At the time of the attack, the ship was loading wheat destined for Algeria. Russia thus continued attacking Ukraine's infrastructure, including ports that contribute to global food security.

Drone strikes caused explosions in the of Port Sudan on May 6, 2025. The attack caused a blaze near the maritime port of Port Sudan, causing a massive plume of black smoke. No casualties have been reported in the incident. The drone strike targeted the main maritime port, the international airport, and a military base within the city.