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A failed shell door that opened while at sea was the primary cause of the sinking of the 'Argos Georgia' on July 22, 2024, approximately 190 nautical miles east of Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, according to an interim report recently released by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), The investigators found that the shell door in the hauling compartment on the starboard side was raised in the closed position. At the time of the accident the door was observed on closed-circuit television to descend slowly into the fully open position, allowing significant water ingress.The report highlighted that internal doors leading from the hauling compartment were open, which allowed water to flow unhindered into other areas of the vessel, causing a significant list that progressively increased as more water entered. The crew members were unable to close the shell door once it had opened or control the progressive flooding, which ultimately led to the vessel’s foundering. Some crew members were lost during the abandonment, while others perished in liferafts during the long-range SAR operation. In response to the accident, the MAIB had issued a safety bulletin in October 2024 with recommendations for all owners, operators, and skippers of fishing vessels fitted with side shell doors to assess and mitigate the risk of shell door failures and consequential flooding between compartments. A subsequent technical investigation completed in July 2025 revealed an unacceptable level of stress and potential failure of the shell door drive shaft, coupling and key while in operation, which could enable the shell door to lower to the open position under gravity and disable the normal closing method. The MAIB has recommended that vessel operators and shell door designers appraise the design of door operating mechanisms and modify as appropriate, with any design changes to be shared with other vessel operators using similar shell door designs. The full investigation has now been completed, and a draft report was being prepared for stakeholder consultation.

The 'Isle of Lewis', serving on the route Oban-Castlebay, suffered a technical issue which required further investigation on Sep 9. As a consequence, the scheduled departure from Castlebay at 06:55 a.m. was delayed. After the issue was successfully resolved, the ferry finally departed at 07:55 a.m., one hour late, with an ETA at the port of Oban as of 12:40 p.m. The departure at 1:10 p.m. from Oban was expected to take place as scheduled.

On Sep 7, 2025, the 'Chaika' ran aground in the Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg. Rescue services organized the transfer of the passengers to shore. There were more than 70 people on board the ship, no one of whom was injured.The North-West Transport Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the implementation of legislation on safety in the operation of water transport and the observance of passenger rights. Report with photo: https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/web/sztp/mass-media/news?item=107714925

On Sep 8, 2025, at 12:09 p.m., the motor boat 'Borgot', while navigating in the Charente estuary, suffered an electrical fault, preventing it from continuing its initial mission to recover three people who were cut off by the tide in the area's mudflats. The skipper requested emergency services to recover the people in difficulty. The CROSS Étel immediately deployed a Guépard Yankee helicopter of the French Navy Base in La Rochelle. At 12:24 p.m., two of the three people were safely rescued by a nearby oyster barge. At 12:33 p.m., thehelicopter arrived on the scene and began winching operations. The third person was rescued at 12:40 p.m., also safe and sound, and returned to the 'Borgot'. At 12:55 p.m., the lifeboat 'Notre Dame de Buse-SNS 433' from the SNSM station in La Tremblade was deployed to tow the 'Borgot' to port. However, the crew managed to restart its electrical equipment before the arrival of the lifeboat in the area at 1:54 p.m. The 'Borgot' headed towards the port of Soubise, escorted by the SNSM launch. At 2:19 p.m., the 'Notre Dame de Buse' left the area in order to resume a sampling mission for IFREMER. At 3:35 p.m., the "Borgot" was safely docked at the port of Soubise.

On Sep 7, 2025, the "Charodeyka" allided with part of the Belinsky Bridge structure while moving in the port of St. Petersburg. The circumstances of the incident were being established. The St. Petersburg Transport Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the implementation of safety legislation during the operation of water transport and the observance of passenger rights under the control of the North-West Transport Prosecutor's Office. Report with photo: https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/web/sztp/mass-media/news?item=107715066