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On Jue 4, 2025, at 12:42 p.m., the 'Ijsseldelta', eroute towards Meppen, allided with a bridge over the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Lingen. The stilt at the starboard side foreship should have been retracted at the bridge. However, for unexplained reasons this did not happen. The following allision caused a main girder to collapse and crack. The police initially feared a possible risk of collapse on the bridge Car and ship traffic in the area of ​​the bridge was halted. On the evening, ships were sailing again on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. The bridge will remain closed to road traffic until at least Juen 5. A simple repair was not possible. A final assessment, however, will only be made in the next few days. The accident, in which no one was injured, caused property damage amounting to millions of euros. The vessel was first thoroughly examined by the waterway police at the New Harbour in Lingen and was then able to continue its journey to the refinery harbour in Lingen-Holthausen, where it moored. The bridge crosses the Dortmund-Ems Canal in the immediate vicinity of the Emsland Arena. It has no supporting pillars. Footpaths on the right and left banks lead under the bridge. A detour past the Emsland Arena has been set up for motorists and pedestrians. Reports with photos and video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/osnabrueck_emsland/Nach-Schiffsunfall-in-Lingen-Bruecke-nicht-einsturzgefaehrdet,schiffsunfall200.html https://www.waslosin.de/lingen-frachter-rammt-bruecke-ueber-dortmund-ems-kanal/ https://www.emsvechtewelle.de/binnenschiff-stoesst-in-lingen-gegen-bruecke-an-der-lindenstrasse/ https://emstv.de/videobeitrag/vollsperrung-schiff-in-bruecke-gefahren/

The 'MSC Elsa 3' is believed to have sunk off the coast of Kochi due to a ballast system failure, according to Shyam Jagannathan, India's Director General of Shipping. He denied earlier rumours of sabotage. The ship started listing at 26 degrees en route from Vizhinjam to Kochi, and sank the next day. The cause must have been a ballast system failure, according to Ajith Sukumaran, Chief Inspector of the Indian government. There was no evidence of other reasons. The ballast system failure could have been due to a lack of operational insight. When the ship listed, there was a complete power failure due to a failure in the internal power supply. This rendered virtually all operational activities of the ship unusable. Of the about 100 containers, which drifted away afterthe sinking, about 50 have meanwhile washed up along the coast. Most of the containers were empty, but 13 were carrying hazardous materials: 12 containing calcium carbide and one containing chemical antioxidants for rubber. Five of the calcium carbide containers were lashed on the deck and probably ended up on the seabed, while seven remained in the cargo holds. Calcium carbide is stored in 200-litre drums. The risk of it reacting with seawater was considered low. A salvage team of 108 people from the US-based T&T Salvage, appointed by MSC, has started cleaning up the coast. Their focus was on recovering floating containers and clearing the affected coastlines. Once the cleanup is complete, the team will begin extracting oil from the ship’s bunker tanks. The Coast Guard was able to contain a small oil spill. The removal of the bunker oil is scheduled for early July. Director General Jagannathan stressed that all sunken containers and the ship will be salvaged: "The owner is legally obliged to remove the wreck under international treaties.” The government of India’s Kerala state has classified the wreck as a “state-specific disaster” due to its potential environmental and economic impact. The DG Shipping will soon conduct comprehensive seabed mapping using a multi-beam survey system to locate missing containers and the sunken vessel. The operation is also aimed at mitigating marine ecological risks stemming from the incident. The cost of the recovery will be borne by the vessel’s owner, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which has appointed US-based firm T&T Salvage to carry out container recovery, oil removal, and pollution control measures. T&T Salvage is assembling a team of divers, including saturation divers from South Africa, to aid the underwater retrieval of containers. The 'Water Lily', an emergency tow vessel, is currently being equipped with a multi-beam survey system for detailed seabed mapping. In addition, the vessel 'Seamac III' will assist in diving operations. A committee comprising all stakeholders has been formed, and regular meetings are being held to monitor progress. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG), designated as the on-scene commander, has been conducting daily aerial reconnaissance and applying oil dispersants to manage the environmental impact.

The first trip of the ' Waverley', scheduled from the West this season, had to be cancelled. The world's last seagoing paddle steamer arrived in the Bristol Channel on June 2, 2025,, ready to take passengers from thr Clevedon Pier. But the sailing was cancelled, because a valve on the boiler was broken and needed repairing. It was now hoped this will be done in time for the next trip on June 6. The ship remained sidelined in Cardiff.

A major search operation was underway on the morning of June 1, 2025, off Piteå after the 'Ron Jeremy' sank. One person was missing. After several hours of searching, the sea rescue operation was ended in the morning. At 04.49 a.m., the Swedish Maritime Administration's JRCC received an alarm from the tug that it was sinking south of the Rödkallen lighthouse at the height of Piteå. Four people were on board the vessel, that was towing a timber barge. The four crew members, who consisted of two men in their 30s from Kalmar and a man in his 40s from Stockholm, and a Latvian man in his 25s, decided to get to the barge together.Three of them managed to get out of the water and onto the barge that was being towed. From there they were able to call JRCC via 112. The Latvian engineer in his 25s disappeared in the water. The 'Rescue Albert Isakson' with four volunteers on board reached the scene after the tug had already sunk. After a few attempts, a good point was found to get the castaways on board. They were hypothermic, and after they had taken off their wet clothes, they were provided with blankets and water and then transported to waiting ambulances. All three, two men in their 30s and one man in his 40s, had suffered minor injuries, but were able to leave the hospital later in the day. After the lifeboat had dropped them off, it returned to the accident site to participate in the search for the fourth, missing crew member. The SAR oepration was carried out with the help of the patrol boat 'KBV 306' from the Swedish Coast Guard, the Swedish Maritime Rescue Society's 'Rescue Leif Johansson' from the station in Luleå and the 'Rescue Albert Isaksson' from the station in Piteå, two pilot boats from the Swedish Maritime Administration, which also had a helicopter in the air. The Coast Guard's aircraft also joined the search, as did a Finnish helicopter. Although the search conditions were good at the scene and the area where the person could be was limited, the search operation ended at 10.27 a.m. there were no signs of a major oil leak at the scene. The tug remained stuck to the barge. Thd Coastguard was on site and assisted the police divers. Its own divers wee also on their way to check the hull for leaks. The incident was being handled as a workplace accident by the police. A missing person report has been filed and the cause of the accidenwas t is being investigated When the lSAr operation was completed, the Coast Guard initiated an environmental response, as diesel had started leaking from the tanks. The Coast Guard aircraft searched for oil from the air, and the 'KBV 306' was on scene. The crew of the aircraft saw small streaks of oil. The Coast Guard and the Police are having a joint diving operation to seal the vent to the fuel tanks. The collaboration prevented a major release. The police are now conducting a criminal investigation and a workplace accident investigation into what caused the accident and started questioning the survivors. Reports with photos: https://www.sjofartstidningen.se/bogserbat-har-sjunkit-en-person-saknas/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKpoVljbGNrAqmhUGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe6kSKbSEgdheCFlcAVMrv_9Jf33OnlXsf7mGonOGNdtIu-Cga-g01lxgpYQ8_aem_ANj_MR5r6vwwzPLAVPoTSg https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/norrbotten/bogserbat-har-sjunkit?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKpoZBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsBhXqt6nMczfYv1E4JYb4xNu91fMWQMqZ_6g1Q8cdXBv-bHJFBZyW6cnU_n_aem_Fd48AtrMkLeYj6Qrd2dpdw https://www.sjoraddning.se/larm/bogserbat-sjonk https://www.pt.se/nyheter/pitea/artikel/haverikommissionen-utreder-olyckan-tragiskt-for-rederiet/jo8qem8l

The 'Splendid' docked at Ponte Caracciolo due to a small fire on board on June 3, 2025. At around 9 p.m. the alarm was raised by the engine operators with the immediate intervention of two teams of firefighters from land in addition to the motorboat. The flames affected the exhausts of a generator set on the ship, which was immediately disconnected. The small fire could be extinguished. The ship was evacuated for the duration of the intervention. At the time of the accident, only the crew was presenti aboard .