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An air and water search was started for a woman who was believed to have fallen overboard from the 'Blue Puttees' as it sailed from North Sydney, N.S., to Port aux Basques, N.L., on the early morning of July 16, 2025. The 41-year-old woman was seen on surveillance footage at 3:26 a.m. NDT, and has since been reported missing. The JRCC in Halifax and theCoast Guard have been engaged to support a search by water. The woman was suspected to have fallen overboard. The RCMP have searched the vessel extensively upon the arrival in Port aux Basques, N.L., and did not locate the woman. A Hercules aircraft, a Cormorant helicopter and a Provincial Airlines aircraft were deployed to search the water south of Port aux Basques. As of July 17, tne Hercules aircraft remains on scene, as well as the CCGS La Poile Bay. The Coastguard ship 'Cape Roger' retraced the ferry's route between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

A defective hatch caused the sinking of the "Argos Georgia" on July 22, 2024, while fishing in the Falkland Islands, leaving 13 dead, four of them Galicians, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), stated in an interim report. The investigation pointed to an unacceptable failures in a hatch, which led to the entry of a large amount of water, resulting in its subsequent sinking. In October 2024, thisMAIB published preliminary conclusions pointing to failures in the hatch that allowed water to enter the rest of the vessel due to other internal doors being open, causing the ship to list and subsequently sink. In July 2025, the MAIB has just published a second interim report, emphasizing that the hatch indicated an unacceptable level of stress and a possible failure of the door drive shaft, coupling, and key during operation.. A failure of the opening/closing mechanism could have allowed the frame door to lower to the open position by gravity, rendering the normal closing method unusable. The investigation determined that, prior to the accident, the side hatch on the starboard side of the 'Argos Georgia' was raised and closed. At the time of the accident, according to closed-circuit cameras, the hatch slowly descended to a fully open position. This allowed large amounts of water to enter the vessel. Thus, the crew was unable to reclose the hatch once it had been opened."The interior doors connecting to the maneuvering compartment were open. This allowed water to flow unhindered into other areas of the vessel, causing a significant list that progressively increased as more water entered. The crew was unable to control the passage of water into other compartments of the vessel, which further increased the list until the vessel sank. Therefore, this month, the MAIB sent letters to the vessel's owner and the manufacturer of the hull door with this study.

On July 17, 2025, at 10 a.m. the Penlee RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat 'Ivan Ellen' was launched following a call from the Falmouth Coastguard. The lifeboat was tasked with a medevac for a crew member of the container ship 'Cape Corfu', who had suffered a leg injury aboard the vessel, which was located 30 miles southwest of Mount’s Bay. While en route to the casualty, a helicopter was reassigned to carry out the medevac, and the 'Ivan Ellen' was diverted to another emergency, in order to support the Sennen Cove RNLI who had been sent to assist the potting vessel 'Emma Louise-TO60', that was taking on water off Pendeen. The Sennen Cove’s lifeboat 'City of London III' had already rendezvoused with the 'Emma Louise', which had three pumps onboard. The Sennen team began escorting the vessel back to shore. Upon reaching Land’s End, the escort was handed over to the Penlee lifeboat crew who continued the journey. The 'Ivan Ellen' successfully escorted the 'Emma Louise' back to safety in Newlyn harbour. Report with photos: https://cornishstuff.com/penzance/penlee-lifeboat-diverted-from-medevac-to-assist-vessel-taking-on-water/

The 'Manael' suffered water ingress off the Pointe de Barfleur (Manche). on the evening of July 17, 2025, and requested assistance at around 7:00 p.m. from the CROSS Jobourg. The vessel, with two crew members on board, had left its home port of Grandcamp-Maisy (Calvados) during the day and was fishing 19 nautical miles east of the Pointe de Barfleur, when a leak in its engine cooling system occurred, forcing it to stop the engine. The CROSS deployed the lifeboat 'Amiral de Tourville' from the local SNSM station, The station's mechanic, who was on board, was transferred to the trawler with some boatmen and he managed to carry out a makeshift repair. The crew of the trawler was able to restart the engine."For safety reasons, the SNSM left the rescuers on board before escorting the 'Manael' to the port of Grandcamp-Maisy where it was able to dock safely on July 18 at around 1:30 a.m. Report with photo: https://www.lamanchelibre.fr/actualite-1181834-cotentin-le-chalutier-manael-en-panne-moteur-au-large-de-barfleur

On July 17, 2025, at 10 a.m. the Penlee RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat 'Ivan Ellen' was launched following a call from the Falmouth Coastguard. The lifeboat was tasked with a medevac for a crew member of the 'Cape Corfu', en route from Antwerp to Saint John, who had suffered a leg injury aboard the container ship, which was located 30 miles southwest of Mount’s Bay. While en route to the casualty, a helicopter was reassigned to carry out the medevac, and the 'Ivan Ellen' was diverted to another emergency, in order to support the Sennen Cove RNLI who had been sent to assist the potting vessel 'Emma Louise-TO60', that was taking on water off Pendeen. The Sennen Cove’s lifeboat 'City of London III' had already rendezvoused with the 'Emma Louise', which had three pumps onboard. The Sennen team began escorting the vessel back to shore. Upon reaching Land’s End, the escort was handed over to the Penlee lifeboat crew who continued the journey. The 'Ivan Ellen' successfully escorted the 'Emma Louise' back to safety in Newlyn harbour. Report with photos: https://cornishstuff.com/penzance/penlee-lifeboat-diverted-from-medevac-to-assist-vessel-taking-on-water/