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On July 31, 2025, at around 3:00 p.m., the CROSS Jobourg received a Mayday alert that a semi-rigid pleasure craft was in distress and sinking off the Chausey archipelago. Since it was nearby, the "Jolie France" was immediately diverted to assist the vessel. The 11 shipwrecked people, including three who had fallen overboard, were safely recovered aboard the "Jolie France." They were taken to the dock in Granville and did not require medical assistance. At the same time, , the CROSS engaged the lifeboat 'SNS 17-12 - Notre Dame du Cap Lihou II' from the Granville SNSM station to tow the semi-rigid boat, as well as the 'SNS 719 - Père Delaby' from the SNSM station Chausey to recover the various debris at sea and the liferaft.

The 'Loch Riddon', operating on the route Tobermory-Kilchoan, suffered a technical issue on July 31. As a consequence, the 4:00 p.m. sailing from Tobermory wa delayed, while repairs were in process. After the repairs to the aft main engine have been completed, the vessel departed from Tobermory at 5:00 p.m. and Kilchoan at 5:40 p.m. instead of 4:45 p.m. The 6:00 p.m. sailing from Tobermory was delayed to approximately 6:15 p.m.

A massive fire, along with several other errors, had set plans back somewhat, but on Aug 1, 2025, the 'Thalassitis' finally sets sail on is maiden voyage from Piraeus to Crete. The ferry will, however, sail only on a roll-on/roll-off basis, without carrying passengers.

An SAR operation was launched in the Timor Sea to find a U.S sailor, who was missing and believefd to have gone overboard from the USS 'George Washington' on July 28, 2025, involving the carrier and its escort destroyers, the USS 'Robert Smalls' and USS 'Shoup' -.The Australian Defense Force and Australian Border Force were helping in the search, aided by the carrier's air wing. The Australian Border Force and Australian Defense Force also contributed to the search. The name, rank or the circumstances in which the incident occurred have not been revealed. The U.S. Navy has called off the multiday search on the afternoon of July 30. At the time of the incident, the 'George Washington' was participating in a large-scale joint exercise with Australian forces, which included 43,000 personnel from 19 nations, and the Royal Navy carrier HMS 'Prince of Wales'. During a five-year yard period from 2017-22, nine sailors assigned to the carrier have died by suicide, including three in April 2022 alone. A command investigation found that the crew's quality of life during the yard period was austere and demanding, and that morale aboard was low; the report led to significant changes in how the Navy assigns enlisted service members to yard periods and provides for their accommodations.

On the early morning of July 31, the Heraklion Port Authority was informed that during the arrival at the port, the 'Blue Star Chios' suffered a ramp failure occurred. The ferry was operating a scheduled route from the port of Thira with 276 passengers, 35 private vehicles, five trucks and nine motorcycles on board. The Central Port Authority of Heraklion initially prohibited the departure of the ferry. After the presentation of a certificate of repair of the damage and maintenance of seaworthiness from the classification society that monitors it, it was allowed to continue sailing to Sitia-Kassos-Pigadia Karpathos-Rhodes with 364 passengers, 60 private vehicles, 10 trucks and 12 motorcycles.