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The 'Dunward Knowles' allided with a jetty in Matthew Town, Inagua, on the morning of aug 30, 2025, after experiencing mechanical failure. The patrol boat lost control of its controllable pitch propeller system at 7:54 a.m. while approaching the port. Despite the bridge team ordering the engines astern, they unexpectedly surged forward, causing the vessel to strike a nearby jetty. No injuries were reported, and other RBDF craft moored nearby were not affected. There was damage to the pier as well as to the port side bow of the 'Dunward Knowles'. The boat underwent technical work at Fort Pierce earlier in summer to resolve the same issue, but the malfunction recurred. A full technical review and assessment has been launched to determine corrective measures. Reports with photo and video: https://ewnews.com/investigation-launched-after-rbdf-vessel-incident-in-inagua/ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=670080816105304 https://www.instagram.com/p/DN_15-qD-v0/

On Sep 1, 2025, the 'Antonia y Juan', with three crew members on board, was disabled and adrift about four nautical miles south of Roquetas. The SAR boat 'Salvamar Spica' was mobilized by the CCS Almería of Salvmento Marítimo upon the vessel's request for assistance. It took the fishing boat in tow and safely pulled it to the fishing port of Almería. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1962456561743204446

On the afternoon of Sep 1, 2025, the 'Hagrid', with 13 crew members and a Turkish captain on board, ran aground at the port of Mantoudi in northern Evia. The ship had completed loading a cargo of 5,002 tons of magnesite and was bound for Ireland, when it got stuck on the sandy bottom of the port. There were no injuries to the crew, no leaks and no signs of pollution, while minor abrasions were caused to the pier. The state authorities were reviewing options on how to refloat the ship. The Mantoudi Port Station has launched an preliminary investigation. The 34 year old master was arrested for violating the article 277 of the Greek Criminal Code “Causing a shipwreck” and article 378 of the Criminal Code “Damage to another’s property”. The vessel was banned from sailing until the presentation of a seaworthiness certificate from the monitoring classification society. Report with photo: https://www.eviazoom.gr/2025/09/voreia-evia-mustirio-me-fortomeno-ploio.html

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced on Aug 31 the return of seven Filipino crew members of the 'MSC Elsa 3', ore than three months after their ship sank on May 25 . They arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on board the Etihad Airways Flight EY 446 from Abu Dhabi on Aug 30. Representatives from the OWWA and the Department of Migrant Workers provided assistance to the, Six of their colleagues had already returned home on the night of Aug 29 via Qatar Airways Flight QR 928 from Doha, Qatar. A total of 13 Filipino out of on the whole 24 crew members of the sunken vessel have now returned to the country..

The 'Finlaggan', serving on the route Kennacraig-Islay, suffered an issue with the lift on Sep 1. As a consquence,. the scheduled 09:45 a.m. departure from Port Ellen was delayed. A temporary repair to the lift was carried, out and the crew continued to investigate the issue on the passage to Kennacraig. The ferry departed Port Ellen at 11:00 a.m. with an ETA at Kennacraig as of 1:30 p.m.