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On May 25, 2025, at 2:39 p.m. the "Baltic Wind", en route from Hanko to Marghera, suffered a rudder failure during the westbound transit of the Kiel Canal near Königsförde and subsequently allided with a dolphin on the starboard side. The incident caused a crack on the starboard side of the bow two meters above the waterline. The ship was allowed to continue its voyage to Brunsbüttel and then docked at the railway station dolphins. The ship had a special cargo on deck, namely two new coastal defense boats for Greece, which were undamaged. On May 26, 2025, divers and representatives of the classification society were on site to assess the damage. The company Cornels from Brunsbüttel welded a plate to repair the crack, before vessel was allowed to continue its voyage on May 27 with an ETA at the port of destination as of June 9. Photos: https://www.forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=221457#p221457

Due to essential repairs required on the bow visor of the 'Clansman', the scheduled departures from Oban on May 29 at 4:20 p.m., due to arrive in Colonsay at :35 p.m., and from Colonsay at 6:50 p.m., due to arrive in Oban at 9:05 p.m., had to be cancelled by the operator CalMac.

As of May 29, the affected parties were involved in preparing to salvage the 'Ali Aykin', which, hjowever, may take longer. The positiion of the grounded ship remained unchanged (55° 32' N 012° 46' E). The salvage operation can only begin when the salvage plan has been approved by the Swedish Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has prepared for a possible environmental response operation, as it cannot be ruled out that oil will leak when the salvage work begins.The 'Ali Aykin' remained stable aground. The two criminal investigations into drunkenness at sea and gross negligence in maritime traffic were ongoing.

Due to an issue with the radar of the 'Glen Sannox', serving on the route Troon-Brodick on May 29, the scheduled departure from Troon at 3:10 p.m.was delayed. After the issue has been resolved, the ferry finally departed from the port at 3:35 p.m., about half an hour delayed.

Footage released by the US Coast Guard has captured the sound of the submersible 'Titan' imploding during its last journey to the wreck of the 'Titanic' in June 2023. Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate's chief executive Stockton Rush, asked "what was that bang?" as she unknowingly heard the moment the 'Titan' cracked. The USCG believes the noise - which sounded like a door slamming - was the sound of the implosion reaching the surface of the ocean.. The footage released by the US Coast Guard (USCG) shows her, attempting to contact those on board the vessel during its final descent wiith operator and OceanGate founder Mr Rush, British adventurer Hamish Harding, French deep sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman on board. In the footage, OceanGate director Mrs Rush and colleague Gary Foss can be seen, tracking the 'Titan's descent, from the 'Polar Prince'. Moments later, Mrs Rush receives a message from the sub saying it had dropped two weights. The team assumed the 'Titan' was continuing its descent, but investigators would later believe the delayed message was sent prior to the sub failing. The footage has been presented as evidence to the USCG Marine Board of Investigation as part of its probe into the incident. A final report will be released following its completion. OceanGate suspended all exploration and commercial operations in July 2023. Report with video: https://news.sky.com/story/ship-footage-captures-sound-of-titan-submersible-imploding-13373147