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The 'Monreal' ((IMO 7225477), the former 'Lite Ferry 6', caught fire off San Andres town in Quezon province on the night of Aug 27, 2025. The ferry was en route from Aroroy, Masbate, to San Andres when the fire broke out in a crew cabin due t an electrical short circuit, when the ship was sailing about a nautical mile from the port. The fire was quickly contained, and power was restored by an onboard electrician. The ship, carrying 16 vehicles, safely docked at San Andres port at 10:49 p.m. All 66 passengers, 22 crew members, and 31 cadets were unharmed. The PCG has asked the Maritime Industry Authority in Region IV-A to suspend the vessel’s Passenger Ship Safety Certificate pending an investigation.

On Aug 27, the sailing yacht 'AcacioÄ ran aground in the waters of San Juan de los Terreros, Almería. The 'Salvamar Draco', with support from the LS 'Pandora' of the Cruz Roja in Almeria, managed to refloat it. The operation was a success, as they pulled from various angles to avoid damaging the sailboat. Subsequently, they escorted it to the PD Juan Montiel. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1960999744949395880

The Urk station was called to a medical incident aboard the 'Meridiaan' on the evening of Aug 20, 2025. A child had fallen down the stairs and suffered back pain. The ship was moored near an island in the Ketelmeer. The lifeboat 'Marinus Cornelis' was mobilized to provide first aid. Ambulance crews twere picked up in Ketelhaven by the lifeboat 'Kapiteins Hazewinkel'. The child was placed on a vacuum mattress, preventing movement. Once stabilized and on a stretcher, the child was transferred to the 'Kapiteins Hazewinkel' for further care. In Ketelhaven, the victim and ambulance crew were brought to an ambulance. The child was then taken to the hospital for further medical care. Report with photo: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-urk/assistentie-ambulance-aan-boord-van-zeilschip

On Aug 27, an intermittent safety zone was in effect, as crews with the U.S. Coast Guard were working to recover the hatch of the 'W-Sapphire', which was blown off south of Fort Carroll in the explosion on Aug 18. The safety zone included all waters within a 500-yard radius of the location of the hatch cover in the Baltimore channel. The Port of Baltimore said the channel was closed from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The bulk carrier remained anchored off Sandy Point as of Aug 28. The investigators have not cited a cause of the explosion. Report with photos: https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/channel-closed-w-sapphire-F7BDLUOH3NERFD2H6ZRRLFS3HI/

On Aug 28, 2025, at approximately 5:30 a.m., the captain of the ' Christine-FED 4', with three crew members on board, notified the MRCC of the DGzRS in Bremen, that the fishing vessel had run aground a good two nautical miles north of the Mellum bird sanctuary island (Lat. 53.7650 Lng. 8.1483). Because the water was receding while the tide was already beginning to go out, the captain feared that his vessel might capsize at a later date.the MRCC immediately alerted the sea rescuers of the Hooksiel station, and the lifeboat 'BernhardGruben' was mobilized. By the time the sea rescuers arrived on scene, the fishing vessel was high and dry on the sand. Therefore, it was no longer possible to tow it free at that time. As a precaution, the daughter boat ' Johann Fidi' took off two of the three fishermen. captain remained on board. In the following hours, the lifeboat remained on standby to secure the fishing vessel. However, its position remained stable. Around 2 p.m., the tide raised the water level sufficiently to tow the vessel free by the lifeboat. The two previously rescued fishermen returned to their vessel, which sailed under its own power to its home port of Fedderwardersiel. At the time of the accident, there was a light southeasterly to southerly wind of force 3 Beaufort and good visibility. Report with photos: https://www.seenotretter.de/aktuelles/seenotfaelle/seenotretter-befreien-festgekommenen-fischkutter-vor-mellum?fbclid=IwdGRleAMdYntjbGNrAx1ieWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEePCqMnwh0oE_pi-R9oG8xz1CIngMIRxNGl0r6IufRA8QcBpJ1ziGePmX8m_U_aem_RxvYETVef9-t8BIfxmwKoQ