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The 'Ovation of the Seas' requested the medevac of an Australian passenger on Jan 19, 2025, at around noon, who required urgent medical care. The teams of the New Caledonia Operational Surveillance and the CROSS NC responded to the ship, which was then anchored at Mystery Island, Vanuatu, 410 kilometers from Noumea. The CROSS NC held a medical conference with the crew and the Maritime Medical Consultation Centre (CCMM) in Toulouse, which confirmed the need to evacuate the passenger to a hospital within 24 hours. In conjunction with the SAMU of New Caledonia and the SNSM station in Noumea, it was decided that the ship, which was en route to Sydney, would make a detour via New Caledonia so that the passenger could be treated by the territory's medical facilities. After leaving its anchorage on the late afternoon, the vessel arrived in Noumea on Jan 20 at 5:30 a.m., where the passenger was picked up at sea by the launch 'Nautile' from the SNSM station. He was then taken care of by an ambulance at 6:20 a.m.

While the Syrian authorities have allowed civilian ships to enter the military port of Tartus, the ban on Russian warships remains in place. The Egyptian cargo m/v 'Lotus' has entered the port of Tartus. The two Russian transport shoüs 'Sparta' and 'Sparta II' have been waiting in neutral waters for two weeks for permission to remove equipment. They are not allowed to enter the port of Tartus to export Russian military equipment. On Jan 9, the Russian Rear Admiral Valery Varfolomeyev had made another attempt to negotiate the removal of the equipment, but he was not allowed to participate in the negotiations. The evacuated Russian vehicles, weapons and equipment reportedly stretched for almost one kilometer in the port of Tartus. The Russian landing ship "Alexander Otrakovsky" on the outer roadstead of the Tartus port encountered serious technical problems. The second and third fuel tanks started leaking.

The 'Suryani Ladjoni' was arrested, being suspected of committing violations in the shipping sector due to incomplete documents. The arrest took place in pos. 01°54’09” N 125°02’29” E in Talise Waters, North Sulawesi, on Aug 5, 2024 by the High Speed ​​Craft '32-03 Bakamla RI', which was conducting an independent patrol in the context of the Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement Patrol in Indonesian Waters and Indonesian Jurisdiction Areas. The crew saw suspicious activity from the KM 'Suryani Ladjoni'. After an inspection, several violations were found, including, (1) The ship was not equipped with a National Certificate for Fuel Oil Pollution Compensation Guarantee Fund and a National Certificate for Ship Wreck Removal Compensation Guarantee Fund. (2) The ship's sailing area is still A1, but its operations should be A1+A2 considering the sailing route is more than 300 NM. (3) The EPIRB and SART devices have expired, the Navtex device is not functioning, and the EPIRB device has not been registered with Basarnas. (4) The AIS device has not been registered with the Ministry of Communication and Information, the GMDSS device is not available, and there is a mechanical cadet named Sayyid Rindra Jaya who is not listed in the certificate book. For these violations, the Bakamla RI Legal Enforcement Unit and his team immediately handed over the case to the Lantamal VIII Manado Investigator.

While the Syrian authorities have allowed civilian ships to enter the military port of Tartus, the ban on Russian warships remains in place. The Egyptian cargo m/v 'Lotus' has entered the port of Tartus. The two Russian transport shoüs 'Sparta' and 'Sparta II' have been waiting in neutral waters for two weeks for permission to remove equipment. They are not allowed to enter the port of Tartus to export Russian military equipment. On Jan 9, the Russian Rear Admiral Valery Varfolomeyev had made another attempt to negotiate the removal of the equipment, but he was not allowed to participate in the negotiations. The evacuated Russian vehicles, weapons and equipment reportedly stretched for almost one kilometer in the port of Tartus. The Russian landing ship "Alexander Otrakovsky" on the outer roadstead of the Tartus port encountered serious technical problems. The second and third fuel tanks started leaking.

On Jan 16, 2025, the 'CEMCOMMANDER' was detained in Brevik with six deficiencies, one of which being regarded as serious and ground for a detention. 1) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again in Jan 18 and left the port en route to Randers, where it arrived on Jan 19. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591