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A passenger fell from the 'Sound of Shuna' near Gourock in the Firth of Clyde on June 15, 2025, at 1.45 p.m. Coastguard crews, including the service's helicopter, and lifeboat personnel were combing the area following the incident between Dunoon and Gourock. CalMac and Western Ferries suspended the sailings until further notice. The ferry 'Ali Cat' was assisting the Coastguard crews with the search. Lifeboats from Helensburgh and Largs are also involved in the operation. An HM Coastguard SAR helicopter has been tasked to conduct a search, alongside Coastguard rescue teams from Largs and Dunoon, in addition to the RNLI lifeboats Nearby vessels have been called to assist. Police Scotland and Scottish Ambulance Service were also in attendance. The search was called off around 9 p.m. Report with photo: https://www.inverclydenow.com/major-search-operation-underway-on-clyde-at-gourock/

The National Bureau of Investigation of Finland (NBI) has completed its criminal investigation into the damage caused to cables in the Gulf of Finland by the 'EAgle S' on Dec 25,. 2024. As stated, based on the investigation, senior officers of the tanker were suspected of aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with telecommunications. The investigation focused on the possible involvement of the tanker, which was present in the area at the time the cables were damaged. As a result of the investigative measures carried out during the criminal investigation, the police support that they have a clear understanding of the sequence of events. Drawing on evidence gathered from the vessel, seabed analysis and crew interviews, senior officers of the 'Eagle S' were suspected of committing aggravated criminal mischief and serious interference with telecommunications. Furthermore, among the suspects are the master, the chief mate and the second mate, who were responsible for the safe passage, navigation and operation of the vessel. The criminal investigation has examined and assessed, among other things, the extent of their responsibility for the condition of the vessel and the degree to which they should have observed the anchor falling into the sea. The investigation involved close cooperation with both national and international authorities to establish the course of events and has been concluded with the case being referred to the Office of the Prosecutor General for consideration of charges. Report with photo: https://safety4sea.com/finland-accuses-vessel-crew-of-damaging-undersea-cable/

On June 12, 2025, at 8:15 p.m., the 'Wilson Nanjing' allided with another ship during the departure maneuver from the Weserport Terminal 1 in Bremen's industrial ports en route to Delfzijl. The port side stern struck the foreship of a ship which was moored at the pier. Both vessels sustained minor damage. When the Bremen Water Police officers arrived to assess the accident, they immediately noticed the smell of alcohol on the 55 year old Russian captain. A voluntary breathalyzer test confirmed their suspicion and showed over 1.6 per mille. The police prohibited the man from continuing his journey. A blood sample was taken and a €5,000 security deposit was withheld. The investigation against the captain for endangering shipping was ongoing. The ship sghifted its berth within the industrial port on June 13 and remained stationary in Bremen as of June 16. Report with graphic: https://maritime-executive.com/article/drunken-russian-captain-hits-moored-ship-in-bremen

The "Fairplay" remains stranded on the Danube near Regensburg. The expected rainfall on June 15 did not advance the salvage.. Contrary to the authorities' hopes, too little rain fell for rising water levels to give the stuck ship momentum. Salvage measures were being discussed and decided upon on June 16. he water level at the grounding site is currently 2.92 meters and will rise to about three meters, which corresponds to the water level at the time of the accident. Opening the Regensburg weir – just above the Danube – would not be helpful, because the water would rise a maximum of five to ten centimeters and spread throughout the entire Danube and its ports. A widespread rainfall all the way to the Bavarian Forest for the water level to have an impact would be needed. The company that owns the cargo ship has appointed an accident commissioner. He is to assess and quantify possible damage. He is also in contact with the water police and is to organize the salvage. When this will take place is still unclear. In any case, a decision on what measures are necessary and what further steps will be taken will be made on June 16. The ship has now been secured with anchors, so there is no blockage on the Danube, and other ships can still pass alongside the stuck freighter. Report with video: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/nicht-genug-regen-gueterschiff-steckt-weiter-auf-der-donau-fest,UoGa4yF

The NGO ship "Solidaire" docked in the port of Ravenna on June 14, with 76 migrants on board, who had been rescued in the Mediterranean before. The "Ocean Viking," operated by the aid organization Sos Mediterranée, has rescued 70 people, who arrived at the port of Marina di Carrara on June 16. The NGO ship "Sea Watch 5" has rescued 53 people in the Mediterranean. The Italian authorities assigned the ship the port of Pozzallo.

The 'Sea-Eye 5' has rescued 65 migrants, many of them women. Three people required medical treatment for severe fuel burns and were evacuated to Lampedusa by the Italian Coast Guard on the evening of June 14. They were on an overcrowded dinghy about 50 nautical miles off the Libyan coast. The 'Sea-Eye 5' was directed to Pozzallo by the Italian authorities. Initially, Italy had assigned the ship the more distant port of Taranto in Apulia, but due to the medical emergencies and scarce drinking water supplies, this was unreasonable. The Sea-Eye organization had requested support from the Federal Foreign Office and the MRCC Bremen. At around 3:00 a.m., the Italian authorities granted permission for the ship to enter the nearer port of Pozzallo.

On June 13, 2025, the 'Maersk Nile' left Bremerhaven fully loaded, but turned around at the Outer Weser Anchorage on Kune 14 at 04:00 a.m. (Lat. 53.8736 Lng. 7.5242), and headed back to Bremerhaven at 08:00 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. the ship passed the Kaiser Lock and finally berthed in the connecting port at around 11 a.m., where it remained stationary as of June 16.

The "Morning Midas," with around 3,000 cars on board, iin danger of sinking. Criticism of the salvage operation was growing louder. The crew of the tug 'Gretchen Dunlap' has no choice but to monitor the ship from a safe distance. Two additional tugs, dispatched by the ship's owner, Zodiac Maritime Systems, are not expected at the scene until the next few days. The chances that the burned-out 'Morning Midas' can still be towed to a port are diminishing with each passing day. Because the remnants of the cargo can slide at any time in rough seas, the burned-out ship is in danger of listing and sinking.The cars had been secured by the tires with straps, but there seems to be nothing left of this now, and the decks appear to be nothing but glowing scrap metal. The unmanned wreck was drifting northeast at a speed of about two knots.

Containers that fell overboard from the 'Wan Hai 503' were likely to wash ashore on the Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Kollam coasts between June 16 and June 18, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) is announced on June 14, citing the Indian Coast Guard and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF). The public have been advised to stay away from any suspicious object found on the coast. Coastal areas in Alappuzha, Kerala, were on alert after a lifeboat from the 'Wan Hai 503' washed ashore at Paravur in Punnapra North grama panchayat on June 15, at around 9 p.m. Resudebts immediately informed the police and the District Disaster Management Authority. It was later shifted to a safe location. The lifeboat has ‘Wan Hai 503 Singapore’ written on it. The ship was towed 45 nautical miles away from Azhikkal coast in Kannur on the evening of June 14. The ship had drifted 17 miles off the coast before. The ship was pulled beyond the 1,000-metre sounding line by the 'Offshore Warrior'. The Coast Guard ship 'Saksham' was fuelling the tug so that it could continue to operate without disruption. THE 'Vikram' and 'Samarth', along with IN Ship Sharda, tug 'Water Lily', 'Triton Liberty' and 'Garnett' continued to take turns for boundary cooling. Due to heavy weather, towing speed was restricted to 1.5 knots to get the ship as far as 50 miles off the coast. However, due to the rough sea, several more containers fell overboard on the starboard side, causing the list to increase to port. The 'Offshore Warrior' also proved to be insufficiently strong to tow the ship further offshore under these conditions. Although the fire on board was largely contained on June 13 after the ‘air-fighting operation’ and was extinguished on June 14 except for a few isolated fires, it flared up again due to strong monsoon winds. The ndian authorities were planning to deploy more firefighters.

The 'Salvamar Suhail' has rescued five North African migrants, all adults, on June 14 at around midnight, who were crossing the Strait of Gibraltar aboard two toy boats, a type of vessel similar to an inflatable boat without a motor. They were rescued in apparent good health. The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tarifa had received a call minutes before 10:00 p.m. from the cargo m/v "Tc Grace" (IMO: 9130236), en route from Bilbao to Alcanar, which reported seeing two boats 20 nautical miles off the Spanish coast. Besides the "Salvamar Suhail" also the SAR helicopter Helimer 220 was deployed. After the latter provided the position of both boats, the 'Salvamar Suhail' took on board the five North African adultsat 10:40 p.m., They disembarked on June 15 at 1:10 a.m. in the port of Cádiz.

The fire department and the German Lifeboat Association) Operation (DLRG) werealerted after the 'Geo Navigator' had started to develop a list to starboard side at the quay in Stadersand near the Schwinge estuary. It turned out that Jammed ropes had caused the ship to list at low tide on the morning of June 14, 2025. Initially, a water ingress had been feared. The firefighters and the DLRG eventually released the jammed ropes and securely moored the ship. There were no people on board. The owner of the ship has been contacted. After about an hour, the approximately 24 firefighters and DLRG personnel could be stood down again. Report with photo: https://www.tageblatt.de/Lokales/Feuerwehreinsatz-in-Stadersand-Schiff-in-Schraeglage-666247.html

The NGO ship "Solidaire" docked in the port of Ravenna on June 14, 2025, with 76 migrants on board, who had been rescued in the Mediterranean before. The "Ocean Viking," operated by the aid organization Sos Mediterranée, has rescued 70 people, who arrived at the port of Marina di Carrara on June 16. The NGO ship "Sea Watch 5" has rescued 53 people in the Mediterranean. The Italian authorities assigned the ship the port of Pozzallo.

A medical emergency occurred on the 'Mein Schiff 5' on the evening of June 15 in the eastern Mediterranean, requiring an immediate disembarkation. Approximately two hours after departing from Limassol, the ship was approached by a helicopter to transport the patient to a hospital on land as quickly as possible. Ahead of the medevac, the ship had adjusted its course and slowed down so that the person could be safely handed over to the helicopter crew. The helicopter then flew directly to Cyprus for medical care on a higher level. The slight delay caused by the medevac had no further consequences for the itinerary of the 'Mein Schiff 5' which has a sea day on June 16.

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Tenby’s all-weather lifeboat was launched on June 16, 2025, at 1.30 a.m. after a crew member aboard the 'Forth Constructor' in the Carmarthen Bay became unwell and needed to be evacuated for treatment. The volunteer crew were soon alongside the buoy laying vessel, one mile east of Monkstone Point and several casualty care trained crew members went aboard to assess the casualty and begin treating him. Once ready, the crew member was placed on a stretcher and taken aboard the lifeboat for the trip back to the station, where he was met by Welsh Ambulance Service Paramedics, before being taken to hospital for treatment. Report with photo: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2025/june/16/tenby-lifeboat-evacuates-ill-crew-member-from-buoy-laying-vessel

Though police have registered a case in connection with the sinking of the 'MSC Elsa 3', they are yet to record statements from the crew as most of them have tested positive for Covid-19. The crew members were placed under quarantine at a hotel in Kochi. The crew underwent medical tests recently, following which most of them were found to be Covid-positive.The police will wait for their health to improve before recording their statements. Meanwhile, they have sought details from the company regarding the wreckage and the cargo containers that fell into the sea and were seeking details from Vizhinjam port regarding containers loaded before the ship started voyage to Kochi port,”Once the legal formalities have been completed, the crew may approach the court seeking permission to leave the country. The court will impose conditions to ensure that the captain and crew are available whenever required for investigation or trial. The charges registered against the accused are currently bailable. The ship’s owner, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has been named as the first accused. The vessel’s captain, identified as Russian national Ivanov Alexander, along with 23 crew members from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Philippines, have been listed as the second and third accused. The charges include negligent navigation, causing obstruction and danger in navigational routes, careless handling of hazardous, flammable, and explosive materials, and committing the offence in an organised manner.

On the morning of June 14, 2025, the 'Diver Star' was disabled on the North Sea due to engine problems and drifted off the coast of Koksijde, A rescue operation was immediately launched, including the NH90 rescue helicopter. All 12 divers aboard the wreck dive ship were safely hoisted and brought to safety. The ship made it back to Nieuwpoort at around noon. Report with video: https://www.hbvl.be/binnenland/schip-tijdlang-stuurloos-op-noordzee-na-motorproblemen-twaalf-wrakduikers-gered-met-helikopter/71914966.html

The legal tug-of-war over the future of the"Eventin" continues. Customs authorities have filed an appeal with the Federal Fiscal Court against a decision by the Greifswald Fiscal Court. In May, the court initially suspended the ordered immediate confiscation of the ship and its cargo pending a decision in the main proceedings. A decision on the appeal is still pending. No hearings have yet been scheduled. The owner of the ship had provisionally prevailed in Greifswald with a so-called application for a stay of execution. However, this did not constitute a final assessment of the legal situation. Customs confiscated the ship, which belongs to the Russian shadow fleet, in March. The Customs is in direct contact with the crew and is assisting in providing for the crew. It is currently unclear when a ruling from the Federal Finance Court can be expected. The disposal of the ship and its cargo, as well as the timeframe for this, are depending on the further course of the legal proceedings. In his application to the Greifswald Finance Court, the owner complained that there were serious doubts about the confiscation order. The actual main proceedings regarding the shipowner's objection are pending before the Main Customs Office. If a decision is made, legal remedies are also possible there. The value of the cargo of 100,000 tons of oil is approximately 40 million euros. The tanker is one of more than 150 ships in the Russian shadow fleet that are subject to sanctions. The confiscation also created the legal prerequisites for the disposal of the ship and its cargo. The ship remains anchored off Rügen, but in mid-April it was towed to an anchorage approximately three nautical miles from its previous mooring.

They "Berlin" was forced to turn around shortly before its destination en route from Rostock to Gedser on June 14, 2025, due to a technical defect of the bow visor, which could not be opened. The ferry returned to Rostock. A defective locking pin prevented the cars and trucks from disembarking through the bow hatch, and the ferry could not dock backward in the Danish port. Therefore, after a two-hour journey, the 482 passengers returned to Rostock at around 1:15 p.m. In Rostock, the ferry was able to enter and moor stern first. The first cars had to reverse gear to disembark via the ramp. The remaining vehicles were able to turn around on the ship to disembark forward. The sister ship "Copenhagen" took over the scheduled sailings, while technicians repaired the "Berlin" overnight. Since the morning of June 15, it has been operating as scheduled again.

The 'Esche', enroute from Minden to Dörenthe, sprang a leak on the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Ibbenbüren-Dörenthe on the night of June 15, 2025. The ship was loaded with 1,300 tons of gravel and was in danger of sinking. Firefighters started to pump out the water at the que and unloadthe ship. None of the two crew members were injured. The cause of the leak was still unclear. Report with photo: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/nordrheinwestfalen/wdr-unfall-in-ibbenbueren-schiff-in-dortmund-ems-kanal-leckgeschlagen-102.html