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The public prosecutor's office is investigating misconduct by the captain of the 'Övelgönne' after the collision with a barge of the 'Hansa' on the Elbe River in Hamburg on Jan 20. She is accused of negotiating the right of way with the other ship while crossing the fairway. The captain is being investigated on suspicion of endangering shipping traffic in conjunction with negligent bodily harm in several cases. Whether charges will be filed remains unclear, as the public prosecutor's office has not yet made a final decision.

An incident involving spy drones occurred in the North Sea, when seven suspected Russian drones followed the 'Potsdam' for three hours. The patrol boat's task in the North Sea was to monitor the Russian freighter "Lauga" (IMO: 9111060) en route to Zeebrugge, where it berthed on May 28, 205. The 'Potsdam' was monitoring it about 140 kilometers north of the island of Borkum. The drones followed the vessel for almost three hours. Federal police officers on the patrol vessel were unable to identify the type of drone, they only recognized the green and red navigation lights. The police boat's resources were insufficient to take photographs of the drones at night. It was initially suspected that the drones had been launched from the Russian freighter, but there was no evidence of this. In order to find out more about the suspected spy drones from Russia, the police officers on the ship contacted the Federal Police Directorate in Bad Bramstedt. They asked the authorities in Belgium to inspect the Russian ship in the port of Zeebrugge, however, no evidence of drone technology was found on board. The "Lauga" left the port again the same day, en route to St. Petersburg in Russia, with an EA as of June 2.

During the night of May 30 and on May 31, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. First, the departure of a boat was reported to the CROSS in the Fort-Mahon beach sector. The CROSS dispatched the patrol vessel 'Jeanne Barret' to locate and monitor it. Some of the occupants quickly requested to be rescued. The 'Jeanne Barret's operational rescue boat (EDO) then rescued 60 people. Several people did not wish to be rescued and remained on the precarious boat under the surveillance of the 'Jeanne Barret', which finally retrieved them a few minutes later. All 78 rescued people disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer on the early morning of May 31 and were taken into care by the land authorities. At the same time, the CROSS Gris-Nez also engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to assist another migrant boat in the Wimereux beach area. The tug monitored the boat until its engine failed, forcing all the migrants to request assistance, and recovered 61 migrants before being deployed on two other boat monitoring operations. In the absence of a request for assistance from them, the 'Abeille Normandie' was able to sail to Boulogne-sur-Mer to drop off the migrants. At the same time, the Dunkirk signal (59) reported another departure from the port. The 'Oyapock', already in the area monitoring another boat, noticed it was a taxi boat picking up more migrants on the beach at Grand-Fort Philippe .Leaving the Oyapock's initial surveillance zone, the taxi boat was relocated by the S-100 drone deployed by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which also engaged the PSP 'Cormoran', which began monitoring migrant boats entering the waters of the traffic separation scheme. On the early morning of May 31, the patrol boat picked up nine migrants requesting rescue. They were disembarked in Calais n the early afternoon. At midday, the 'SNS-067 - Mona Rigolet' from the Calais SNSM station was deployed by the CROSS to assist another boat off the coast of Dunkirk. Once in the area, the lifeboat began its surveillance and then assisted 36 people, who disembarked in Calais in the early afternoon. A total of 184 people were rescued and taken into care by government resources.

On MAy 29, 2025, at noon , the Naxos Port Authority was informed by the Captain of the 'Super Jet "' about the injury of the 35-year-old Greek master during the mooring operations of the ship at the port of Naxos, coming from the ports of Mykonos - Paros - Thira - Katapola Amorgos - Koufonisi. He was injured at his right hand during the lifting of the protective mooring balloon. Initially, he was provided with first aid by other crew members and then transferred to the General Hospital-Ky. Naxos, from where he was discharged the same day. The ship continue dits scheduled route with destination to the ports of Paros - Mykonos - Paros - Sifnos - Milos. A preliminary investigation was conducted by the Naxos Port Authority.

On the morning of May 31, 2025, the Port Authority of Tinos was informed that the 'Ekaterini P', which was operating a scheduled route from the port of Naxos to Mykonos-Tinos-Rafina with 75 passengers, 13 vehicles, five motorcycles, four trucks and 48 crew members on board, an aground at the pier of the outer port of Tinos during the mooring operations. The passengers and vehicles destined for Rafina were forwarded with the company's care. The incident caused no injuries, and no marine pollution was observed and no water ingress was reported. The Port Authority of Tinos granted the ship permission to carry out a single voyage, without passengers on board to Rafina, where it was initially banned from sailing by the Port Authority. After the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance from the monitoring classification society, the sailing ban was lifted.

The 'Petrel (WPB-87350)' interdicted 16 migrants aboard the 25-foot sailboat 'Quarter Moon', homeported in San Diego, approximately 54 miles southwest, off Point Loma, on MAy 31, 2025. A C-130 aircraft from Air Station Sacramento was able to vector in the location of the sailing vessel to the crew of the 'Petrel'. The cutter launched a boarding team and was able to interdict the vessel without any use of force and found 16 people aboard the vessel, all claiming Mexican nationality. They were transferred to the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol at Ballast Point, on the afternoon. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4202599/coast-guard-interdicts-16-migrants-off-the-coast-of-point-loma/

On June 1, the 'Salvamar Al Nair' rescued 60 North African migrants about 66 nautical miles northeast of Arrecife. Their boat had been located by a Sasemar 102 aircraft. The response was coordinated by the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo. The 'Panda 009' was first on scene and remained alongside the inflatable boat until the arrival of the SAR boat. It took the castaways on board, and on June 2 at 1:20 a.m. Canary Islands time, the 'Salvamar Al Nair' docked in the Port of Arrecife (Lanzarote), where the migrants were dropped off.

The "Kola" broke down in May 2025 on its way to the Mediterranean. The ship was moored off Al Hoceima until May 22. Now it has to be towed back through the Baltic Sea to Kaliningrad. For days, NATO and German Federal Police units have been observing the Russian tug "Yevgeniy Churov" (IMO: 8406640), transiting the North Sea towards the Skagerrak at nine knots, and then on June 1 past Fehmarn and through the Kadet Trench into the Baltic Sea. The "Kola" was originally intended to supply Russian Navy units in the Mediterranean. Built in 1967, the "Kola" is one of the oldest active naval tankers in the world. Stationed in Kaliningrad with the Baltic Fleet, the ship, after 58 years of service, still serves the Russian Navy as a supply ship in Europe and the Mediterranean.

On May 30, 2025, at midday, the 'Norwegian Epic' broke away from the pier in Catania in strong winds. At the time of the accident, gusts of wind with speeds of up to 50 kilometers per hour swept across the harbour. The sudden movement of the ship caused a woman to fall from the gangway into the water. Her husband immediately jumped after her, suffering a slight graze on his right leg. Both were promptly recovered by the crew present on the dock and entrusted to the paramedics, who transported them to the Garibaldi hospital for checks. The ship, pushed by the wind, leaned with its starboard side against the port side of the 'Northstar Glory', regularly moored at berth number 7. The impact caused no serious damage to the vessels. The port authority intervened immediately, mobilizing the 'CP 888' and 'CP B169' of the Coastguard, the fire brigade's vessels, the police jet skis and the technical-nautical services. The operations focused on containing the situation, preventing further damage and ensuring the safety of passengers and personnel on the dock. The pier suffered visible damage. Three bollards to which the ship was moored broke loose. Concrete slabs have shifted, and a crack ran along the edge. The area around the bollard was visibly damaged. Port operations were temporarily slowed to allow for safety checks and structural inspections at the pier. The 'Norwegian Epic' initially left the port with tug assistance after the incident and anchored off the coast of Catania. It did not return until the evening to pick up the passengers who had remained ashore. There were chaotic scenes as hundreds of people reboarded. The 'Norwegian Epic' was in the midst a 10-night round-trip sailing from Rome with scheduled stops in Naples, Florence and Cannes. Reports with photos and video: https://www.ilmeteo.it/notizie/catania-nave-da-crociera-rompe-gli-ormeggi-due-turisti-in-mare-paura-al-porto-145039 https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/cronaca/catania-nave-rompe-ormeggi-turisti-salvati_98898105-202502k.shtml https://www.cataniatoday.it/cronaca/nave-crociera-rompe-ormeggi-porto-catania-feriti.html https://www.ragusaoggi.it/disastro-al-porto-nave-da-crociera-rompe-gli-ormeggi-passeggeri-finiscono-in-mare-a-catania-troppo-vento-alcuni-aerei-dirottati-a-comiso/ https://crew-center.com/norwegian-epic-breaks-free-moorings-italy-leaving-passengers-stranded

During the night of May 30 and on May 31, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. First, the departure of a boat was reported to the CROSS in the Fort-Mahon beach sector. The CROSS dispatched the patrol vessel 'Jeanne Barret' to locate and monitor it. Some of the occupants quickly requested to be rescued. The 'Jeanne Barret's operational rescue boat (EDO) then rescued 60 people. Several people did not wish to be rescued and remained on the precarious boat under the surveillance of the 'Jeanne Barret', which finally retrieved them a few minutes later. All 78 rescued people disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer on the early morning of May 31 and were taken into care by the land authorities. At the same time, the CROSS Gris-Nez also engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to assist another migrant boat in the Wimereux beach area. The tug monitored the boat until its engine failed, forcing all the migrants to request assistance, and recovered 61 migrants before being deployed on two other boat monitoring operations. In the absence of a request for assistance from them, the 'Abeille Normandie' was able to sail to Boulogne-sur-Mer to drop off the migrants. At the same time, the Dunkirk signal (59) reported another departure from the port. The 'Oyapock', already in the area monitoring another boat, noticed it was a taxi boat picking up more migrants on the beach at Grand-Fort Philippe .Leaving the Oyapock's initial surveillance zone, the taxi boat was relocated by the S-100 drone deployed by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which also engaged the PSP 'Cormoran', which began monitoring migrant boats entering the waters of the traffic separation scheme. On the early morning of May 31, the patrol boat picked up nine migrants requesting rescue. They were disembarked in Calais n the early afternoon. At midday, the 'SNS-067 - Mona Rigolet' from the Calais SNSM station was deployed by the CROSS to assist another boat off the coast of Dunkirk. Once in the area, the lifeboat began its surveillance and then assisted 36 people, who disembarked in Calais in the early afternoon. A total of 184 people were rescued and taken into care by government resources.

On the morning of May 30, 2025,, the Ios Port Authority was informed by the Captain of the 'Santorini' about a malfunction in its starboard main engine, while operating a scheduled route from the port of Santorini to the ports of Ios, Sikinos andFolegandros. The ferry sailed at reduced speed to Ios, where it safely disembarked its 47 passengers. The Port Authority prohibited the departure of the ship until the damage was repaired and a certificate of class maintenance was presented by the classification society that monitors it. Passengers for Sikinos and Folegandros were forwarded to their destination with the care of the ship-owning company.

On the afternoon of June 1, 2025,, the Port Authority of the Argosaronic Gulf was informed by the Captain of the 'FD Athina', that after the safe arrival at the port of Piraeus en route from the ports of Agistri and Aegina, a water leak had occurred in the starboard main engine cover. The Argosaronic Gulf Port Watch of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus initially banned the departure of the hydrpfoil. Upon the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance from the monitoring classification society, it was allowed to continue its scheduled sailings.

The police investigators have completed the examination of the 'Eagle S' dragging its anchor and damaging critical undersea infrastructure. The cable operators Fingrid and Elering reported that they will be able to restore commercial service at the end of June. Both the preparatory and repair works have progressed well, and there have been no setbacks. The construction of the first repair joint was completed on May 30, and construction of the second started early in June The repair work on EstLink 2 was progressing faster than planned ,and the electricity interconnector will return to commercial use on June 25, about three weeks ahead of the originally anticipated mid-July date. The section of the cable that was damaged has successfully been cut out, with about a one-kilometer-long spare cable being used to connect the undamaged sections. The works were being aided by favourable sea conditions. The authorities had suspected the shadow fleet product tanker, that was operating in the Russian oil trade for the damage. The tanker was missing one of its anchors which was later retrieved from the seabed. Teams found indications that the anchor was dragged along the seabed for over 100 kilometers, severing the power link and four undersea telecommunications cables. The police were working on the theory that the action was “gross sabotage and gross disruption” of the power and telecommunications cables. Under the Finnish law, aggravated sabotage can carry significant prison sentences, especially when it involves deliberate damage to national infrastructure. Disruption of telecommunications traffic, if deemed aggravated, is also treated as a serious criminal offense. The prosecutors have received thousands of pages of information, and it will take two to three months to review the details of the investigation and make a determination. The attorney general will ultimately decide if they proceed with an indictment and trial. The captain and the first and second officers of the 'Eagle S' remained under suspicion and have been ordered to remain in Finland. Originally, nine crew members were detained, but the others were released in March along the with the vessel. The prosecutors will have to determine if there is evidence that it was an international act to damage the cables. Following the release of the vessel, the Finland and Estonia utility companies Fingrid and Elering said they would sue the ship’s owner to cover repair costs. They had agreed to the release of the tanker, as the trial could last up to five to six years. The companies are covering the cost of the cable repairs which could end up costing €60 million. A tentative preliminary trial date is set for late August or early September should prosecutors decide to proceed with the case.

On May 30, 2025, the sailing yacht ''Sirgal' was disabled 0.6 nautical miles northeast of Cape Ortegal, with three crew members on board, and requested assistance. The 'Salvamar Shaula' was mobilized by the CCS Finisterre of Salvamento Marítimo. It took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to the port of Cariño.

An incident involving spy drones occurred in the North Sea, when seven suspected Russian drones followed the patrol vessel 'Potsdam' (IMO: 9830018) of the Federal German Police for three hours. The patrol boat's task in the North Sea was to monitor the Russian "Lauga" en route to Zeebrugge, where it berthed on May 28, 205. The 'Potsdam' was monitoring it about 140 kilometers north of the island of Borkum. The drones followed the vessel for almost three hours. Federal police officers on the patrol vessel were unable to identify the type of drone, they only recognized the green and red navigation lights. The police boat's resources were insufficient to take photographs of the drones at night. It was initially suspected that the drones had been launched from the Russian freighter, but there was no evidence of this. In order to find out more about the suspected spy drones from Russia, the police officers on the ship contacted the Federal Police Directorate in Bad Bramstedt. They asked the authorities in Belgium to inspect the Russian ship in the port of Zeebrugge, however, no evidence of drone technology was found on board. The "Lauga" left the port again the same day, en route to St. Petersburg in Russia, with an EA as of June 2.

During the night of May 30 and on May 31, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. First, the departure of a boat was reported to the CROSS in the Fort-Mahon beach sector. The CROSS dispatched the patrol vessel 'Jeanne Barret' to locate and monitor it. Some of the occupants quickly requested to be rescued. The 'Jeanne Barret's operational rescue boat (EDO) then rescued 60 people. Several people did not wish to be rescued and remained on the precarious boat under the surveillance of the 'Jeanne Barret', which finally retrieved them a few minutes later. All 78 rescued people disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer on the early morning of May 31 and were taken into care by the land authorities. At the same time, the CROSS Gris-Nez also engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to assist another migrant boat in the Wimereux beach area. The tug monitored the boat until its engine failed, forcing all the migrants to request assistance, and recovered 61 migrants before being deployed on two other boat monitoring operations. In the absence of a request for assistance from them, the 'Abeille Normandie' was able to sail to Boulogne-sur-Mer to drop off the migrants. At the same time, the Dunkirk signal (59) reported another departure from the port. The 'Oyapock', already in the area monitoring another boat, noticed it was a taxi boat picking up more migrants on the beach at Grand-Fort Philippe .Leaving the Oyapock's initial surveillance zone, the taxi boat was relocated by the S-100 drone deployed by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which also engaged the PSP 'Cormoran', which began monitoring migrant boats entering the waters of the traffic separation scheme. On the early morning of May 31, the patrol boat picked up nine migrants requesting rescue. They were disembarked in Calais n the early afternoon. At midday, the 'SNS-067 - Mona Rigolet' from the Calais SNSM station was deployed by the CROSS to assist another boat off the coast of Dunkirk. Once in the area, the lifeboat began its surveillance and then assisted 36 people, who disembarked in Calais in the early afternoon. A total of 184 people were rescued and taken into care by government resources.

During the night of May 30 and on May 31, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. First, the departure of a boat was reported to the CROSS in the Fort-Mahon beach sector. The CROSS dispatched the 'Jeanne Barret' to locate and monitor it. Some of the occupants quickly requested to be rescued. The 'Jeanne Barret's operational rescue boat (EDO) then rescued 60 people. Several people did not wish to be rescued and remained on the precarious boat under the surveillance of the 'Jeanne Barret', which finally retrieved them a few minutes later. All 78 rescued people disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer on the early morning of May 31 and were taken into care by the land authorities. At the same time, the CROSS Gris-Nez also engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to assist another migrant boat in the Wimereux beach area. The tug monitored the boat until its engine failed, forcing all the migrants to request assistance, and recovered 61 migrants before being deployed on two other boat monitoring operations. In the absence of a request for assistance from them, the 'Abeille Normandie' was able to sail to Boulogne-sur-Mer to drop off the migrants. At the same time, the Dunkirk signal (59) reported another departure from the port. The 'Oyapock', already in the area monitoring another boat, noticed it was a taxi boat picking up more migrants on the beach at Grand-Fort Philippe .Leaving the Oyapock's initial surveillance zone, the taxi boat was relocated by the S-100 drone deployed by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which also engaged the PSP 'Cormoran', which began monitoring migrant boats entering the waters of the traffic separation scheme. On the early morning of May 31, the patrol boat picked up nine migrants requesting rescue. They were disembarked in Calais n the early afternoon. At midday, the 'SNS-067 - Mona Rigolet' from the Calais SNSM station was deployed by the CROSS to assist another boat off the coast of Dunkirk. Once in the area, the lifeboat began its surveillance and then assisted 36 people, who disembarked in Calais in the early afternoon. A total of 184 people were rescued and taken into care by government resources.

On May 30, 2025, at noon, the Port Authority of Chios was informed by the JJRCC of the Greek Coast Guard, that the 'Mohsen' had suffered a mechanical failure while sailing three nautical miles northeast of Psara, en route from Dikili to Durres with 13 crew members on board. The local emergency plan was immediately activated and a patrol boat of the Coast Guard, a lifeboat and the 'Michalis S' of the Greek Navy were dispatched to the area. The 'Mohsen' was initially towed by another ship and then the tow was taken over by the “Michalis S”, escorted by the lifeboat. The ship was safely moored at the anchorage of the port of Chios in pos. 38° 23' N 026° 09' E, where it remained stationary as of June 2. The Central Port Authority of Chios banned the ship from sailing until the damage was repaired and a certificate of class maintenance was presented by the monitoring classification society. Administrative sanctions were imposed, because the Master of the ship did not inform the Port Authority about the mechanical damage, as he was required to do.

The 'Margaret Norvell' rescued a mariner in distress on May 30, 2025,, after his vessel capsized approximately eight miles northwest of Freeport, Bahamas. The 23-year-old man was transported to Bahamian authorities in Freeport with no reported injuries. A friend of the mariner called Coast Guard Seventh District watchstanders on May 29 at 9:10 p.m., to report him overdue on his voyage from Lantana, Florida to Freeport. Watchstanders also coordinated the launch of an Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4201675/coast-guard-rescues-boater-from-capsized-vessel-near-freeport-bahamas/

The 'Loch Ranza', serving on the route Taynloan-Gigha, suffered a technical issue with the aft ram pm ;ay 31. As a consequence, p, the ferry was operating single ended. and vehicles may be required to reverse on or off the vessel. The scheduled departures from Tayinloan at 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and from Gigha at 11.30 a,m, and 123p.m. were cancelled for investigations into the issue. After it was resolved, the sailings from Tayinloan at 4:00 p.m,. and from Gigha at 4:30 p.m. were reinstated.