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The 'Sea Eye 5' has rescued 52 people from distress at sea on the early morning of Sep 7. Among the rescued were three babies and two pregnant women. The NGO ship had responded to an emergency call from the organization Alarm Phone at around 3:00 a.m. and was able to rescue 43 people from acute life-threatening situations. A few hours later, at around 6:00 a.m., the crew spotted another unseaworthy boat with nine people, who were also safely taken aboard the ship. The port of Brindisi was designated by the Italian authorities to disembark the migrants.

The fire on the "Verdel" could be brought under control by the Argentina Naval Prefecture firefighters on the afternoon of Sep 4. The operatio included specialized firefighting teams. The fire began on the starboard side near the bow and spread to several internal compartments. It also reached the connecting corridor on the main deck. The situation required the immediate evacuation of all personnel on board, while a security cordon was established in the port area to prevent further risks. Two ambulances remained on site as part of the emergency protocol, although no injuries were reported. The firefighters quick response prevented the fire from affecting other sensitive areas of the vessel. After several hours, they managed to extinguish the blaze. Now the attention was focused on the forensic investigation being conducted by law enforcement officers. The objective is to precisely determine the origin of the fire, which could have been linked to an electrical fault or a failure in internal systems. The successful operation highlighted the importance of port security protocols, where coordination between the Coast Guard, firefighters, and health personnel allowed the emergency to be contained without casualties. The procedure, carried out in an area with constant fishing activity, tested the teams' response capacity in a high-risk scenario. With the fire now extinguished and the crew safe, the "Verdel" remained under observation until the forensic work has been completed, and stationary in port as of Sep 9. Meanwhile, the port of Mar del Plata resumed normal operations. Reports with photos: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/bomberos-de-prefectura-sofocaron-incendio-en-un-barco-y-peritan-para-determinar-el-origen https://lu17.com/contenido/97346/incendio-en-el-buque-pesquero-verdel-bomberos-de-prefectura-controlaron-las-llam

On Sep 8, salvage efforts were underway for the 'Dolce Vento', valued at €1.1 million, lying on its port side off the Medyilmaz Shipyard in the Ereğli district of Zonguldak, Karadeniz. Divers, construction equipment and the salvage ship 'Black Sea' were mobilized to retrieve the yacht, which sank for reasons yet unknown. The divers successfully recovered the yacht using balloons, and the wreck was brought to the surface and then lifted from the water using ropes, approximately 200 meters from the shipyard. A technical investigations into the cause of the sinking was currently underway.

On Sep 7, 2025, the "Charodeyka" allided with part of the Belinsky Bridge structure while moving in the port of St. Petersburg. The circumstances of the incident were being established. The St. Petersburg Transport Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the implementation of safety legislation during the operation of water transport and the observance of passenger rights under the control of the North-West Transport Prosecutor's Office. Report with photo: https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/web/sztp/mass-media/news?item=107715066

The 'Diligent Star' was detained in Naples on Sep 1, 2025, by the Paris MoU authorities. An expanded inspection revealed a total of seven deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention. The areas scrutinized during the inspection included the accommodation and galley, ballast tanks, cargo area, engine room, navigation bridge, The ship left the port again on Sep 3 en route to Vasto, where it arrived on Sep 6.

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The 'Muon', 'ex 'Kawa Ningbo', was detained in Shanghai on Sep 4, 2025, by the Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Tokyo MoU) authorities. During an initial inspection, four deficiencies were found, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention. The ship was released again on Sep 9 and left the port en route to Nhava Sheva with an ETA as of Sep 23.

Agent activity for the purpose of sabotage and the defense against threats to Germany's critical maritime infrastructure were behind the raid of the ' Scanlark' in Kiel, according to the Flensburg State Criminal Police Office and the Flensburg Public Prosecutor. There was a.o. the suspicion that a drone was launched from the searched ship on Aug 26, 2025, and directed to a naval vessel in order to scout it and take photographs, according to a joint statement from the interior ministries of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony. According to Lower Saxony's Interior Minister Daniela Behrens, the ship may have served as a base for drone flights over critical infrastructure in northern Germany. The Flensburg public prosecutor's office was leading the investigation. Materials such as radars unusual for merchant ships were found on board that corroborated the suspicion of espionage. Due to the ongoing investigation, the authorities did not disclose the exact role the freighter was supposed to play or the alleged connections to Russia on the afternoon of Sep 8. However, the operation at the lock appeared to have been meticulously planned. A part of the police force initially positioned itself in the area of Kiel-Wik near the canal locks. From there, they drove down to the Kiel Canal and waited behind a screen until the freighter had passed in the direction of the Holtenau Lock. The emergency services then set up a base camp on site for the subsequent search of the ship. Other emergency services were already waiting inconspicuously in civilian clothes at the lock for the freighter's arrival. When it docked at the site, another contingent moved in and boarded the "Scanlark." Police officers inspected the ship for about three hours. The freighter was then briefly ordered out of the lock towards the Kiel Fjord. After a turning maneuver, it returned to the Kiel Canal via the south lock and headed for the Voith Quay. The subsequent search of the ship also found technology used for espionage activities. Investigators believed that at the end of August, the "Scanlark" piloted a drone over a naval vessel to scout it. Since mid-August, the freighter had sailed from Klaipeda, Lithuania, via the Kiel Canal (NOK) to Kiel, Gothenburg, and Rotterdam, where it anchored at two berths before returning to the Kiel Canal, where it remained stationary at the Voyth Quay as of Sep 9. On the night of Dec 15, 2022, the ship ran aground on the beach of Samsø in the Kattegat, en route from Aabenraa to Aarhus,. According to an investigation by the Danish police, the Russian bridge crew may have fallen asleep at the time. In Aug 2023, the ship ran aground again in Danish waters, but was then able to free itself. in Jan 2015, after passing through the Kiel Canal north of Kiel, the ship suffered engine failure and had to drop anchor. The anchor dragged in stormy weather. Tugs from Kiel were called in to assist and pulled the ship to Kiel. In the past, the ship had also been found to have defects in various ports from time to time. Reports with photos and video: https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/schleswig-holstein_magazin/verdacht-auf-spionage-schiff-in-kieler-schleuse-durchsucht,shmag-2660.html https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/schleswigholstein/razzia-an-holtenauer-schleuse-beamten-ermittelt-wegen-gefahrenabwehr,regionkielnews-570.html https://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/artikel/spionage-verdacht-spezialkraefte-durchsuchen-frachter-scanlark-49242399 https://www.kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/frachter-scanlark-razzia-in-kiel-wegen-agenten-und-sabotageverdacht-26PC4YKDVFCEHC4PWHEKICYJGQ.html https://www.sat1regional.de/sabotage-und-gefaehrdung-der-infrastruktur-razzia-auf-frachter-im-nord-ostsee-kanal/

On the evening of Sep 4, 2025, a fire broke out aboard the 'Meile' in the Kishon West port of Haifa.Firefighters from the Haifa station were working to extinguish the fire in the cargo of scrap. At this stage, there were no casualties or danger to the ship itself. The burning material was removed from the cargo hold with grabs and extinguished on the quayside. The 'Heike' had arrived en route from Ashdod on Sep 2. The ship left the port again on Sep 5, en route to Volos with an ETA as of Sep 10. Report with photo and video: https://haipo.co.il/en/item/592665 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ker0pbNVvCU

A failed shell door that opened while at sea was the primary cause of the sinking of the 'Argos Georgia' on July 22, 2024, approximately 190 nautical miles east of Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, according to an interim report recently released by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), The investigators found that the shell door in the hauling compartment on the starboard side was raised in the closed position. At the time of the accident the door was observed on closed-circuit television to descend slowly into the fully open position, allowing significant water ingress.The report highlighted that internal doors leading from the hauling compartment were open, which allowed water to flow unhindered into other areas of the vessel, causing a significant list that progressively increased as more water entered. The crew members were unable to close the shell door once it had opened or control the progressive flooding, which ultimately led to the vessel’s foundering. Some crew members were lost during the abandonment, while others perished in liferafts during the long-range SAR operation. In response to the accident, the MAIB had issued a safety bulletin in October 2024 with recommendations for all owners, operators, and skippers of fishing vessels fitted with side shell doors to assess and mitigate the risk of shell door failures and consequential flooding between compartments. A subsequent technical investigation completed in July 2025 revealed an unacceptable level of stress and potential failure of the shell door drive shaft, coupling and key while in operation, which could enable the shell door to lower to the open position under gravity and disable the normal closing method. The MAIB has recommended that vessel operators and shell door designers appraise the design of door operating mechanisms and modify as appropriate, with any design changes to be shared with other vessel operators using similar shell door designs. The full investigation has now been completed, and a draft report was being prepared for stakeholder consultation.

The 'Isle of Lewis', serving on the route Oban-Castlebay, suffered a technical issue which required further investigation on Sep 9. As a consequence, the scheduled departure from Castlebay at 06:55 a.m. was delayed. After the issue was successfully resolved, the ferry finally departed at 07:55 a.m., one hour late, with an ETA at the port of Oban as of 12:40 p.m. The departure at 1:10 p.m. from Oban was expected to take place as scheduled.

The 'Tasco Anan' was detained in Banten on Sep 3, 2025. The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) conducted an initial inspection of the tanker, during which seven deficiencies were found, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention. After these were rectified, the ship arrived in Singapore on Sep 8.

The 'Jianghaida' was detained in Incheon, Hong Kong, on Sep 4, 2025, after its arrival from Chiwan, by the port authorities under the Tokyo MoU. The detention followed an initial inspection where seven deficiencies were found, tow of which being regarded as serious and grounds for a detention. The ship remained stationary as of Sep 9.

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The 'SFL Composer' was getting new steel after the collision with the 'Maersk Gironde' at the Vigeroe Yard in Odense. It remained stationary as of Sep 9, with repair works still going on. Photos: https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3880780?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3880779?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3880778?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest

After the grounding of the 'Thamesborg' in the Northwest Passage, at a location in the southern half of the Central Canadian Archipelago, the operator Wagenborg has promised that there would be a full investigation into the causes of the casualty. While the fuel tanks of the ice strengthende ship and its cargo holds were all intact, a first thorough assessment conducted by the crew has shown damage to the hull and ballast tanks of the ship, which remained stable and aground southeast of Prince of Wales Island. on a shallow pinnacle on the southwest side of the strait. There appeared to be no ice in the area of the grounding, which iss known for the risks of shallow water, poor hydrographic charting, and ice, prone to clogging with drifting floes even during the short shipping season.

On Sep 7, 2025, the 'Chaika' ran aground in the Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg. Rescue services organized the transfer of the passengers to shore. There were more than 70 people on board the ship, no one of whom was injured.The North-West Transport Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the implementation of legislation on safety in the operation of water transport and the observance of passenger rights. Report with photo: https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/web/sztp/mass-media/news?item=107714925

The 'Aasfjord' was detained in Delfzijl on Sep 1, 2025, by the Paris MoU authorities. The detention followed a detailed inspection of the ship. A total of three deficiencies were found, one of which being regarded as seriously and ground for a detention. The ship left the port again on Sep 3 en route to Amsterdam, where it berthed on Sep 4 and then proceeding to Port Talbot, where it arrived on Sep 7.

The 'Haci Hilmi II' was detained in Izmir on Sep 2, 2025, by the port authorities under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). A detailed inspection was carried out, with checks spanning areas including the accommodation, engine room, navigation bridge, and ballast tanks. Operational controls reviewed included the communication equipment, On Sep 4 the ship transited the Canakkale Strait and anchored off Tuzla on Sep 7, transiting the Bosphorus on Sep 8, en route to Constanta.

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