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The 'Loch Striven', serving on the route Oban-Lismore, suffered a technical issue with the engine on March 18, 2025, which required further investigations. As a consequence, a number of scheduled sailings had to be cancelled. Affected were the departures from Oban at 06:45 a.m., 09:00 a.m. and 2.15 p.m. and and from Lismore at 07:45 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. To resolve the technical issue, additional spare parts were required, and all sailings for the remainder of the day had to be cancelled too. After the repairs were successfully completed, the ship returned to its schedule on the morning of March 19.

Around 100 liters of fuel were spilled at the Taiwanese Keelung port during a bunkering operation of the 'Kanway Global on March 16, 2025, at around 5.40 p.m. The fuel leaked out during the connection procedure. The 'TS Pusan', 'TS Surabaya' and 'YM Immense ' as well as three pilot boats and mooring lines were contaminated, and cleaning and containment operations were commenced with pressure washers as a temporary solution. Oil containment booms and absorbent materials have been deployed to mitigate pollution and prevent further disruption to the port operations. The pilot vessels had to be drydocked for a thorough cleanup, whereas the other affected vessels have postponed their departures from the port.

The 'Loch Ranza', serving on the route Tayinloan-Gigha had to undeergo essential investigations on the aft main engine since March 14, As a conseuence, the following sailings had to be cancelled: Departure Tayinloan - 12:00 p.m. Departure Gigha - 12:30 p.m The investigations required onthe engine were still going on throught to March 17, on which the following sailings were cancelled: Departure Tayinloan - 12:00 p.m. Departure Gigha - 12:30 p.m. The service was expected to resume with the 2:00 p.m. departure from Tayinloan. On March 18, the trouble has still not been resolved, and as a consequence the scheduled departures from Gigha at 07:35 a.m., 08:30 a.m., 09:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and from Tayinloan at 08:00 a.m., 09:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. had to be cancelled. After the repairs were completed, the ship returned to its schedule on March 19.

Around 100 liters of fuel were spilled at the Taiwanese Keelung port during a bunkering operation of the 'Kanway Global on March 16, 2025, at around 5.40 p.m. The fuel leaked out during the connection procedure. The 'TS Pusan', 'TS Surabaya' and 'YM Immense ' as well as three pilot boats and mooring lines were contaminated, and cleaning and containment operations were commenced with pressure washers as a temporary solution. Oil containment booms and absorbent materials have been deployed to mitigate pollution and prevent further disruption to the port operations. The pilot vessels had to be drydocked for a thorough cleanup, whereas the other affected vessels have postponed their departures from the port.

On the morning of March 19, the crew of the 'Salvamar Acrux' escorted a cayuco with 55 occupants on board, including one woman, which had been located 12 nautical miles east of La Restinga. The SAR helicopter Helimer 204 was also mobilized to assist. The response was coordinated by the Tenerife CCS of Salvamento Marítimo: Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1902279180823167328