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On March 2 at 8 a.m., a passenger needed to be medevaced from the 'AIDACosma', en route from Las Palmas to Funchal, while the ship was sailing 45 nautical miles from the Spanish coast. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 204 to take the paitient off. After the sick person was hoisted, he was transferred to shore, where an ambulance was waiting for the further transport to a hospital for medical care on a higher level.

After the body of Mary Cash, 39, was found inside the bathroom of the 'Stena Nordica' as it approached Rosslare Port in Wexford, a row broke out between a group of people on Feb 25, which forced the ship's captain to alert authorities at the port. But a post mortem investigation has found her death was a suspected suicide. She and members of her family had been travelling to a funeral in Kildare before her death. Mary Cash was on the ship with her husband Ned, who was escorting the body of his father Martin Cash in a hearse back to his homeland to be buried. The body was in a hearse on the ferry. They left Fishguard in West Wales on the afternoon of Feb 25, a day after the family held a service at St. Anthony of the Padua Roman Catholic Church in Edgware, North London. The funeral of Martin Cash was delayed a day after the tragic discovery. There are plans for Mary's funeral but they had to wait for the results of her post-mortem to be carried out. The Gardai have yet to establish a sequence of events that led up to the discovery of her body and row on the ferry. The post mortem examination on the deceased woman has been completed, the results of which were not being released for operational reasons. The male arrested in connection with the investigation has been released from detention without charge. A Garda Family Liaison Officer (FLO) continued to engage with and support the family of the deceased. A Garda Senior Investigating Officer was supervising the completion of an investigation for the purpose of a file to assist a Coroner's Inquest. Report with photos': https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-on-way-funeral-died-34767159

The Tasmanian Government has instructed the state-owned ferry operator TT-Line to cease lease negotiations for the 'Spirit of Tasmania IV' and instead begin the process of bringing it to Tasmania on March 2, 2025. There was no timeline of when the ferry would sail to Tasmania. The ship is still berthed in the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, while a suitable berth is built to house it in Devonport, Tasmania. It was originally meant to be transporting passengers and freight across Bass Strait by 2024. But delays to infrastructure at the port of Devonport mean neither of the two new ferries are expected to operate between Tasmania and Victoria until 2027. The Scottish government confirmed it had no plans to lease the 'Spirit of Tasmania IVÄ to house Ukrainian refugees. Pulse Tasmania had said the Scottish government was in "advanced negotiations" to lease the first ferry for this purpose. The Tasmanian government said a further update regarding timelines would be provided in due course.

The 'Vinik No. 6' was towing the SS 'United States' along Florida coast past Palm Beach County on the way to Moibile, Alabama, on Feb 26., eight days after leaving its home in South Philly. The ocean liner caught the attention of many people along the South Florida coast as it made its way past Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and other coastal communities. On the afternoon of Feb 27, it was passing Key West. Reports with photos: https://www.phillyvoice.com/ss-united-states-photos-florida-philly-ocean-liner/ https://eu.pnj.com/story/news/2025/02/27/can-ss-united-be-seen-from-the-florida-panhandle-when-it-passes/80737364007/

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