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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has arrested ten crew members of the 'Sangko Uno' who were suspected of working as undocumented crew members aboard the ship at the Navotas port on Sep 16, 2024. Officers discovered five Chinese nationals and one Filipino national working on the dredger without proper documents. Upon questioning, they stated that their documents would be arriving from the company's office on Sep 16, following which they would present them to the officials. The Coast Guard collected other documents for their investigations, including the crew list, the logbook and other relevant records. Along with the Bureau of Immigration they conducted the investigation to verify the legal status of the alleged crewmembers. After cross-examining the documents, the six suspected crew members were arrested aboard the ship. On Sep 17 at around 12:40 a.m. LT the officers conducted a follow-up operation and arrested four more crew members for the same charges. Among the arrested cwas also the captain. They were tanken to the Coast Guard Detention Centre for booking procedures and medical examinations, before filing the appropriate charges.

A survey of the proposed MarramWind floating offshore wind farm site by the 'Fugro Galaxy' discovered the wreckage of the SS 'Tobol', which was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1917. The survey, for what could be one of the first floating offshore wind farms in the world, revealed the likely resting place of the wreck, which was among several discovered during the works for the wind farm being developed by Iberdrola’s subsidiary ScottishPower and Shell. The discovery of the ship solved a 107-year-old maritime mystery. The vessel, built in Sunderland, worked as the SS 'Cheltenham' until it was captured by Russian warships in 1904. In 1905 it was transferred to the Russian Imperial Navy and renamed SS 'Tobol', before being relocated to the Russian Volunteer Fleet in 1916. It was torpedoed on September 11, 1917, en route from Blyth to Arkhangelsk. After the discovery, an exclusion zone of 250 m was put in place around the wreck which appeared to be in good condition. While the 'Tobol' was known to have been torpedoed in the war, its location was unclear. Relevant authorities like the UK Hydrographic Office and Historic Environment Scotland have been notified of the find, and discussions were ongoing to establish a long-term archaeological exclusion zone to ensure the wreck is protected and preserved.

The crew of the 'Giuse', which has been anchored off Ahırkapı since April 2024, has been unable to receive their salaries for a long time and has not been able to access regular provisions. According to the International Maritime Risk Rating Agency, the ship is operated by the United Arab Emirates-based Trishulin Middle East Ship Management (FZE). The ship's captain took the shipowner hostage and locked him in the provisions on Sep 16, 2024. A boat of the the Turkish Coast Guard Command approached the tanker. Report with photo: https://turkdeniz.com/gemide-akil-almaz-olay-kaptan-armatoru-rehin-aldi

The delivery of the 'Glen Sannox' has been pushed back once again, The Ferguson Marine shipyard was forced to postpone a key test of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel system. The shipyard found the process of cooling the pipes to the sub-zero temperatures necessary to load the fuel was taking longer than anticipated. This meant they would no longer be able to meet the deadline for the handover to the ferry-owning agency CMAL by Sep 30. The latest delay was expected to be approximately two weeks. The ship and its sister vessel 'Glen Rosa' were originally due for delivery in 2018 but have faced repeated design and construction challenges. Problems installing the LNG system have been behind some of the repeated delays in delivering the ferries, with the Port Glasgow shipyard dealing with these issues over the past year. Following the harbour trials, the plan is to put the vessel through its paces at sea, stopping and starting several times and carrying out endurance tests. Now six years late, the total bill - including government loans and money paid out before nationalisation - will be £400m, four times the original £97m price tag. The ferry designed to serve the Arran route with CalMac.

On Sep 13, 2024, at 03:50 a.m. the KNRM was alerted for a medical evacuation from the 'Eendracht', which was sailing off the coast of Egmond aan Zee. A medical incident had occurred on board the sailing ship, which required the patient to be taken off. The lifeboat from IÜJmuiden was deployed and disembarked the patient on a stretcher. It then sailed at full speed to IJmuiden, where an ambulance was ready to transport the patient to hospital for further medical care. Report with photo: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-ijmuiden/medevac-aan-boord-van-de-eendracht