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On Eeb 19 also the tug 'Bear' (IMO: 9185932) sailed from the port of Rotterdam to the position of the disabled 'Grande Brasile', and on Feb 20 she joined the tugs 'Multratug 35' and 'Multratug 36', which had been sent from Flushing, and the 'Kamara', which had left Rotterdam on Feb 19, in pos. 51° 46' N 002° 16' E with the status "Restricted Movement". The emergency tug 'Abeille Normandie' returned to Boulogne-sur-Mer on Feb 20.

The master of the 'Helen Mary', which was detained in Cork for suspected fishing offences, has appeared before the Cork District Court on the morning of Feb 20. Seven charges under sea-fisheries law have been brought against the master of the pelagic fishing trawler, The Director of Public Prosecutions directed that charges relating to suspected offences of illegal equipment use, a non-compliant boarding ladder, and non-compliant plans in relation to the vessel be prosecuted on indictment in the Circuit Court. A summary charge of failing to comply with a direction of a Sea-Fisheries Protection Officer was also brought against the vessel master. The man was released on bail to appear before Cork Circuit Criminal Court on April 28. The Court ordered that the vessel be released on the payment of a bond of €425,000. The ship left the port the same evening.

A joint operation by the National Police, the Civil Guard and the Customs Surveillance Service resulted in the seizure of 120 kilos of cocaine that arrived in the Pontevedra estuary attached to the hull of the Crown Garnet'. The shipment was the first to be seized in the Port of Marín in years, as a diversion of drug routes towards the neighbouring Port of Vigo was observed. The operation was carried out on the morning of Feb 21, 2025, after receiving international information indicating that the ship, coming from the port of Natal and bound for Dover, via Rotterdam, was contaminated with drugs. The concealment system required the participation of specialized divers to embed the cargo under the waterline of the ship and to collect it at destination. In fact, it was the GEAS of the Civil Guard who located the drugs. The crew of the ship, in principle, were not aware of the illegal activity, so no arrests were made. Report with photos: https://narcodiario.com/2025/02/localizan-120-kilos-de-cocaina-adosados-al-casco-de-un-buque-en-la-ria-de-pontevedra/

Marina personnel assisted in the medevac of a passenger from the 'Harmony of the Seas' on Feb 18, 2025. The ship's doctors had reported that the male passenger has suffered a heart attack. an MLB vessel from the Fifth Naval Region out of Isla Mujeres rendezvoused with the 'Harmony of the Seas' after the ship had requested assistance to urgently transfer the 65-year-old man who was suffering from an acute myocardial infarction. The MLB had specialized rescue personnel and Naval Health personnel on board. Upon arriving at the emergency site, approximately five nautical miles northeast of Isla Mujeres, the medical staff proceeded to examine the passenger, who was transferred to the MLB-type vessel to be transported by sea to Puerto Juárez. The man descended the cruise ship’s ladder on his own feet and at no time was it necessary to use a stretcher. Paramedics from a private company were waiting, who took charge of the patient and channeled him by emergency ambulance to a local hospital in order to receive specialized medical attention. Report with photos: https://riviera-maya-news.com/curious-rescue-of-cruise-ship-passenger-made-off-coast-of-isla-mujeres/2025.html?cn-reloaded=1

On Feb 17, 2025, the 'Valday' was etained in Gdynia with eight deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm systems Inoperative 2) Alarms - UMS - Alarms Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 4) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Feb 21 and left the port en route to Tallinn, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591