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The "Asphalt Maris" was renamed 'Tidal Rhythm' on July 28, 2025. A PSC on Aug 14 in Mumbai found 25 deficiencies,17 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Certificates for Master and officers Invalid 2) Life saving Appliances - Inflatable liferafts Not as required 3) Emergency system - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 4) Emergency system - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 5) Pollution Prevention - Oil filtering equipment Not as required 6) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 7) Fire safety - Maintenance of fire protection systems Inoperative 8)) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and Appliances Not as required 9) Water/Weathertight - Scuppers, inlets and discharges Not as required 10) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Not as required 11) Safety of navigation - Magnetic compass Not as required 12) Safety of navigation - Lighting (Working spaces) Not as required 13) Safety of navigation - Means of communications between safety centre and other Not as required 14) Labour conditions - Electrical Unsafe 15) Labour conditions - Freeboard marking Not as required 16) Labour conditions - Cargo & Other Hatchways Not as required 17) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Aug 14 and left the port enroute to Jebel Ali, where it arrived on Aug 29. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1P7pNVmfmb/

A passenger in respiratory distress who was aboard the 'Apetahi Express' en route from Huahine to Moorea, was medevaced by helicopter on Sep 11, 2025. At 8:52 a.m., the JRCC Tahiti received a VHF radio call from the ferry, reporting a passenger with breathing difficulties. The JRCC Tahiti immediately took over coordination of the medical assistance operationand initiated a conference call involving the JRCC, the emergency medical services (EMS), and the ship. Following the instructions given by the EMS doctor, the ship's captain administered first aid to the passenger, with the support of a doctor who was among the passengers. The medical information provided by the captain led the emergency medical services doctor to decide on an immediate medical evacuation. After analyzing the available options and considering the critical condition of the patient, the JRCC Tahiti requested the deployment of the inter-administration Dauphin helicopter at 9:41 a.m. At the same time, the JRCC Tahiti asked the 'Apetahi Express' to change course in order to reduce the distance from the helicopter. At 10:20 a.m., the Dauphin embarked the medical team at the French Polynesia Hospital Center and headed toward the ship, then more than 45 nautical miles from Tahiti. After being hoisted aboard the ship, the medical team treated the patient, whose condition had deteriorated significantly. He was finally taken to the CHPF at 11:34 a.m.

On Sep 12, the Norwegian Government has decided to take over the ownership of the 'Azurit' because the Russian owners did not follow an order for the ship to leave Norway. It will now be removed from Båtsfjord harbour, where it had been staying since May 2024. Various solutions have been considered after the Government ordered the vessel to leave as it was posing a risk, and national security interests were threatened. The decision was effective immediately and meant that the state will have full control over the 'Azurit'. The Norwegian Coastal Administration will be tasked with removing the vessel, The remaining Russian crew onboard will have to leave the Norway. In July 2024, the Government tightened its rules, granting Russian-flagged vessels permission to stay in port for a maximum of five days. The ports open in addition to Båtsfjord are Tromsø and Kirkenes. The new regulations were introduced amid increased fear of hybrid sabotage operations across Europe by actors linked to Moscow. New rules were introduced in July this year by banning the two largest Murmansk-based fishing companies, Norebo and Murman Seafood, from entering any ports in Norway. The two companies were also denied fishing in the Norwegian Exclusive Economical Zone. The two fishing companies were regarded as part of a Russian state-sponsored surveillance campaign and intelligence activity targeting critical underwater infrastructure in Norwegian and allied maritime areas and may facilitate future sabotage operations and threaten important Norwegian security policy interests.

On the morning of Sep 11, the Oinousses Port Authority was informed by the Greek Coast Guard, that a 73-year-old local female passenger of the 'Nissos Samos' required immediate hospital treatment. The ship was on a scheduled route from the port of Piraeus to the ports of Chios and Mytilene. It diverted to the port of Oinousses, where it disembarked the 73-year-old woman. she was taken to the Oinousses Multi-Purpose Clinic for first aid, where she was pronounced dead. Subsequently, the body was initially transported by a patrol boat with two doctors on board, to the port of Chios and then to the Chios General Hospital "Skylitseio". The Oinousses Port Station, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, ordered an autopsy.

The German Trade Association for Transport has decommissioned the "Wissemara" with immediate effect as of Aug 26, 2025, due to safety defects in the planks. For the operating Poeler Koggen Verein (Poel Cog Association), the cancellation of the remaining trips for 2025 meant significant financial losses. The replica Hanseatic cog is not permitted to set sail until further notice. During an inspection, the German Trade Association for Transport discovered safety defects in the wooden hull. The 'Poeler Koggen Verein', the association which operates the ship, was facing significant financial losses. The association, is primarily financed through membership fees and donations. During a previously planned maintenance stay at the Tamsen shipyard in Rostock in November it is intended to repair the damage. The approximately 450 association members were now faced with the task of closing a financial gap and simultaneously covering the repair costs to make the "Wissemara" seaworthy again. The association hoped that some customers can imagine rescheduling their event onto the berthed ship.