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A coastguard helicopter has been tasked to evacuate a medical casualty from the 'Norröna' early on July 9, after a call was made for assistance at around 5.40 a.m. as the ferry was sailing north of Unst on her way to the Faroes. The Rescue 900 helicopter had been tasked to carry out the medevac. The rescue operation was under way at 7.30 a.m.

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) announced that it was taking action through its General Directorate of Seafarers (DGGM) to protect the labour rights of the crew of the 'N 35'. which was detained by the Navy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on June 13, 2025. The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (BNAF) of the Chavista regime intercepted the vessel in waters that Venezuela considers its own, while it was allegedly conducting scientific surveys. Due to doubts about its true intentions and the possibility that it was conducting espionage, the vessel, along with its crew, was placed in preventive custody. The General Directorate of Seafarers (GDoS) of the Panama Maritime Authority has taken action to safeguard the labour rights of the nine crew members. The AMP demanded that the ship owners fulfill their responsibilities to the crew and has been monitoring all actions taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIRE) in this regard. The Department of Maritime Labor Affairs of the DGGM obtained a court appearance for the MIRE to meet with the family of one Panamanian crew member, and the national coordinator of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), Vladimir Small Ortiz. The vessel's operators have confirmed that they have provided legal assistance to the arrested crew, because diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Panama were reestablished on June 19 and will be effective starting this week, when the personnel return to their offices. The AMP hopes that, with the regularization of these international ties, official information will be obtained from the crew members and the proceedings against them. The vessel's flag state, the Republic of Panama, is committed to ensuring compliance with national and international regulations protecting the labour and social rights of all seafarers on board the 'N 35'.

The passengers of the 'Cote d'Opale' were stranded on the ferry after the operation saw officers force the ship to return to the Port of Dover on the morning of July 8, 2025, shortly after departing for Calais. A 22-year-old was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Tyler Hayward in Waltham Forest. An investigation was launched after police responded to calls of a stabbing at a Wetherspoons pub on Chingford Mount Road, East London, on the evening of July 6. Met officers responded with paramedics and a 26-year-old man was found with a stab wound to the chest. He pronounced dead at the scene. The ferry set off about half an hour after its scheduled departure. 20 minutes into the crossing to Calais, it turned back around to Dover.. Following the large police operation in Kent, officers boarded the ship to arrest the suspect in the murder investigation. The passengers were offered food and water by staff during the incident.

On July 7, 2025, the 'Monge' requested the medical evacuation of a crew member while sailing 40 nautical miles west of La Palma, . The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 201, which hoisted the patient and transported him to the Tenerife South Airport, where French consulate personnel were waiting for further care.

Two employees of the company Barge & Boats Services, along with a third diver, were arrested by the Civil Guard in the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria while transporting a 60-kilogram shipment of cocaine aboard the "Urquiola Mendi". They were approached by a team of Benemérita officers from a SEMAR patrol boat on July 3, 2025. The Civil Guard boarded the vessel in the waters of the Port, near the Santa Catalina dock. The three people on the barge were taken to court and remanded in custody pending trial. For months, the Civil Guard had been monitoring the suspects' movements, gathering information, and establishing a surveillance system. The detainees have been brought before a court and remanded in custody pending a court hearing. The company itself had raised the alarm about the irregular activities being carried out on one of its vessels for over a year. These individuals, in addition to being arrested, have been immediately dismissed by the company, which has also notified its clients and suppliers of the events, disassociating itself from any illegal activity carried out by these individuals. Report with photos: https://www.puentedemando.com/golpe-de-la-guardia-civil-a-una-falua-de-servicio-del-puerto-de-las-palmas-con-60-kilos-de-cocaina/