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The 'Xin Fu Yuan 16' was detained in Zhoushan on Oct 15, 2026, with three detainable defiencies:10113 - SAFETY OF NAVIGATION - Automatic Identification System (AIS) (no responsibility of RO) 14699 - POLLUTION PREVENTION - MARPOL ANNEX VI - Other MARPOL Annex VI (no responsibility of RO) 07117 - FIRE SAFETY - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm (no responsibility of RO).

The 'Prosperity 102' was detained in Taizhou, Jiangsu, on Oct 15, 2026, with two detainable defiencies: 07105 - FIRE SAFETY - Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions (no responsibility of RO) 03104 - WATER/WEATHERTIGHT CONDITIONS - Cargo & other hatchways (no responsibility of RO).

The 'Lord of the Isles', serving on the route Mallaig - Lochboisdale, encountered a medical emergency on its way to Lochboisdale on Oct 16. Due to the emergency, the ferry returned to Mallaig. As a consequence, the scheduled 5:35 p.m. arrival to Lochboisdale was delayed until 06:45 p.m.

On Oct 19 at 3:40 a.m. LT, the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife Coeceived an alert from the Civil Guard regarding a SIVE (Integrated External Surveillance System) echo detected south of La Restinga. The 'Salvamar Diphda' was deployed to investigate. The SAR boat located a cayuco and escorted it to La Restinga. At 6:25 a.m., the disembarkation began, and a total of 145 people of sub-Saharan origin were confirmed, among them 132 men, five women, and eight minors. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/2112090520579158048

On Oct 15, 2026, Romanian Defense Minister Radu Mîrțuța announced that the 'Sea Destiny', enroute from Cat Laiu too Zonguldak with an ETA as of Oct 18, reported an explosion in its vicinity while sailing in the Black Sea, after having been targeted by a Russian drone. The vessel sustained no damage from the explosion, and there have been no reports of injuries among the crew.

The 'Banda' lost control and ran aground in the Sariyer district of the Black Sea coast of Istanbul west of the Bosphorus due to strong winds on Oct 15. The six-person runner crew was in good health and has not requested assistance. The Turkish Coast Guard and the Emergency Response Vessel 'Nene Hatun' (IMO: 9675004) attended the scene, but the crew did not request an evacuation and was so far safe on board. The vessel was attacked by naval drones on July 14 approximately 70 nautical miles southwest of the Russian port of Novorossiysk by the Security Service of Ukraine. It was unloaded and approaching the terminal to load a cargo of crude oil. Ukraine asserted that the tanker had transported Russian crude oil from the ports of Ust-Luga, Kerch, Novorossiysk, and Nakhodka. The vessel was struck near the stern, which caused a heavy explosion and a fire. It said there was also water ingress that flooded the engine room and left the vessel blacked out.  The salvage company Tsavliris sent a tug and a salvage team, which started towing the tanker on July 17 and boarded it to effect repairs on July 22. The tanker was stabilised, a portable generator was placed aboard, and repairs were made in the accommodation block for the crew. Tsavliris delivered the tanker at a Turkish anchorage on Aug 19. Turkish authorities indicating the ship was struck again on Sep 2, but did not provide any details on the incident. It was the second previously damaged tanker to run aground off the Turkish Black Sea coast in the past two days. On Oct 14, the tanker 'Grace Romavictor', which was also previously attacked in the Novorossiysk area, washed ashore in the Çatalca area. Reports with photos: https://www.aksam.com.tr/guncel/banda-tankeri-istanbul-kiyisina-vurdu-nene-hatun-olay-yerinde/haber-1706424 https://haberglobal.com/gundem/sariyerde-suruklenen-tanker-karaya-oturdu-548833

After spending two days off Portpatrick with engine problems, the 'CEG Orbit' was finally towed by the Clyde tug 'Garrion Owl' (IMO: 7601413) into the port of Workington on Oct 18, 2026., The local tug 'Helvellyn' (MMSI: 232062292) assisted as stern tug. Report with photo: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1986sAZXp3/

The 'Global Gold' was detained in Townsville, Queensland, on Oct 15, 2026, with one defiency: 11129 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)). The ship was released again on Oct 16.

The 'Hua Xing' was detained in Lianyungang on Oct 15, 2026, with three detainable defiencies: 14104 - POLLUTION PREVENTION - MARPOL ANNEX I - Oil filtering equipment (no responsibility of RO) 07117 - FIRE SAFETY - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm (no responsibility of RO) 04102 - EMERGENCY SYSTEMS - Emergency fire pump and its pipes (no responsibility of RO).

The 'Loch Riddon', serving on the route Colintraive - Rhubodach, suffered an issue with the generator on the morning of Oct 18. As a consequence, the departures from Colintraive at 08:30 a.m. and 09:00 a.m. and from Rhubodach at 08:40 a.m. and 09:10 a.m. had to be cancelled. After the issue was resolved, the service re-commenced from Rhubodach at 10:40 a.m. and shuttled to clear any traffic.

The KM 'Prima Sentosa' caught fire off Bengkulu province on the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on the night of Oct 16, 2026. The fire broke out in the engine room of at about 7 p.m. LT, while the vessel was sailing from Muara Jawa in East Kalimantan to Nagan Raya in thr Aceh province. The resue agency Basarnas received a distress report from the ship's agent at 8 p.m. and dispatched a rescue team 15 minutes later to the incident site, about 30 nautical miles from Pulau Baai Port, with support from the Indonesian Navy, maritime police, port operator Pelindo and local fishermen. 13 crew members managed to escape on a life raft and were rescued by the passing tanker 'Seroja 20' (IMO: 9922859). The remaining 13 crewmembers were found near the 'Prima Sentosa' and rescued by SAR forces. All castaways, comprising of 23 Indonesians and three other nationals, were taken to Pulau Baai Port in Bengkulu for medical examinations.

On Oct 13, 2026, the 'Dania J' narrowly escaped being hit at the Ukrainian port of Izmail; only some shrapnel parts struck it, while a fire broke out in nearby buildings belonging to the ports's infrastructure, which were hit by a Russian drone. Everyone on board was safe.

The 'Nauti Buoy' (MMSI: 232012115), which was deployed to assist the grounded f/v 'High Roller III' (MMSI: 316012857) off Bay de Verde on Oct 18, 2026, got a rope entangled in the propeller during the attempts to pull the ship off. The tug had to abort its attempt and had to be taken in tow by a boat of the Canadian Coastguard to Bay de Verde to remove the obstruction from the propulsion. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C9GYLj7hG/

The CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated tan operation throughout the night of Oct 14, following the alert about a cayuco 85 nautical miles southsouthwest of Gran Canaria. In collaboration with merchant vessels and the SAR helicopter Helimer 204, they located the boat. The 'Salvamar Macondo' rescued 31 Maghrebine migrants and transferred them to Arguineguín on the morning of Oct 15.

The unified command composed of the Coast Guard, Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality, Washington State Department of Ecology and responsible party completed the cleanup of diesel fuel spilled near Pier 1 of the Port of Astoria on Oct 4, 2015, after the 'Global Gold' spilled 1,100 gallons of diesel fuel into the Columbia River in an allision with the pier on Oct 1. Incident Management Division investigators from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River demobilized the cleanup contractors on scene at Pier 1 in the morning. All hard containment boom was removed from around the ship on Oct 3 night and absorbent boom was removed on Oct 4.The "Global Gold" had a soft patch in place on the damaged section of the hull, and was not taking on water. All the diesel fuel was cleaned up or it dissipitated. The investigation phase of the response was still on-going and the "Global Gold" has not been cleared to take on a load or move from the pier. The ship has submitted a vessel repair plan to the captain of the port that included having the repairs completed at Pier 1.

The 'Free Sailing' was detained in Tianjin on Oct 16, 2026, with four detainable defiencies: 07199 - FIRE SAFETY - Other (fire safety) (no responsibility of RO) 02139 - STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS - Water Level Detectors on Cargo Ships (no responsibility of RO) 11101 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Lifeboats (no responsibility of RO) 07109 - FIRE SAFETY - Fixed fire extinguishing installation (no responsibility of RO).

On Oct 16, the 'Lochnevis', serving on the route Mallaig - Small Isles, suffered a technical issue with the ramp which required further investigations. As a consequence, a number of crossings had to be cancelled. After successful repairs, the ship returned on the route on Oct 19.

An anchor, which disappeared from the berth of the 'Hansekogge' at the Sartori Quay during the Kiel Week in June 2026, has been found on the harbour bottom in nine meters depth by the Kiel branch of the Workers' Samaritan Federation (ASB), which used a training exercise with an underwater drone and divers in the Kiel Fjord to search for the anchor. The crew of the cog had observed the ASB's operation and spontaneously requested assistance in the search for the anchor. The volunteer members of the cog's association had assumed, due to the expertly cut mooring chain, that the anchor had been deliberately stolen. However, the possibility that the thieves might have sunk the anchor in the fjord because of its excessive weight had always remained in the back of their minds. A diver then attached air-filled lifting bags to the anchor, preparing it for the recovery. As a thank you for their help, the ASB diving team received an invitation to sail aboard the Hanseatic cog. The managing director of the donation-funded cog association was delighted by the rediscovery of the original anchor. The maritime eye-catcher will now be placed back at the cog's berth with a stronger mooring chain.

Between the German island of Rügen and the Danish island of Møn the 'Sled' suffered propulsion problems en route from the Russian port of Primorsk to Skagen, carrying a cargo of Russian crude oil, early on Oct 18, 2026. During the night, the ship was sailing from Bornholm towards the Kadet Trench, when it began to slow down shortly after entering the shipping route at around 1:30 a.m. and eventually came to a complete stop in. Strong easterly winds have pushed the vessel away from the German coast and toward Denmark. The Warnemünde Vessel Traffic Service has dispatched the emergency tug 'VB Bremen Fighter' (IMO: 9321287) to the tanker. However, the Danish Joint Operations Centre in Karup assisted the jurisdiction and were monitoring the situation. The maritime radio station Lyngby Radio was maintaining contact with the vessel. The patrol boat 'P 523' (MMSI: 220434000) was nearby. The 'Sled' anchored half a mile outside of Danish territorial waters in pos. 54° 48' N 012° 43' E. Also in the vicinity on the morning was the Russian landing ship 'Aleksandr Shabalin', which escorts Russian merchant vessels. Another Russian naval ship was positioned near the island of Fehmarn. On Oct 18 at 10.30 p.m. the shadow tanker had apparently fixed its engine problems and resumed its voyage in the direction of Skagen with an ETA as of Oct 19. The German Federal Police were also active during the night in connection with the Russian naval units and the tanker. The patrol vessel 'Bamberg' (IMO: 9830020) had tracked the shadow tanker 'Myra' (IMO: 9336490), which had arrived from Russia. The 'Myra' had previously drawn attention in the Baltic Sea when it changed its registered flag—switching from Madagascar to Cameroon—while underway. The Federal Police therefore kept the tanker under surveillance. No inspection took place, as the vessel was outside German territorial waters. The 'Myra' passed through the Fehmarn Belt during the night leading. The 'Myra' appeared on the sanctions lists of the EU, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ukraine and Canada.

On Oct 17, 2026, the 'Mars' ran aground on the Groenestrand (Green beach) near Harlingen.. on Oct 18, there wasn’t enough water for it to refloat unassisted. The tug 'Hurricane', operated by Rederij Noordgat, eventually towed the vessel back into deeper water.