Divers Find Sunken Ferry Trisha Kerstin 3, Death Toll Rises to 43

Published Feb 3, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

After an extended search, the Philippine Coast Guard has discovered the location of the sunken ferry Trisha Kerstin 3, which went...

Tuna Seiner With Suspected Links to Drug Trafficking Catches Fire in Manta

Published Feb 3, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

A tuna-fishing vessel with suspected links to cocaine smuggling has caught fire at the port of Manta, Ecuador, according to local...

Published Feb 3, 2026 1:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

An aging freighter has gone aground on a sandy beach near the Atlantic-side entrance to the Panama Canal. The Panama Maritime Auth...

Published Feb 3, 2026 1:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

A cargo ship damaged nearly two weeks ago in a reported attack in the Black Sea has now gone aground in a storm in the Bosphorus r...

Published Feb 2, 2026 6:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Severe North Atlantic weather has caused additional damage to the wreck of the container ship MSC Baltic III, which grounded on th...

Published Feb 2, 2026 4:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japanese shipowner K Line has confirmed that the search for the missing crew of the bulker Devon Bay has been called off, ending a...

Published Feb 2, 2026 3:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

A historic schooner grounded off the port of Cuxhaven, Germany over the weekend, forcing an urgent evacuation of the vessel. At ab...

Published Feb 1, 2026 10:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last weekend, a merchant tanker rescued 27 fishermen who were forced to abandon a burning vessel off the coast of the Galapagos Is...

Published Feb 1, 2026 6:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Three additional bodies of victims from the lost ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 have been recovered near Basilan, bringing the number of c...

Published Feb 1, 2026 3:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing crew of the fishing vessel Lily Jean, which disappeared abo...