Report: Vessel Captured off Fujairah is a Floating Armory

Published May 14, 2026 4:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

The vessel hijacked early Thursday off the port of Fujairah was a floating armory, according to maritime security consultancy Vang...

US Coast Guard and Air Force Team Up to Rescue Plane Crash Survivors

Published May 13, 2026 4:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard and its partner services often assist friendly nations with emergencies at sea, providing long-range search a...

Published May 11, 2026 12:52 PM by Gudrun Janssens

The ongoing debate around ship recycling governance frequently centers on the relationship between the Basel Convention (BC) and t...

Published May 10, 2026 7:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a rare occurrence, a fishing vessel that was the subject of intense investigations after her capsizing and sinking in the UK wa...

Published May 9, 2026 6:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

In imagery taken by the Sentinel-2 satellite on May 9, the sanctioned Iranian-flagged dark fleet tanker Sevda (IMO 9172040) appear...

Published May 8, 2026 10:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two Spanish police officers were killed during a high-speed boat chase off the coast of Andalusia, on the Atlantic side of the Str...

Published May 7, 2026 11:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Families of the lost crewmembers of the cargo ship Mariana have confirmed the identity of the sole body that divers recovered from...

Published May 7, 2026 10:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Tunisian salvors have refloated the drill rig Ocean Valiant, which drifted aground in the Bizerte region last year. The 1988-built...

Published May 7, 2026 6:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is highlighting the dangers of using substandard components in the engines of...

Published May 6, 2026 2:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. military is matching Iran's new kinetic methods of blockade enforcement, switching to more forceful means to prevent an i...