Maritime Security & Emergency Response

Tongji
Subsea Surveying

China surveys waters off eastern Taiwan for "one map" project

Reuters
The Taiwan Coast Guard joined forces with the Ministry of National Defense and the Air Service Corps to carry out the Haian 12 military exercises in June 2025
Unmanned Security Systems

Taiwan's $4.6b defence budget top-up includes suicide drone boats

Reuters
Korea Coast Guard personnel inspect the hull of the capsized tug TNS Catcher off Busan, September 2, 2026. Only one of the tug's eight-strong crew has been rescued while another individual is confirmed dead and six others are unaccounted for.
Accidents

One dead, six missing after tug capsizes off Busan, South Korea

Jens Karsten
Map of the Red Sea
Security

China bids for regional power shift amid Middle East maritime crisis

Reuters
Ukrainian naval drones hit the tanker Kairos in the Black Sea, November 2025
Security

Ships turn to tyres and water tanks to ward off drones in Black Sea

Reuters
Mykolaiv Port provides access to the Black Sea and has been closed since Russia's full-scale invasion
Bulkers

Turkey's Erdogan warns of grain crisis without Black Sea safety pact

Reuters
Bahri tanker Sidr
Incidents

Two Filipino sailors killed in Strait of Hormuz security incident

Reuters
Missile launched from US warship as part of continued strikes on Iranian targets
Acts of War

US and Iran trade heavy fire in biggest military clash since July

Reuters
WM1 2502
Naval Auxiliary/Support

VESSEL REVIEW | WM1 2502 – Electric inland passenger transport for Royal Netherlands Navy

Baird Maritime
Bytes and Bullets
Security

BOOK REVIEW | Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech, and the Future of Modern Warfare

Dr Neil Baird
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office new 38-foot response catamaran
Police

California sheriff's agency welcomes new patrol and river cleanup boat to fleet

Will Xavier
Pacific Island Forum member nations (in blue)
Non-Naval Security

Pacific nation Vanuatu takes on France in UN court over remote islands

Reuters
COSCO Shipping Nebula
Non-Naval Security

China using COSCO's merchant fleet for espionage, US says

Reuters
Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz
Incidents

Two Saudi VLCCs hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, crew safe

Reuters
Penrhyn/Tongareva atoll, Cook Islands
Ports & Terminals

US, New Zealand to fund Cook Islands port upgrade to counter China

Reuters
Security Vessel News Roundup | September 1 – Swedish and Turkish frigates, US Navy expeditionary sea base and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | September 1 – Swedish and Turkish frigates, US Navy expeditionary sea base and more

Baird Maritime
LCU-1710
Naval Auxiliary/Support

VESSEL REVIEW | LCU-1710 – Versatile ship-to-shore landing craft delivered to US Navy

Baird Maritime
A missile launched from a US warship at its forces conduct strikes against Iran
Acts of War

Trump promises more strikes after US and Iran trade attacks again

Reuters
Taiwan, China and Matsu Islands
Security

Beijing tightens noose on surrounding airspace and seas, Taiwan warns

Reuters
Arctic map
Security

Russia accuses NATO of creating direct security threat in Arctic

Reuters
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