Maritime Security & Emergency Response

Somali pirates released the Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo ship Sward and its 17 crew near Garacad, Puntland, on Friday, September 11.
Security

Somali pirates release cargo ship and 17 crew after reported $200,000 ransom

Alan Bosworth
Tartous naval base and port
Security

Russian convoy resupplies Syria coastal facilities for first time since Moscow-Damascus deal

Reuters
HII UUV with Thales synthetic aperture sonar during trials
Naval

Thales UK boss: UK Government talking to private capital on defence funding

Reuters
Rendering of a 20-metre coastal patrol vessel
Non-Naval Security

Spanish builder to supply patrol crewboats for operation in Gulf of Guinea

Will Xavier
The overturned 36-foot catamaran on the shore of Lake Havasu in Arizona following the September 12, 2026, crash that killed its two occupants
Accidents

Lake boat crash kills two in western Arizona

Jens Karsten
A 76-metre offshore patrol vessel from the same series as the Nigerian Navy's P203 and P204
Naval Ships

VESSEL REVIEW | P203 & P204 – Nigerian Navy welcomes new 76-metre offshore patrol vessels into service

Baird Maritime
Malongo
Non-Naval Security

VESSEL REVIEW | Malongo – Angola's first locally built aluminium patrol boat to provide offshore security for Sonangol

Baird Maritime
Yemen's civil war
Security

OPINION | Oil markets survived the Iran war sprint. Now comes the marathon

Reuters
Map of the Red Sea
Security

Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Persian Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Incidents

New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies

Reuters
Map of Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline
Transport & Pipelines

Trump: Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

India's Modi challenges Iran on maritime freedom and safety of sailors

Reuters
Perim Island in Yemen, located near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Security

Houthis reach key Red Sea island, raising shipping threats

Reuters
US Apache gunships over the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Strait of Hormuz in focus as South Korea holds direct talks with Iran

Reuters
INS Samarthak
Naval Auxiliary/Support

VESSEL REVIEW | INS Samarthak – Multi-purpose support vessel and trial platform delivered to Indian Navy

Baird Maritime
The Korea Coast Guard large patrol vessel KCG Taepyongyang during a joint exercise with the US and Japan Coast Guards in the Sea of Japan, June 6, 2024 (representative photo only)
Accidents

Suspected Chinese fishing boat with no crew on board sinks off South Korea

Will Xavier
SIMBAD-RC anti-missile system installed on a ship
Weaponry

Spanish Navy selects anti-missile defence systems for installation on surface ships

Will Xavier
Gulf of Aden map ethiopia somalia somaliland djibouti yemen
Crime & Piracy

Bulk carrier boarded by pirates in Gulf of Aden off Yemen

Gareth Havelock
Port of Mocha (Mokha), Yemen
Security

FEATURE | Iran directed Houthi advance along Red Sea coast to pressure US

Reuters
Map of Red Sea
Security

Vital global shipping route at risk as Yemen's Houthis advance

Reuters
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