Maritime Security & Emergency Response

Knyaz Oleg, a Project 955A nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine assigned to the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, February 1, 2022
Naval Submersibles

OPINION | Russia's Pacific submarine fleet could tip the scales in China's favour

Carl Janz
Container vessels at the Port of Rotterdam
Incidents

Blast kills one, injures six at Port of Rotterdam

Jens Karsten
A US Navy warship with an unnamed tanker in the background
Naval

Hegseth says US Navy ready to lock down Iran indefinitely through ship rotations

Reuters
Fire at Huahai shipyard in China, August 14, 2026.
Incidents

VIDEO | Blast at Chinese shipyard kills firefighter, injures 12

Reuters
Map of the Red Sea
Security

Turkey outlines plans for Saudi-Pakistan military pact and Red Sea security talks

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
Naval

Taiwan simulates Chinese blockade defence amid growing tension

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Security

Iran and US trade conflicting statements over Strait of Hormuz control

Reuters
Map of Iturup island, a part of the disputed Kuril Islands chain between Russia and Japan
Non-Naval Security

Putin's first visit to disputed island chain draws Japan's ire

Reuters
Port of Pensacola, Florida
Naval

Grant funding awarded for new naval shipbuilding infrastructure at Port of Pensacola

Jens Karsten
The Royal Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Niels Juel underway in the Red Sea, April 15, 2019
Weaponry

Decoy launchers selected for Royal Danish Navy frigates

Will Xavier
Map of the Red Sea
Tankers

Houthi threats are forcing Saudi oil tankers to go "dark" in the Red Sea

Reuters
Dong Pinghu (Hull 902) and Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Zhumadian (Hull 127) attached to a naval flotilla under the Chinese PLA Navy sail in formation during a replenishment-at-sea training exercise in mid-December, 2025
Naval

Taiwan calls planned Chinese naval drills with Indonesian warship "dangerous"

Reuters
Port of Novorossiysk
Acts of War

Ukrainian drone attack on Russian naval base disables two grain terminals

Reuters
Indonesian ferry KMP Putri Yasmin on fire
Incidents

Another Indonesian ferry fire leaves one dead, 172 rescued

Reuters
VP03
Police

VESSEL REVIEW | VP03 – Foil-equipped coastal and offshore patrol boat for Australia's Victoria Police

Baird Maritime
Suigang Environmental Protection 6
Pollution Control

VESSEL REVIEW | Suigang Environmental Protection 6 – Oil spill response vessel with secondary firefighting and rescue functions

Baird Maritime
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (left) sails alongside the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat during a bilateral training exercise in the South China Sea, September 16, 2025.
Naval

OPINION | Australia must not be distracted as Beijing ramps up in the South China Sea

Jennifer Parker
Firefighters attempt to help put out the blaze in the engine room of the reefer ship Dole Colombia at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware, August 10, 2026.
Incidents

Fire ignites on reefer ship in Wilmington, Delaware

Gareth Havelock
USCGC Vincent Danz, the US Coast Guard's 62nd Sentinel-class fast response cutter
Search and Rescue

Search suspended for missing boat with nine people aboard in Federated States of Micronesia

Will Xavier
Map showing both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Incidents

Two separate ship attacks reported off Pakistan and in Bab el-Mandeb

Reuters
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