Maritime Security & Emergency Response

South China Sea reefs and islands
Naval

FEATURE | Beijing expands reach in disputed South China Sea with new man-made island

Reuters
Port Kembla 20
Search and Rescue

VESSEL REVIEW | Port Kembla 20 – Compact fast rescue boat optimised for Australia's Lake Illawarra

Baird Maritime
War Dog cover
Security

BOOK REVIEW | War Dog: Breaking the Chains

Dr Neil Baird
Representatives of Iceland, the US and other participating nations at the opening ceremony of Exercise Northern Viking in Keflavik, August 18, 2026
Naval

US forces arrive in Iceland for Exercise Northern Viking

Will Xavier
US Apache gunships over the Strait of Hormuz
Security

Trump shuts down talk of Iran negotiations, says Hormuz is open

Reuters
US Navy, JMSDF, and ROK Navy vessels in formation during Freedom Edge 25
Naval

US commander visits South Korea to discuss military drill cuts

Reuters
Security Vessel News Roundup | August 18 – Croatian fire boat order, Chilean Navy landing ship construction and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | August 18 – Croatian fire boat order, Chilean Navy landing ship construction and more

Baird Maritime
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) in support of Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026
Security

US will not extend interim deal with Iran, Trump says

Reuters
MP 6
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

VESSEL REVIEW | MP 6 – Hong Kong fisheries agency's new patrol boat with firefighting capability

Baird Maritime
A China Coast Guard ship obstructs the Philippine Coast Guard Parola-class multi-role response vessel BRP Malabrigo during a Philippine Navy resupply operation near Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, June 30, 2023.
Coast Guard

OPINION | A next step for Australia in Southeast Asia: help nations communicate what's happening at sea

Joy Dianne Gumatay
A US Army MSV(L) landing craft built by Vigor at its Vancouver, Washington facilities
Security

Lone Star Funds completes sale of Vigor Marine Group

Will Xavier
Strait of Hormuz
Security

Iran warns of trouble in Hormuz if US stalls on interim peace deal

Reuters
The crew of the US Navy fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis successfully launches Tomahawk cruise missiles off the coast of southern California as part of a Tomahawk Flight Test, June 26, 2018.
Weaponry

US military awards $22.9b contract to replenish sea-launched missiles

Reuters
Taiwan's first domestically developed submarine, Narwhal, undergoing sea trials
Security

Taiwan set to unveil record trillion-dollar defence budget

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Hormuz traffic slows to a crawl after attacks and stalled diplomacy

Reuters
Philippine Coast Guard personnel aboard a small boat observe houses being razed by fire in one of the coastal areas of Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, August 14, 2026. The coast guard crews and personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources successfully rescued 32 individuals whose homes were affected by the blaze.
Search and Rescue

Philippine Coast Guard, partners respond to coastal fire in Zamboanga City

Will Xavier
Strait of Hormuz
Tankers

ADNOC says one of its vessels came under attack while transiting Hormuz

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

China dismisses Taiwan's 10-day military drills as "wasteful charade"

Reuters
Finland, Estonia, Sweden map atlas
Security

Gulf of Finland traffic restricted as NATO jets intercept drone

Reuters
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
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