Maritime Security & Emergency Response

An Australian Army bridge erection boat during trials off Port Macquarie
Other Workboats

Australian Army takes delivery of new bridge erection boats

Will Xavier
Filo Jet in 2024
Accidents

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy death toll now at 14 following recovery of additional bodies

Gareth Havelock
Port of Fujairah, UAE
Tankers

UAE rejects being held "hostage" in escalating US-Iran war

Reuters
US Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marines Corps, New Zealand Army and Australian Army conduct amphibious assault training at Doksukri Beach, South Korea, March 12, 2016, during Exercise Ssang Yong 16.
Naval

Manila says scaled-back US-South Korea drills invite Chinese aggression

Reuters
Map showing Iran's "expanded" area of control in the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Iran to unveil new Persian Gulf restricted zone and Hormuz corridor

Reuters
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Shipping

FEATURE | US economic chokehold exposes limits of Iran's Hormuz strategy

Reuters
The Port of Mersin in Turkey
Incidents

35 injured following chemical leak at Turkey's Mersin Port

Jens Karsten
Filo Jet in 2024
Accidents

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy death toll climbs to 12

Gareth Havelock
Some of the participating ships in Exercise Northern Viking 2026
Naval

US, NATO forces wrap up Exercise Northern Viking in Iceland

Will Xavier
COSCO Shipping Huangpu
Non-Naval Security

China's COSCO dismisses US military spying claims as false

Reuters
US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Navy vessels in formation during Freedom Edge 24
Naval

Troops to Hormuz? South Korea weighs options but insists no decision made

Reuters
Map of Falkland Islands
Drilling & Production

Argentina revives Falklands dispute with sanction threat on oil drillers

Reuters
The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika
Shipping

COLUMN | Understanding nuclear-powered ship development and its accompanying risks [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
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
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