Maritime Security & Emergency Response

Port of KlaipÄ—da, Lithuania
Ports & Terminals

EIB lends €100 million for Klaipėda port expansion and NATO access

Alan Bosworth
Map of Vietnam Laos Cambodia
Security

Thailand and Cambodia begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime dispute

Reuters
Security Vessel News Roundup | September 15 – US Coast Guard cutter delivery, patrol crewboat orders and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | September 15 – US Coast Guard cutter delivery, patrol crewboat orders and more

Baird Maritime
Sailors load a Mark 48 torpedo aboard the US Navy Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Scranton.
Weaponry

US Navy awards $257m contract for new Mk 48 torpedoes

Will Xavier
Personnel aboard an Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue response vessel observe the overturned 17-foot boat, September 12, 2026.
Accidents

Good Samaritan rescues four after boat capsizes in eastern Virginia

Gareth Havelock
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
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