Maritime Security & Emergency Response

Kharg Island crude oil shipping facility, Iran
Security

US prepares historic sanctions push to collapse Iranian regime and open Hormuz

Reuters
Surveyors inspect the punctured hull of the offshore support vessel Thunder after it was accidentally struck by the bulk carrier Bunun Queen just south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on July 22, 2022. Investigators found that at the time of the collision, Bunun Queen's master and second officer were both engaged in non-navigational tasks instead of maintaining a proper lookout as required by international law.
Accidents

COLUMN | Lessons from outside the bubble: what the shipping industry could learn about safety from other sectors [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Map of Neptun Deep offshore project, Black Sea
Incidents

Romanian jets eliminate marine drone near Black Sea gas site

Reuters
Map showing South Korea and China
Security

North Korea fires over 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward sea

Reuters
Taiwan Coast Guard vessel PP-10081
Security

Drones, coast guard funding in Taiwan's trillion-dollar defence budget

Reuters
The US Navy Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Vermont departs HMAS Stirling after undergoing maintenance work, November 28, 2025.
Naval Submersibles

OPINION | AUKUS: Much ado about HMAS Stirling

Sean Andrews
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
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