Maritime Security & Emergency Response

UK Royal Navy's P283 HMS Mersey and P282 HMS Severn shadow Russian Navy's RFN Boikiy along English Channel
Crime & Piracy

Royal Navy sailor faces court over Russian espionage charges

Reuters
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt departs Toulon Naval Base in France during a sea-and-anchor evolution, October 11, 2025.
Naval

French Navy activates counter-drone systems after unauthorised flights over Toulon military sites

Will Xavier
Black Sea
Security

Romania to accelerate maritime defences after drone attacks on ships

Reuters
A naval strike missile test-launched from a 20-foot shipping container
Weaponry

Kongsberg test-fires naval strike missile from 20-foot container in Norway

Alan Bosworth
A 30mm DS30M Mark 2 gun fitted on Brazilian warship NAM Atlântico
Weaponry

Germany arms upcoming F128 frigates with UK-made gun systems in $39.8m deal

Alan Bosworth
BRP Gabriela Silang
Non-Naval Security

Philippines willing to work with Taiwan to shield vital sea cables, despite "one-China" policy

Reuters
Map of the Gulf of Aden and surrounding African countries
Security

China steps in with Djibouti to call for open passage through Red Sea

Reuters
Mediterranean Sea
Non-Naval Security

Egypt, Israel dismiss Libyan parliament's Turkey maritime pact as dispute simmers

Reuters
The Philippine Navy tank landing ship BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, July 27, 2023. The ship was deliberately grounded on the shoal in 1999 and has since remained there as a forward outpost to support Manila's territorial claim in the area.
Non-Naval Security

China shadows Philippine resupply mission at disputed shoal

Reuters
Pratas/Dongsha Island
Non-Naval Security

China claims coast guard is "keeping order" near disputed Taiwan atoll

Reuters
A vessel attempts to extinguish the blaze on the Abkatun-H production platform in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico, October 19, 2026.
Incidents

Fire ignites on unmanned offshore platform in Mexico's Bay of Campeche

Jens Karsten
The US Navy Los Angeles-class submarine USS Santa Fe joins the Royal Australian Navy Collins-class Submarines HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux, and HMAS Sheean in formation in the West Australian Exercise Area, February 18, 2019.
Naval Submersibles

OPINION | AUKUS: Australia's strategy for undersea power in a contested Indo-Pacific

John Blaxland
A 40-foot multi-mission reconnaissance craft (MMRC) built by the Whiskey Project Group. One example of the MMRC has been supplied to the US Marine Corps.
Non-Naval Security

Whiskey Project Group opens North Carolina vessel manufacturing facility

Will Xavier
Other vessels attempt to extinguish the blaze on the ferry Batumandi near Indonesia's Merak Port, October 20, 2026
Accidents

Multiple vessels respond after ferry catches fire off Merak, Indonesia

Gareth Havelock
Black Sea
Security

Deadly drone strikes on ships trigger NATO deployment to Black Sea

Reuters
Greenland map
Non-Naval Security

EU scrambles for Arctic influence as US, Russia, and China circle new sea lanes

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

Raytheon naval sales rise as RTX secures new missile contracts

Alan Bosworth
Map showing Greece
Non-Naval Security

Greece fumes as eastern Libya backs disputed Turkey maritime pact

Reuters
The USS Charleston, a US Navy Independence-class littoral combat ship
Naval

Tensions flare as China tracks US warship and clashes with Taiwan in disputed waters

Reuters
A Swiss Army Ribcraft RIB
Accidents

Three injured in army training boat accident on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland

Will Xavier
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