Maritime Security & Emergency Response

A container vessel believed to be the Singapore-registered GFS Pride on fire after she struck a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, October 14, 2026. The ship later sank though her entire crew were all safely rescued.
Shipping

COLUMN | Cold War memories: why the world was actually much safer for seafarers back then [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
AFDM 15
Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | AFDM 15 – US Navy acquires medium floating dry dock for surface ship maintenance

Baird Maritime
Wine Trader
Incidents

Seven sailors missing after tanker erupts in flames off Romania

Reuters
Tugs and other vessels at an unidentified port
Accidents

COLUMN | Tugs feature prominently in UK marine accident reports [Tug Times]

Alan Loynd
ROKS Chamsuri-231
Naval Ships

VESSEL REVIEW | ROKS Chamsuri-231 – Rocket-armed fast patrol boat for Republic of Korea Navy

Baird Maritime
Photograph of a purported launch of a cruise missile from a submerged submarine
Weaponry

North Korea claims it tested two types of submarine-launched cruise missiles

Will Xavier
Three US Navy Freedom-class littoral combat ships under various stages of construction at Fincantieri Marinette Marine's shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin
Naval

Wisconsin shipbuilder to receive $9.6m in US Navy and MARAD funding for production upgrades

Will Xavier
Pratas/Dongsha Island
Non-Naval Security

"Bear the consequences": Beijing's furious warning to Taiwan after sea clash

Reuters
The US Navy cruise missile submarine USS Ohio after entering drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Washington, April 25, 2017
Naval

US Navy seeks contractors for $15b Puget Sound shipyard dry dock project

Will Xavier
From front to back, the Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang, the Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna, and the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, during the multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity alongside Japan and the Philippines in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, February 25, 2026.
Security

OPINION | The US needs its own grey-zone tactics in the South China Sea

William Price
The suspect boat following its seizure
Crime & Piracy

One suspect dead following high seas drug interdiction off Portugal

Will Xavier
FDI frigate
Research, Environment & Training

French-Swedish pact signed to advance naval defence research

Alan Bosworth
Black Sea
Incidents

Second cargo ship sinks off Bulgaria in a week after drone strike, 11 missing

Reuters
Master-at-Arms 1st Class Everest Austerman operates a Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) anti-drone system during a simulated straits transit aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter.
Weaponry

US Navy fitting counter-drone systems to Ohio-class submarines

Will Xavier
Security Vessel News Roundup | October 13 – Indian Navy and Coast Guard patrol ships, US amphibious vehicle orders and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | October 13 – Indian Navy and Coast Guard patrol ships, US amphibious vehicle orders and more

Baird Maritime
Jackup platform at sea (representative photo only)
Incidents

Russian investigators open criminal case after damaged jackup platform sinks in Baltic Sea

Jens Karsten
DF Peak as seen from a French Navy aerial asset during the boarding operation, October 12, 2026
Crime & Piracy

VIDEO | French forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean

Will Xavier
Ivyan
Incidents

Chemical tanker suffers engine failure in Bosphorus, prompting traffic suspension

Alan Bosworth
Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Mohammed VI
Naval

Spanish PM downplays Moroccan naval incursions after illegal migrant surge

Reuters
Wilhelmshaven naval base, Germany
Naval

Germany plans Emden naval base as it doubles MEKO frigate order

Alan Bosworth
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