Maritime Security & Emergency Response

Port of Pensacola, Florida
Naval

Grant funding awarded for new naval shipbuilding infrastructure at Port of Pensacola

Jens Karsten
The Royal Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Niels Juel underway in the Red Sea, April 15, 2019
Weaponry

Decoy launchers selected for Royal Danish Navy frigates

Will Xavier
Map of the Red Sea
Tankers

Houthi threats are forcing Saudi oil tankers to go "dark" in the Red Sea

Reuters
Dong Pinghu (Hull 902) and Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Zhumadian (Hull 127) attached to a naval flotilla under the Chinese PLA Navy sail in formation during a replenishment-at-sea training exercise in mid-December, 2025
Naval

Taiwan calls planned Chinese naval drills with Indonesian warship "dangerous"

Reuters
Port of Novorossiysk
Acts of War

Ukrainian drone attack on Russian naval base disables two grain terminals

Reuters
Indonesian ferry KMP Putri Yasmin on fire
Incidents

Another Indonesian ferry fire leaves one dead, 172 rescued

Reuters
VP03
Police

VESSEL REVIEW | VP03 – Foil-equipped coastal and offshore patrol boat for Australia's Victoria Police

Baird Maritime
Suigang Environmental Protection 6
Pollution Control

VESSEL REVIEW | Suigang Environmental Protection 6 – Oil spill response vessel with secondary firefighting and rescue functions

Baird Maritime
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (left) sails alongside the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat during a bilateral training exercise in the South China Sea, September 16, 2025.
Naval

OPINION | Australia must not be distracted as Beijing ramps up in the South China Sea

Jennifer Parker
Firefighters attempt to help put out the blaze in the engine room of the reefer ship Dole Colombia at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware, August 10, 2026.
Incidents

Fire ignites on reefer ship in Wilmington, Delaware

Gareth Havelock
USCGC Vincent Danz, the US Coast Guard's 62nd Sentinel-class fast response cutter
Search and Rescue

Search suspended for missing boat with nine people aboard in Federated States of Micronesia

Will Xavier
Map showing both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Incidents

Two separate ship attacks reported off Pakistan and in Bab el-Mandeb

Reuters
Map showing the Bashi Channel in between Taiwan and the Philippines
Naval

Indonesia to join Chinese naval exercise in disputed Taiwan waters

Reuters
Vatn Systems AUV
Unmanned Security Systems

US firm and Taiwan institute partner on undersea naval defence

Alan Bosworth
Pacific Island Forum member nations (in blue)
Security

Pacific nations split over response to Chinese ballistic missile test

Reuters
Security Vessel News Roundup | August 11 – Israeli and Indonesian submarines, Vietnam's new locally-built frigate and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | August 11 – Israeli and Indonesian submarines, Vietnam's new locally-built frigate and more

Baird Maritime
BOOK REVIEW | The Burning Blue: Stories of the Navy's Warriors in the Skies
Naval

BOOK REVIEW | The Burning Blue: Stories of the Navy's Warriors in the Skies

Dr Neil Baird
Map showing Iran's "expanded" area of control in the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Strait of Hormuz reopening hinges on US meeting Tehran demands, Iran says

Reuters
Taiwan Coast Guard vessel PP-10081
Security

Facing China pressure, Taiwan plans 16 per cent jump in military budget

Reuters
COLUMN | Summer Shorts 2026: The Odyssey; You Can't Win; the Nord Stream conspiracy; fake tan/fake ministry [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore

COLUMN | Summer Shorts 2026: The Odyssey; You Can't Win; the Nord Stream conspiracy; fake tan/fake ministry [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
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