Maritime Security & Emergency Response

Taiwan's first domestically developed submarine, Narwhal, undergoing sea trials
Security

Taiwan set to unveil record trillion-dollar defence budget

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Hormuz traffic slows to a crawl after attacks and stalled diplomacy

Reuters
Philippine Coast Guard personnel aboard a small boat observe houses being razed by fire in one of the coastal areas of Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, August 14, 2026. The coast guard crews and personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources successfully rescued 32 individuals whose homes were affected by the blaze.
Search and Rescue

Philippine Coast Guard, partners respond to coastal fire in Zamboanga City

Will Xavier
Strait of Hormuz
Tankers

ADNOC says one of its vessels came under attack while transiting Hormuz

Reuters
The Taiwan Coast Guard joined forces with the Ministry of National Defense and the Air Service Corps to carry out the Haian 12 military exercises in June 2025
Naval

China dismisses Taiwan's 10-day military drills as "wasteful charade"

Reuters
Finland, Estonia, Sweden map atlas
Security

Gulf of Finland traffic restricted as NATO jets intercept drone

Reuters
Knyaz Oleg, a Project 955A nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine assigned to the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, February 1, 2022
Naval Submersibles

OPINION | Russia's Pacific submarine fleet could tip the scales in China's favour

Carl Janz
Container vessels at the Port of Rotterdam
Incidents

Blast kills one, injures six at Port of Rotterdam

Jens Karsten
A US Navy warship with an unnamed tanker in the background
Naval

Hegseth says US Navy ready to lock down Iran indefinitely through ship rotations

Reuters
Fire at Huahai shipyard in China, August 14, 2026.
Incidents

VIDEO | Blast at Chinese shipyard kills firefighter, injures 12

Reuters
Map of the Red Sea
Security

Turkey outlines plans for Saudi-Pakistan military pact and Red Sea security talks

Reuters
The Taiwan Coast Guard joined forces with the Ministry of National Defense and the Air Service Corps to carry out the Haian 12 military exercises in June 2025
Naval

Taiwan simulates Chinese blockade defence amid growing tension

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Security

Iran and US trade conflicting statements over Strait of Hormuz control

Reuters
Map of Iturup island, a part of the disputed Kuril Islands chain between Russia and Japan
Non-Naval Security

Putin's first visit to disputed island chain draws Japan's ire

Reuters
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
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