Maritime Security & Emergency Response

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
Security Vessel News Roundup | October 20 – US foreign military sales boat orders, German naval infantry craft and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | October 20 – US foreign military sales boat orders, German naval infantry craft and more

Baird Maritime
Ship-launched variant of Kongsberg's naval strike missile
Weaponry

Denmark orders more naval strike missiles in $42m deal

Alan Bosworth
Test-firing of the weapons system of North Korea's new Choe Hyon-class warship
Weaponry

North Korea touts success in latest test of AI-powered torpedo system

Reuters
ITS Thaon di Revel
Naval

EU extends Mediterranean naval mission to 2029 with focus on Russian "shadow fleet"

Alan Bosworth
US forces boarding the Iran-linked tanker Tifani
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | How Iran is slipping gas and jet fuel past the US naval blockade

Reuters
Black Sea
Security

Bulgaria asks NATO for jets and drone defences after Black Sea strikes

Reuters
ROKS Chungnam – Republic of Korea Navy's newest frigate boasts improved air defence and anti-submarine capabilities
Naval

South Korea weighs broader naval mission near Strait of Hormuz

Reuters
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
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