Maritime Security & Emergency Response

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
Response 3
RIBs and RHIBs

VESSEL REVIEW | Response 3 – Australian port operator acquires patrol and emergency service RIB

Baird Maritime
The President boarded 64 missile fast attack boats and used onboard broadcasts to encourage navy officers and coast guard staff
Naval

Taiwan's President oversees coastal strike drill during annual war games

Reuters
Taiwan, China and Matsu Islands
Shipping

Taipei: China's traffic control order for Taiwan Strait during typhoon "ridiculous"

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Security

US expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz; Sunni powers unite in defense pact

Reuters
The Congo River near Kisangani, DR Congo
Inland passenger

Passengers of intercepted Congo river boat cleared of Ebola threat

Reuters
Launch of the Korea People's Army Navy ballistic missile submarine Hero Kim Kun Ok
Naval

OPINION | North Korea's naval buildup will stretch allied forces across the Indo-Pacific

Jihoon Yu
The Congo River near Kisangani, DR Congo
Inland passenger

Congo halts passenger boat after traveler dies of suspected Ebola

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

Taiwan’s president rushes to a bunker as 10-day war games kick off

Reuters
Map showing both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Shipping

Shipping traffic through Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb drops sharply on Houthi attack claims

Reuters
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