Maritime Security & Emergency Response

Test-firing of a ground-launched variant of Castelion's Blackbeard hypersonic missile
Weaponry

US Navy awards production delivery order for Blackbeard hypersonic missiles

Will Xavier
Abdul Malik al-Houthi
Security

FEATURE | Yemen offensive elevates enigmatic Houthi commander's standing

Reuters
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
Security

China's top diplomat urges Iran, US to show restraint, revive talks

Reuters
Yanbu terminal, Saudi Arabia
Security

Saudis pound Yemen, Houthis fire at Saudi, as Middle East war spreads

Reuters
Rawabi 73
AHTS

VESSEL REVIEW | Rawabi 73 – AHTS with 120-tonne bollard pull optimised for Persian Gulf operations

Baird Maritime
HMS Queen Elizabeth at Babcock's Rosyth shipyard
Naval

Babcock retains annual forecast as defence spending backs momentum

Reuters
CCGS Judy LaMarsh, a rebuilt icebreaker acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard from a private operator
Icebreaking

Rebuilt icebreaker enters service with Canadian Coast Guard

Will Xavier
Construction of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine, North Korea
Weaponry

North Korea: US-driven nuclear submarine push justifies own weapons buildup

Reuters
US Central Command (Centcom) commenced Operation Epic Fury, February 28
Security

CBO: Iran war cost hits $38b, forecast to rise $3b a month

Reuters
Port of KlaipÄ—da, Lithuania
Ports & Terminals

EIB lends €100 million for Klaipėda port expansion and NATO access

Alan Bosworth
Map of Vietnam Laos Cambodia
Security

Thailand and Cambodia begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime dispute

Reuters
Security Vessel News Roundup | September 15 – US Coast Guard cutter delivery, patrol crewboat orders and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | September 15 – US Coast Guard cutter delivery, patrol crewboat orders and more

Baird Maritime
Sailors load a Mark 48 torpedo aboard the US Navy Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Scranton.
Weaponry

US Navy awards $257m contract for new Mk 48 torpedoes

Will Xavier
Personnel aboard an Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue response vessel observe the overturned 17-foot boat, September 12, 2026.
Accidents

Good Samaritan rescues four after boat capsizes in eastern Virginia

Gareth Havelock
Somali pirates released the Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo ship Sward and its 17 crew near Garacad, Puntland, on Friday, September 11.
Security

Somali pirates release cargo ship and 17 crew after reported $200,000 ransom

Alan Bosworth
Tartous naval base and port
Security

Russian convoy resupplies Syria coastal facilities for first time since Moscow-Damascus deal

Reuters
HII UUV with Thales synthetic aperture sonar during trials
Naval

Thales UK boss: UK Government talking to private capital on defence funding

Reuters
Rendering of a 20-metre coastal patrol vessel
Non-Naval Security

Spanish builder to supply patrol crewboats for operation in Gulf of Guinea

Will Xavier
The overturned 36-foot catamaran on the shore of Lake Havasu in Arizona following the September 12, 2026, crash that killed its two occupants
Accidents

Lake boat crash kills two in western Arizona

Jens Karsten
A 76-metre offshore patrol vessel from the same series as the Nigerian Navy's P203 and P204
Naval Ships

VESSEL REVIEW | P203 & P204 – Nigerian Navy welcomes new 76-metre offshore patrol vessels into service

Baird Maritime
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