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Smoke billows from the Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree after it was struck by a projectile off the coast of Oman, March 11, 2026.
The expedition cruise ship Hondius, where an outbreak of hantavirus in April 2026 resulted in multiple confirmed cases and three deaths.
Swedish authorities attempt to board the suspected Russian "shadow fleet" cargo ship Caffa off the coast of Trelleborg, March 6, 2026.
Ships and a Black Hawk helicopter
HMS Prince of Wales leading the UK Carrier Strike Group and multinational naval forces
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy commandos fast-rope from a Sea King helicopter onto the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet in the Gulf of Oman, April 28, 2023. The ship was headed for the United States at the time of its seizure by Iran.
Devon, an Iranian-flagged oil tanker
The fire-damaged tanker Stena Immaculate pictured off Great Yarmouth a month after the March 11, 2025 incident
Container vessels at the Port of Rotterdam
Cargo loading operations at the Port of Hamburg
The crew of the containership Maersk Laguna in between voyages during the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic
Los Angeles Fire Department fireboats continue firefighting operations to extinguish the blaze aboard the container vessel ONE Henry Hudson off the Port of Los Angeles, November 22, 2025.
Cranes handling containers at the Port of Baltimore
Shore-based remote operation centre overseeing fully autonomous navigation by the container vessel Suzaku in Tokyo Bay, March 1, 2022
IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez and the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee adjourn discussions on the adoption of the net-zero framework for one year, October 17, 2025.
The tanker Pablo shown here after it suffered an onboard explosion that killed three of its crew while off southern Malaysia, May 1, 2023. The vessel is registered to Gabon, a known flag of convenience favoured by ship operators wishing to circumvent international sanctions.
Captain and crew on ship's bridge
Crew working on a lifeboat on a ship
Pexels/Ibrahim Boran ship bridge
Pexels/Ibrahim Boran
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