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<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Dory 2 – Lifeline freight ferry for inter-island routes in French Polynesia</news:title>
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<news:title>OPINION | Russia's Pacific submarine fleet could tip the scales in China's favour</news:title>
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<image:caption>A Golar LNG floating processing vessel (right)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rescue boats comb the waters of the Kattegat just off the Swedish coast for any sign of a recreational vessel that had been struck by the Norwegian-flagged cargo ship Misje Verde on the night of July 28, 2026. Two of the recreational vessel's four occupants were later found dead.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The US Navy Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy departs Newport News Shipbuilding's Virginia facilities for her initial sea trials, January 29, 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>CCGS Mira Bay</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hilli Episeyo</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Keyfield Blessing</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Aftermath of Russian missle attack on Guinea-Bissau-flagged Golden Leo</image:caption>
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<image:caption>USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts US blockade operations in the Arabian Sea, April 16</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Fire at Huahai shipyard in China, August 14, 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Potter, a dredger operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A Russian official surveys the portion of the Sulak River where the capsizing had occurred.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Turbines at EnBW's He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the North Sea off Germany</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Moheshkhali FLNG terminal, Bangladesh</image:caption>
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