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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/offshore-support-maintenance/norwind-offshore-to-add-six-csovs-to-fleet</loc>
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<image:caption>The Norwind Offshore CSOV Norwind Maestro</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T03:54:08.897Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Norwind Offshore to add six CSOVs to fleet</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/salvage/us-navy-christens-towing-and-salvage-ship-solomon-atkinson</loc>
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<image:caption>Christening ceremony of the US Navy Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship USNS Solomon Atkinson at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, May 2, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T03:46:22.311Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US Navy christens towing and salvage ship Solomon Atkinson</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/dfds-ferry-damaged-in-berthing-mishap-returns-to-service</loc>
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<image:caption>Tarifa Jet</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T03:31:55.098Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DFDS ferry damaged in berthing mishap returns to service</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/coast-guard/maldivian-coast-guard-welcomes-new-patrol-boat-to-fleet</loc>
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<image:caption>The final Guardian-class patrol boat to be built by Austal. The vessel will be operated by the Maldivian Coast Guard.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T03:11:44.858Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Maldivian Coast Guard welcomes new patrol boat to fleet</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/unmanned-naval-systems/australian-robotics-firm-delivers-large-uuv-to-us-military</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-05-04/hbzehtw4/2026speartoothUSA-1536x883.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Christening and commissioning ceremony of the Speartooth large UUV slated for the US military, May 1, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T02:56:12.688Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Australian robotics firm delivers large UUV to US military</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, Australia, C2 Robotics, Speartooth (vessel), Speartooth, North America, United States, Victoria (Australia)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/who-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-claims-three-lives-on-cruise-ship</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-05-04/zo95frm4/Hondius-Oceanwide-Expeditions.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The expedition cruise ship Hondius</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T02:25:24.956Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WHO: Suspected hantavirus outbreak claims three lives on cruise ship</news:title>
<news:keywords>hantavirus, World Health Organisation, Hondius, Africa, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Oceanwide Expeditions, Europe, Netherlands</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/coast-guard/washington-builder-delivers-small-response-boat-demonstrator-to-us-coast-guard</loc>
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<image:caption>Response boat–small demonstrator built for the US Coast Guard by Safe Boats International</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T02:09:23.371Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Washington builder delivers small response boat demonstrator to US Coast Guard</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, US Coast Guard, SAFE Boats International, Washington State, Response Boat Small</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/research-environment-training/solstad-to-assume-ship-management-of-research-vessel-rev-ocean</loc>
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<image:caption>The research vessel REV Ocean en route to Vlissingen</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T01:53:50.105Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Solstad to assume ship management of research vessel REV Ocean</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Norway, Solstad Offshore, REV Ocean, REV Ocean (vessel), Vard Søviknes, Netherlands</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/us-philippines-deploy-nmesis-in-batanes-near-taiwan-for-war-games</loc>
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<image:caption>NMESIS anti-ship missile being launched during tests at the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands in Hawaii, August 15, 2021</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T15:21:55.881Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US, Philippines deploy NMESIS in Batanes near Taiwan for war games   </news:title>
<news:keywords>Philippines, Taiwan, China, Asia, United States, North America, Exercise Balikatan, NMESIS</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/opinion-could-iran-standoff-leave-trump-worse-off-than-before-he-went-to-war</loc>
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<image:caption>An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 117, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Operation Epic Fury, March 31, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T15:16:51.122Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | Could Iran standoff leave Trump worse off than before he went to war?</news:title>
<news:keywords>United States, North America, Iran, MENA, Middle East Conflicts</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/trump-expands-us-sanctions-on-cuban-government-and-affiliates</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-01-24/w854cr7h/pexels-amar-30792657.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Caribbean Sea map</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T15:05:20.552Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump expands US sanctions on Cuban government and affiliates</news:title>
<news:keywords>Cuba, Latin America, United States, North America, sanctions, socialism, communism</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/trump-us-navy-acting-like-pirates-to-carry-out-naval-blockade-of-iranian-ports</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/import/wp-content/uploads/210511-USN.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Two Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted unsafe and unprofessional manoeuvres while operating in close proximity to US naval vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, May 10, 2021.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T14:59:45.995Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump: US Navy acting like pirates to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports</news:title>
<news:keywords>United States, North America, Iran, MENA, Middle East Conflicts, United States Navy</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/lng-canada-exports-hit-one-million-tonnes-for-first-time-in-single-month</loc>
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<image:caption>LNG Canada's Kitimat plant</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T14:31:37.855Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>LNG Canada exports hit one million tonnes for first time in single month</news:title>
<news:keywords>Canada, North America, LNG Canada</news:keywords>
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