Emergency Services

Basarnas rescue team following the 2026 Flore earthquake
Search and Rescue

Twenty dead after Indonesia's magnitude-7.7 earthquake

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Pollution Control

Oil slicks in Iranian waters raise environmental damage concerns

Reuters
Imparator Atila in 2024
Accidents

VIDEO | Over 100 evacuated after sightseeing vessel catches fire in Aegean Sea off Turkey

Jens Karsten
CCGS Mira Bay
Search and Rescue

Canadian Coast Guard officially welcomes new rescue boat into service

Will Xavier
Caroline Bezengi
Pollution Control

Salvage ships sent to grounded tanker near Omani reserve as oil spill widens

Reuters
The motor yacht Angiola listing heavily before eventually capsizing and sinking off Sardinia, August 11, 2026
Accidents

Yacht capsizes off Sardinia, Italy; all on board rescued

Gareth Havelock
Launch of INS Shruti, a Shachi-class offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Navy
Naval Ships

Future Indian Navy patrol vessel hits the water

Will Xavier
A Russian official surveys the portion of the Sulak River where the capsizing had occurred.
Accidents

One dead, eight injured after tour boat capsizes in Russia's Dagestan republic

Gareth Havelock
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 44 people dead.
Accidents

Zimbabwe ferry capsizing death toll climbs to 44

Jens Karsten
Caroline Bezengi
Pollution Control

IMO says oil slick from grounded shadow tanker reaches Oman mainland

Reuters
Suigang Environmental Protection 6
Pollution Control

VESSEL REVIEW | Suigang Environmental Protection 6 – Oil spill response vessel with secondary firefighting and rescue functions

Baird Maritime
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
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 44 people dead.
Accidents

VIDEO | Zimbabwe lake ferry tragedy leaves 15 dead, 27 missing

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
Primula Seaways
Accidents

Ro-Ro vessel refloated following grounding off Dutch coast

Gareth Havelock
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Crime & Piracy

Documents reveal boat involved in fatal capsizing in New York Harbor was used for illegal charters

Jens Karsten
The Indian Navy Car Nicobar-class fast attack craft INS Kalpeni assists in the search for missing fishermen off the coast of Neendakara, Kerala, August 9, 2026.
Search and Rescue

VIDEO | Indian Navy vessel joins separate searches for missing fishermen off Kerala

Will Xavier
Caroline Bezengi
Pollution Control

Grounded shadow tanker threatens Omani nature reserve with sprawling oil slick

Reuters
Response 3
RIBs and RHIBs

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

Baird Maritime
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Accidents

Boat capsizing leaves two dead near Liberty Island, New York

Gareth Havelock
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