Firefighting (Emergency Services, Security)

A vessel attempts to extinguish the blaze on the Abkatun-H production platform in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico, October 19, 2026.
Incidents

Fire ignites on unmanned offshore platform in Mexico's Bay of Campeche

Jens Karsten
Rendering of Ningbo Port's new 38-metre ship handling and firefighting tug
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Canadian firm to design firefighting tug for China's Ningbo Port

Gareth Havelock
Tugtranco 01
Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Tugtranco 01 – ASD tug for ship assist duties at Vietnam's Hai Phong Port

Baird Maritime
A tug attempts to extinguish the fire on the burning superyacht John in a marina in Brindisi, Italy, October 3, 2026.
Accidents

Superyacht sinks after catching fire in Brindisi, Italy

Gareth Havelock
Saam Petrel
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Saam Towage christens first IMO Tier III tug in its Chilean fleet

Jens Karsten
Mary McAllister
Harbour Tugs and Operation

McAllister Towing takes delivery of sixth tug in series

Jens Karsten
Ocean Alliance
Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Ocean Alliance & Ocean Mystique – India's Ocean Sparkle welcomes locally built ASD harbour tugs into service

Baird Maritime
Security Vessel News Roundup | September 22 – Dutch coast guard patrol boat delivery, submarine rescue ship construction and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | September 22 – Dutch coast guard patrol boat delivery, submarine rescue ship construction and more

Baird Maritime
Enforcer
Coast Guard

New North Sea patrol vessel delivered to Netherlands Coastguard

Will Xavier
Rawabi 73
AHTS

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

Baird Maritime
Malongo
Non-Naval Security

VESSEL REVIEW | Malongo – Angola's first locally built aluminium patrol boat to provide offshore security for Sonangol

Baird Maritime
The Russian icebreaker Admiral Makarov after she suffered an onboard fire while undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2026
Incidents

VIDEO | Fire ignites on Soviet-era icebreaker undergoing repairs in Saint Petersburg

Jens Karsten
RS178
Search and Rescue

VESSEL REVIEW | RS178 – Hybrid rescue boat for operation off northern Norway

Baird Maritime
Titan
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Maritime Partners welcomes third tug in series

Gareth Havelock
Defiant
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Maritime Partners' newest escort tug floated out

Jens Karsten
Aerial view of smoke billowing from the hold of the bulk carrier Federal Welland at the Port of Cardiff, UK, August 25, 2026
Incidents

Fire ignites on bulk carrier in Cardiff, UK

Gareth Havelock
Security Vessel News Roundup | August 25 – US Marine Corps support craft prototype, Romanian Baltic Sea fire and rescue boat and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | August 25 – US Marine Corps support craft prototype, Romanian Baltic Sea fire and rescue boat and more

Baird Maritime
Saam Caribe
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Saam acquires new tug to expand operations in Colombia

Gareth Havelock
Fire Boat 55
Firefighting

VESSEL REVIEW | Fire Boat 55 – Fast response boat to serve California's San Francisco International Airport

Baird Maritime
MAI 0101
Firefighting

Romanian emergency services agency welcomes new fire and rescue boat

Will Xavier
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