Non-Naval Security

A Filipino sailor who survived the capsizing and sinking of the Singapore-flagged bulk carrier Devon Bay is assisted by China Coast Guard personnel after he was pulled out of the South China Sea, January 23, 2026. The incident occurred 55 nautical miles northwest of Scarborough Shoal, an atoll claimed by the Philippines, China and Taiwan.
The rowing vessel City of Liverpool shortly after being sighted by the crew of the Liberian-flagged tanker Horten in the Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico, January 21, 2026. The rowing vessel's occupant, Belgian national Benoit Bourguet, was rescued that same evening.
USCGC Olivia Hooker, the US Coast Guard's 61st Sentinel-class fast response cutter
China's maritime claim (red) and UNCLOS exclusive economic zones (blue) in the South China Sea
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The US Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures vessel USS Patriot in Sasebo, Japan, September 16, 2006
Philippine Coast Guard personnel carry the body of a woman who died after the motor launch on which she was a passenger capsized off Surigao City in the southern Philippines on January 18, 2026.
BRP Kalanggaman, a Boracay-class 24-metre fast patrol boat of the Philippine Coast Guard, December 6, 2018
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Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine National Police personnel attend to a survivor of the capsizing of the dive tour boat Amejara in Davao Gulf in the southern Philippines, January 20, 2026.
The seized cargo vessel at the Port of Brindisi
Security Vessel News Roundup | January 20 – Greek and Philippine warship deliveries, US Marine Corps amphibious vehicle orders and more
ICGS Samudra Pratap
One of two Mexican lanchas seized by the US Coast Guard for illegal fishing off the coast of Texas, March 28, 2025
Ships in the Suez Canal (photo date unknown)
Screengrab of video showing sea drones attacking the shadow fleet tanker Dashan
An EUNAVFOR Atalanta ship approaches the Yemeni dhow Al Najma off Somalia. EUNAVFOR officials said the dhow was the target of a suspected pirate attack off Somalia's Puntland region in early February 2025.
Chabahar Port in Iran
Amphibious combat vehicle
The Greek-operated crude oil tanker Sounion, one of the casualties from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea
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