Non-Naval Security

A 1000 Island Airboats ice rescue boat
Search and Rescue

US Coast Guard awards $6.13m contract for 10 Great Lakes ice rescue boats

Will Xavier
An icebreaker sails through the Hudson River.
Icebreaking

US Coast Guard seeks commercial icebreakers for northeast waterways

Will Xavier
Security Vessel News Roundup | November 3 – Greek frigate delivery, Indian corvette orders and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | November 3 – Greek frigate delivery, Indian corvette orders and more

Baird Maritime
A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel (representative photo only)
Accidents

One dead after tug suffers onboard fire off Okinawa

Jens Karsten
Taiwan Coast Guard vessel PP-10081
Non-Naval Security

Charting its own course: Taiwan minister urges control over maritime data

Reuters
Map showing the Bashi Channel in between Taiwan and the Philippines
Coast Guard

Taiwan says China asserting fake jurisdiction over eastern waters

Reuters
A China Coast Guard vessel (representative photo only)
Coast Guard

China's coast guard tightens grip in waters east of Taiwan

Reuters
Australian Border Force officer operating a remotely piloted aircraft system at an undisclosed location
Unmanned Security Systems

Australian Border Force deploys aerial drones for anti-illegal fishing patrols

Will Xavier
Naming ceremony of Valpas
Police

Finnish Border Guard officially names second new offshore patrol vessel

Alan Bosworth
The Ro-Pax ferry Virgen de Peñafrancia II lies on her side after listing heavily to starboard just off Real Port in the Philippines' Quezon province, October 30, 2026. All 58 passengers and crew were safely rescued.
Accidents

58 rescued from listing ferry off Quezon Province, Philippines

Will Xavier
People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning underway during the celebration of the PLAN's 75th founding anniversary, April 23, 2024
Naval Ships

Taiwan spots over 50 Chinese warships and vessels off regional waters, warns of "obvious" threat

Reuters
The Turkish Coast Guard Command 88-metre patrol vessel TCGS Güven (representative photo only)
Coast Guard

Turkey to begin production of new coast guard ship with expanded rescue capabilities

Will Xavier
A Safe Boats 12-metre cabin patrol boat operated by US Customs and Border Protection
Police

Washington builder secures $36.4m agreement for up to 28 patrol boats for US Southern Command partners

Will Xavier
An Australian Border Force Cape-class patrol boat
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Foreign boat crew detained after suspected illegal fishing off Northern Territory, Australia

Will Xavier
Illegal immigrants on boats are rescued by EUNAVFOR MED personnel as part of Operation Sophia, November 3, 2017. On that date, a total of 263 illegal immigrants on boats were rescued within Operation Sophia's area of responsibility in the Central Mediterranean.
Crime & Piracy

EU eyes granting Frontex sweeping new powers over illegal migration

Reuters
Map showing Greece
Non-Naval Security

Arab nations side with Greece against Turkey-Libya sea accord

Reuters
UHL Freedom
Incidents

Three crew injured as heavy lift vessel loses propulsion in the North Sea

Alan Bosworth
Mediterranean Sea
Non-Naval Security

Libya open to talks with Egypt after Cairo slams Turkey maritime deal

Reuters
BRP Gabriela Silang
Non-Naval Security

Philippines willing to work with Taiwan to shield vital sea cables, despite "one-China" policy

Reuters
Mediterranean Sea
Non-Naval Security

Egypt, Israel dismiss Libyan parliament's Turkey maritime pact as dispute simmers

Reuters
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