Non-Naval Security

Vessels of the Chinese Maritime Militia spotted off Whitsun Reef west of Palawan province, Philippines, March 27, 2021
Non-Naval Security

Chinese militia boat seen lurking off eastern Taiwan for the first time

Reuters
The Guardia Civil interceptor Río Odiel
Crime & Piracy

Three arrested following 50kg cocaine seizure at Spain's Algeciras Port

Will Xavier
Rendering of three US Coast Guard waterways commerce cutters
Dredging

Dredging begins at St Petersburg coast guard basin in Florida to accommodate new inland cutter

Will Xavier
Rendering of an AV-L
Non-Naval Security

Work begins on new amphibious vehicle prototype for Australian Army

Alan Bosworth
Aerial drone taking off from a boat
Unmanned Security Systems

VIDEO | US Army tests patrol boat with autonomous drones during exercise

Will Xavier
H-561
Coast Guard

VESSEL REVIEW | H-561 – Indian Coast Guard acquires locally built patrol and rescue hovercraft

Baird Maritime
Launch of the Shinnihonkai Ferry's Ro-Pax vessel Keyaki at Mitsubishi Shipbuilding's facilities, April 29, 2025
Shipbuilding

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding acquires Shimonoseki site to expand capacity

Gareth Havelock
The US Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC William Sparling
Search and Rescue

US Coast Guard suspends search for missing victims of aircraft crash off Nantucket

Will Xavier
An illegal fishing vessel intercepted by Philippine forces near Thitu Island in the South China Sea
Non-Naval Security

VIDEO | Shielding illegal fishers? Manila hits out as Chinese vessels block operation

Reuters
The Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel BRP Sarangani, formerly the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration's Kinmen
Coast Guard

Philippine Coast Guard commissions ex-Taiwanese patrol vessel

Will Xavier
The seized foreign fishing vessel, September 29, 2026
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Foreign vessel seized for suspected illegal fishing near Australia's Scott Reef

Gareth Havelock
A US Coast Guard response boat-medium
Search and Rescue

US Coast Guard responds to deadly helicopter crash off Catalina Island, California

Gareth Havelock
The Philippine Coast Guard 97-metre multi-role response vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua during sea trials
Coast Guard

VIDEO | Philippines deploys biggest coast guard ship to confront Chinese vessel off Batanes

Reuters
The Taiwan Coast Guard Administration patrol vessel Hsinchu
Coast Guard

Taiwan is shifting a top naval commander to its coast guard amid China pressure

Reuters
The dhow following its interdiction by Indian authorities, September 25, 2026
Coast Guard

Indian Coast Guard, partners seize 526 kg of narcotics on Iranian dhow

Will Xavier
Metal Shark patrol boat operated by the US Navy
Coast Guard

Louisiana builder secures US Government contract to supply 13 patrol boats to Vietnam

Will Xavier
Rendering of 35-metre patrol boats
Police

Spain's Guardia Civil police taps local builder for new patrol boats

Will Xavier
Austal's shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. Three Evolved Cape-class patrol boats and three smaller Guardian-class patrol boats are moored pierside while a fourth Evolved Cape-class boat is mounted on a slipway.
Security

OPINION | A welcome wildcat? Austal, AUKUS and an ownership mud wrestle

Michael Shoebridge
The tanker Sea Gull 9 as seen from an Indian Coast Guard patrol aircraft
Accidents

Indian Coast Guard helps stabilise flooded tanker off Paradip

Will Xavier
A foreign vessel apprehended for suspected illegal fishing and other offences near Scott Reef off Western Australia, September 22, 2026
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Two foreign vessels apprehended for suspected illegal fishing off Western Australia

Will Xavier
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