Non-Naval Security

Pratas/Dongsha Island
Non-Naval Security

Taiwan sends larger ships to Pratas Islands to bolster patrols amid Chinese pressure

Reuters
James Fulford
RIBs and RHIBs

VESSEL REVIEW | James Fulford – Compact patrol RIB for Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment

Baird Maritime
The Statue City Cruises ferry Miss Liberty at the opening ceremony for the upgraded Liberty State Park Ferry Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey, September 22, 2026
Ports & Terminals

New Jersey's Liberty State Park ferry terminal reopens after $51m upgrade

Gareth Havelock
Rugen – LNG-fuelled patrol boat joins German customs enforcement fleet
Non-Naval Security

Contract awarded to maintain four new German LNG customs ships

Alan Bosworth
Map of Falkland Islands
Non-Naval Security

Argentina's Milei heads to UN as dispute with UK grows over Falklands

Reuters
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary patrol vessel Mira Spirit assisted in the search and rescue effort following a passenger boat capsizing incident that occurred off East New Britain Province on September 19, 2026. Of the 14 people who were on board the passenger boat, one is confirmed dead and nine were rescued while the remaining four have not yet been found as of September 23, 2026.
Accidents

One dead, four missing after overloaded passenger boat capsizes off Papua New Guinea

Jens Karsten
The Taiwan Coast Guard Administration Anping-class catamaran cutter Chenggong
Weaponry

Taiwan conducts test launch of supersonic anti-ship missile from coast guard catamaran

Will Xavier
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
Pallets of seized narcotics after being offloaded from the US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter USCGC Escanaba in Port Everglades, Florida, September 21, 2026. The narcotics were seized during recent separate interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crews of Escanaba and the Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Richard Dixon.
Coast Guard

US Coast Guard offloads over $57m in drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

Will Xavier
Greenland map
Non-Naval Security

US, Denmark, Greenland prepare to sign agreement on island's security

Reuters
A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew medevaced a 46-year-old mariner from a commercial motor vessel approximately 100 nautical miles east of St. Maarten, September 19, 2026.
Coast Guard

VIDEO | US Coast Guard medevacs ill mariner east of Sint Maarten

Alan Bosworth
A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak detects and responds to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the US extended continental shelf (ECS) in the US Arctic
Non-Naval Security

US keeping close eye on Chinese Arctic presence amid security concerns

Reuters
Decommissioning ceremony of the Indian Coast Guard Sarojini Naidu-class fast patrol vessel ICGS Savitribai Phule, September 19, 2026
Coast Guard

Indian Coast Guard decommissions patrol vessel Savitribai Phule

Will Xavier
A grounded 22-foot recreational vessel rests on rocks near Lime Point Lighthouse in San Francisco, Sept. 17, 2026.
Accidents

One person dead after boat runs aground near Golden Gate Bridge

Alan Bosworth
Damage onboard Philippine fisheries vessel BRP Datu Magat Salamat after being rammed by a China Coast Guard vessel
Incidents

VIDEO | Chinese ship rams Philippine resupply vessel in disputed waters

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

One missing after boat being towed by North Korean cargo ship sinks off Japan

Gareth Havelock
Klondike Express
Accidents

US Coast Guard assists in emergency response following fire on Alaska tour boat

Will Xavier
VL Prosperity
Non-Naval Security

Hackers infiltrate systems of two US-bound ships, officials say

Reuters
Finnish Coast Guard vessel and Eagle S in the background
Security

Finland tests response to Baltic undersea cable sabotage in live drill

Reuters
Map of Falkland Islands
Exploration & Development

Argentina presents bill to penalise unauthorised Falklands firms

Reuters
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