Coast Guard (Non-Naval Security, Security)

Multi-purpose icebreaker Nordica
Icebreaking

Finnish icebreaker to support Canadian Coast Guard's Arctic operations

Gareth Havelock
Representatives of Goa Shipyard and the Indian Coast Guard during the delivery ceremony of the Adamya-class fast patrol vessel ICGS Ajit, August 25, 2026
Coast Guard

Indian Coast Guard takes delivery of seventh Adamya-class patrol vessel

Will Xavier
Sabang Port, Indonesia
Ports & Terminals

OPINION | India and Indonesia are developing Sabang as a port, not a base

Premesha Saha
An Indian Coast Guard boarding team inspects an empty lifeboat that was aboard the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Winner when it sank in the Bay of Bengal on August 22, 2026. Only two survivors have been reported among the ship's 24-strong crew as of August 26, 2026.
Search and Rescue

Chinese vessels join search for missing cargo ship crew in Bay of Bengal

Gareth Havelock
The US Navy littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara sails in formation with the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Diego Silang while Philippine Air Force FA-50PH fighter jets fly overhead during a multilateral maritime cooperative activity in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, August 24, 2026.
Naval

Australia, Philippines, US conduct multilateral maritime cooperative activity

Will Xavier
The China Maritime Safety Administration patrol boat Haixun 1003 during the first trial navigation of the 134-kilometre-long Pinglu Canal
Shipping

China to open new 130-kilometre inland canal

Jens Karsten
Chantier Davie Canada
Icebreaking

Canadian builder secures order for six icebreakers

Jens Karsten
The tug SL Sual 1 shortly before it sank off the Philippines' Zambales province during an unsuccessful salvage attempt, August 24, 2026. All 10 people who were on board the tug during the salvage operation jumped overboard and were safely rescued.
Accidents

VIDEO | Refloated tug sinks during salvage attempt off Zambales, Philippines

Jens Karsten
Decommissioning ceremony of the Indian Coast Guard Sarojini Naidu-class fast patrol vessel ICGS Meera Behn at Okha, Gujarat, August 21, 2026
Coast Guard

Indian Coast Guard decommissions patrol vessel Meera Behn

Will Xavier
The former US Coast Guard Marine Protector-class patrol boats USCGC Bluefin (left) and US USCGC Marlin repainted in Philippine Coast Guard livery. The vessels will be recommissioned as BRP Patag and BRP Pag-Asa, respectively.
Coast Guard

Philippines receives two ex-US Coast Guard patrol boats

Will Xavier
The bulk carrier Sun Winner II (later renamed Ocean Winner) in 2023
Accidents

22 missing after bulk carrier sinks off India's east coast

Gareth Havelock
The burning fishing vessel Drennec while approximately 527 miles southwest of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, August 20, 2026. All 27 of her crew were safely rescued by a Good Samaritan vessel that had diverted to the area to assist.
Accidents

27 rescued from burning fishing vessel off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands

Will Xavier
Tongji
Research, Environment & Training

Chinese research ship reappears near Taiwan, triggering standoff

Reuters
Taiwan Coast Guard vessel PP-10081
Security

Drones, coast guard funding in Taiwan's trillion-dollar defence budget

Reuters
The Port of Argostoli in Greece
Accidents

Three arrested following vessel collision in Greece's Ionian Islands

Gareth Havelock
A Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat (representative photo only)
Accidents

Six injured after tour boat crashes into concrete blocks off Zakynthos, Greece

Jens Karsten
Philippine Coast Guard personnel board the grounded tug SL Sual 1 off Botolan municipality in the Philippines' Zambales province, August 14, 2026. The tug was deliberately run aground after her crew discovered that a hull breach had caused her engine room to become flooded with seawater.
Accidents

VIDEO | Tug runs aground off Zambales, Philippines; all nine crew rescued

Jens Karsten
A US Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boat crew rescues a mariner after the latter's personal watercraft began taking on water near the Government Cut channel, August 17, 2026. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received notification from Miami-Dade dispatch at approximately 14:30 local time reporting a green and white personal watercraft taking on water with two people aboard.
Accidents

US Coast Guard rescues two people from sinking personal watercraft near Government Cut, Florida

Jens Karsten
Representatives of Iceland, the US and other participating nations at the opening ceremony of Exercise Northern Viking in Keflavik, August 18, 2026
Naval

US forces arrive in Iceland for Exercise Northern Viking

Will Xavier
Security Vessel News Roundup | August 18 – Croatian fire boat order, Chilean Navy landing ship construction and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | August 18 – Croatian fire boat order, Chilean Navy landing ship construction and more

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