Coast Guard (Non-Naval Security, Security)

The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (left) sails alongside the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat during a bilateral training exercise in the South China Sea, September 16, 2025.
Naval

OPINION | Australia must not be distracted as Beijing ramps up in the South China Sea

Jennifer Parker
Firefighters attempt to help put out the blaze in the engine room of the reefer ship Dole Colombia at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware, August 10, 2026.
Incidents

Fire ignites on reefer ship in Wilmington, Delaware

Gareth Havelock
USCGC Vincent Danz, the US Coast Guard's 62nd Sentinel-class fast response cutter
Search and Rescue

Search suspended for missing boat with nine people aboard in Federated States of Micronesia

Will Xavier
MSC Michigan VII
Accidents

Vessel operator, chief engineer sentenced over runaway ship incident in Charleston, South Carolina

Gareth Havelock
The sanctioned Russian tanker Marinera being intercepted by US forces in the Atlantic
Crime & Piracy

"Shadow fleet" tanker captain gets 10 months' jail time in US for evading arrest

Gareth Havelock
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Crime & Piracy

Documents reveal boat involved in fatal capsizing in New York Harbor was used for illegal charters

Jens Karsten
Taiwan Coast Guard vessel PP-10081
Security

Facing China pressure, Taiwan plans 16 per cent jump in military budget

Reuters
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Accidents

Boat capsizing leaves two dead near Liberty Island, New York

Gareth Havelock
Min Jiang Kou COSCO Shipping COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group
Accidents

Fire ignites on car carrier off Costa Rica; all on board rescued

Jens Karsten
The President boarded 64 missile fast attack boats and used onboard broadcasts to encourage navy officers and coast guard staff
Naval

Taiwan's President oversees coastal strike drill during annual war games

Reuters
Screenshot of video footage of the collision between a China Coast Guard vessel and a People's Liberation Army Navy warship off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, August 11, 2025
Coast Guard

After a year, Beijing finally acknowledges fatalities in South China Sea collision

Reuters
The Paul Watson Foundation motor yacht Bandero in Reykjavik positioned between an Icelandic Coast Guard vessel and what appear to be two warships
Coast Guard

VIDEO | Iceland detains activist NGO vessel for disrupting whaling activities

Rafael Sanches
Sarbananda Sonowal, India's Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Incidents

India condemns "unprovoked" attack that sank cargo ship off Yemen

Gareth Havelock
The collapsed crane near Pier G at the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, July 11, 2026
Salvage

US Coast Guard completes salvage operation following crane collapse in Charleston, South Carolina

Gareth Havelock
A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel
Accidents

Independent inquiry finds Japanese school officials at fault for boating tragedy off Okinawa

Gareth Havelock
An Indian Coast Guard Aadesh-class fast patrol vessel
Accidents

One dead, one missing after fishing boat capsizes off Kerala, India

Gareth Havelock
Rescue boats comb the waters of the Kattegat just off the Swedish coast for any sign of a recreational vessel that had been struck by the Norwegian-flagged cargo ship Misje Verde on the night of July 28, 2026.
Accidents

Cargo ship captain arrested following deadly collision off Sweden

Jens Karsten
A boat carrying suspected illegal aliens just prior to being intercepted and boarded by US Coast Guard and US Customs and Border Protection personnel near San Clemente Island, California, July 29, 2026. A 56-year-old male who was among the suspected aliens was found unresponsive and was later pronounced deceased.
Coast Guard

Suspected illegal alien dead following interdiction near San Clemente Island, California

Jens Karsten
Scarborough Shoal
Coast Guard

China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea

Reuters
Two China Coast Guard vessels underway
Coast Guard

Taipei calls China Coast Guard patrols "fake law enforcement"

Reuters
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