Video: Philippines Calls “Close Encounter” With Chinese Navy an Escalation

Published Mar 27, 2026 4:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Armed Forces of the Philippines released a new video reporting its second “close encounter” this month with a Chinese vessel i...

Iran Fails to Pressure the Houthis into Resuming Red Sea Attacks

Published Mar 27, 2026 9:14 AM by The Maritime Executive

While most of the world's attention has been focused on the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, lurking in the background has been a...

Published Mar 26, 2026 8:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Indian government officials confirmed in media reports that the country continues to quietly guide its ships out of the Persian Gu...

Published Mar 26, 2026 6:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

During a freewheeling cabinet meeting, Donald Trump revealed that the “present” the Iranians had given as a sign of legitimacy in...

Published Mar 26, 2026 2:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Israel announced on March 26 that it had killed the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Navy, Rear Admiral Alireza Ta...

Published Mar 26, 2026 11:05 AM by The Maritime Executive

While the war in the Gulf continues, elsewhere it is business as usual. Dhows have still been leaving Iranian ports, smuggling mat...

Published Mar 25, 2026 5:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

The carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has pulled into Souda Bay, Crete for repairs after a serious fire that started in a laundry room. T...

Published Mar 25, 2026 2:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Additional details are coming out on the reported plan being led by the UK’s Royal Navy and France to develop a multinational effo...

Published Mar 22, 2026 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

President Donald Trump has given the Iranian government until Monday evening to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which he has previous...

Published Mar 21, 2026 7:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Israel's strike on Iranian naval assets in the Caspian Sea, which took place on the evening of March 18, were the first attacks on...