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In Daring Hoist, Coast Guard Swimmer Recovers Victim From Thor's Well

Published Sep 17, 2025 6:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a report of a drowning tourist in Thor's Well, a deep hole in the rocky...

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Italian Court Approves Extradition of Suspect in Nord Stream Attack Case

Published Sep 16, 2025 11:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A Ukrainian national who was arrested last month on charges of plotting the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attack is one step...

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Dangers of the UK's Surrender of the Chagos Islands Begin to Crystallize

Published Sep 16, 2025 9:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The UK government’s plan to surrender sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius took a major step forward thi...

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U.S. Coast Guard Invests $50M to Revamp Mariner Licensing System

Published Sep 16, 2025 7:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

American mariners are used to dealing with an extended and time-consuming administrative process whenever they go for a license...

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Amateur Pilot Pleads Guilty to Landing at Naval Base and Stealing a Truck

Published Sep 16, 2025 6:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A man who decided to fly a small private airplane onto a far-flung naval base off California - twice - has been charged...

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China - Philippines Vessels Collide as Water Cannons Used on Supply Mission

Published Sep 16, 2025 5:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Philippines’ monthly supply mission to the disputed area in the South China Sea near the Scarborough Shoal res...

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OMSA Wants U.S. Coast Guard to End All Type Approvals for Shipboard Gear

Published Sep 16, 2025 3:49 AM by The Maritime Executive

  The Trump administration has announced ambitious goals to deregulate every industry, and maritime is no exception. That&...

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Bulgarian Police Arrest Owner of Beirut's Notorious Explosives Ship

Published Sep 15, 2025 11:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Officials in Bulgaria have arrested the owner of the Rhosus, the aging freighter that brought a cargo of explosives-grad...

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U.S. Destroys Second Suspected Smuggling Boat off Venezuela

Published Sep 15, 2025 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  As promised by Trump administration officials, the U.S. military has carried out a second strike on a Venezuelan boat ta...

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China’s "Man in Peru" At Center of Chancay Megaport

Published Sep 15, 2025 2:15 PM by Jessica Towhey, InsideSources

  A Florida Republican is warning the State Department about what he describes as China’s “growing influence&r...

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