Chinese South Pacific Missile Test Unites Opposition

Published Jul 26, 2026 10:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (Navy) test of a submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile, fired from the South China Sea int...

Two Missing in Russian Attack on Freighter on the Danube

Published Jul 26, 2026 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, a Turkish-operated freighter was hit by Russian drones on the northern branch of the Danube, leaving two crewmembers...

Published Jul 26, 2026 7:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, U.S. forces intercepted the falsely-flagged product tanker Charminar for a flag verification boarding, part of the ne...

Published Jul 26, 2026 2:27 PM by CIMSEC

By Dr. John P. Cordle, Captain, USN (Ret). The first week of June 2026 marked a seminal event in the history of sleep and fatigue...

Published Jul 26, 2026 2:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Sunday, Iranian state media claimed that a "violating" oil tanker hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz while navigating outside o...

Published Jul 25, 2026 4:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

After the Houthis’ first two attacks on Wednesday against Saudi-associated shipping, in which the Saudi-flagged tankers VLCC Layla...

Published Jul 24, 2026 11:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have attacked the port city of Jazan, Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles. Saudi authorities have...

Published Jul 24, 2026 2:56 PM by CIMSEC

[By Crispinus Lee and Joe Schwartzstein] Guam is the westernmost territory of the United States in the Pacific region. The Congres...

Published Jul 24, 2026 12:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

The medium icebreaker USCGC Healy had a significant engineering casualty during recent operations off the coast of Port Angeles, W...

Published Jul 23, 2026 4:34 PM by The Conversation

[By John Calabrese] With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensab...