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In Daring Hoist, Coast Guard Swimmer Recovers Victim From Thor's Well
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...
Read More >>Italian Court Approves Extradition of Suspect in Nord Stream Attack Case
A Ukrainian national who was arrested last month on charges of plotting the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attack is one step...
Read More >>Dangers of the UK's Surrender of the Chagos Islands Begin to Crystallize
The UK government’s plan to surrender sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius took a major step forward thi...
Read More >>U.S. Coast Guard Invests $50M to Revamp Mariner Licensing System
American mariners are used to dealing with an extended and time-consuming administrative process whenever they go for a license...
Read More >>Amateur Pilot Pleads Guilty to Landing at Naval Base and Stealing a Truck
A man who decided to fly a small private airplane onto a far-flung naval base off California - twice - has been charged...
Read More >>China - Philippines Vessels Collide as Water Cannons Used on Supply Mission
The Philippines’ monthly supply mission to the disputed area in the South China Sea near the Scarborough Shoal res...
Read More >>OMSA Wants U.S. Coast Guard to End All Type Approvals for Shipboard Gear
The Trump administration has announced ambitious goals to deregulate every industry, and maritime is no exception. That&...
Read More >>Bulgarian Police Arrest Owner of Beirut's Notorious Explosives Ship
Officials in Bulgaria have arrested the owner of the Rhosus, the aging freighter that brought a cargo of explosives-grad...
Read More >>U.S. Destroys Second Suspected Smuggling Boat off Venezuela
As promised by Trump administration officials, the U.S. military has carried out a second strike on a Venezuelan boat ta...
Read More >>China’s "Man in Peru" At Center of Chancay Megaport
A Florida Republican is warning the State Department about what he describes as China’s “growing influence&r...
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