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Russian attack on Ukraine port

Seafarer Killed as Russia Strikes Two More Black Sea Ships

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Neustrashimy and her embarked helicopter in friendlier times, exercising alongside NATO forces in the Baltic, 2008 (USN file image)

Russian Navy Augments its Long-Term Presence in English Channel

Published Aug 5, 2026 8:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian frigate RFS Neustrashimy (now F722) has settled into its role as the Russian Navy’s piquet ship stationed in the English Channel, suggesting she is a permanent replacement for RFS Admiral Grigorovich (F494), which arrived back in Baltiysk, its home port in the Kaliningrad enclave, on July 16. On August 1, the Neustrashimy was seen stationary and tied up alongside the Vishnya Class specialist intelligence collection vessel RFS Vasiliy Tatishchev (SSV-231) close up to the Galloper Wind Farm, 15nm...

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CBO: First Trump-Class "Battleship" Could Cost $23 Billion

Published Aug 5, 2026 7:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy's first future "battleship" combatant class may cost about $23 billion dollars by the time it delivers in 2034, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. If built, and if CBO is correct, it would set new records for the most expensive ship and most expensive weapon of any kind, displacing the $13 billion carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. The future USS Defiant was always going to be expensive, and previous estimates put the cost...

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rescue from life raft

South Korean Containership Rescues Four Sailors Adrift in a Life Raft

Published Aug 5, 2026 6:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The South Korean shipping company Janggeum Marine, part of the Sinokor Group, shared the details of the rescue of four crewmembers of a tugboat that was lost in Indonesian waters. The reports indicate the crewmembers had been adrift in a life raft for at least six hours after their vessel was lost in a strong storm near the Riau Islands. The crew was working the tug TB AOM 787, towing a barge, when it was caught in the storm on...

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Argentina’s Pilots Resume Work After Government Suspends Deregulation Order

Published Aug 5, 2026 6:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Operations were resuming at Argentina’s ports and along the key inland shipping lanes after pilots walked off the job in response to efforts by the government to deregulate operations in the ports, including the requirement to use pilots. The government argued that the rules had not been updated in 30 years and were hampering global competition, and that logistics costs needed to be lowered. The government, on Friday, July 31, enacted the deregulation decree. It dropped the requirement to use...

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Petrobras Drives Record Growth in Brazil's Offshore Oil Production

Brazil's energy agency reports that monthly oil output hit a new record in June, driven by outstanding performance in Brazil's offshore oil patch. Almost all of that output comes from state oil and gas company Petrobras, which has been speeding up commissioning of its newest FPSOs and taking steps to get the most out of its existing fleet, capitalizing on high oil prices from the Hormuz crisis and boosting its sales. In June, Brazil's oil output set a new record...

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Shipbuilding

Eastern Shipbuilding

WSF Celebrates Long-Awaited Steelcutting for New Hybrid-Electric Ferries

After years of preparation, Washington State Ferries celebrated the steel-cutting for a series of hybrid-electric ferries at Eastern Shipbuilding Group's facility in Florida. The ferry service is buying three of the 160-vehicle vessels from Eastern, including a one-vessel option that it has decided to exercise. "This is the first time in a decade that Washington State is building ferries," said WSF electrification program administrator David Sowers. "We restored our ferry system to full, domestic service. Now, we are taking a...

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Environment

Whales

Fiber-Optic Cables Can be Used to Track "Silent" Bow Wave Vibrations

[By Nancy Bazilchuk] A 100-year-old equation and a fibre-optic cable off the coast of Svalbard led researchers to discover they could detect swimming whales — even if they were completely silent. The discovery broadens the tools that biologists could someday use to detect and monitor these marine giants. Fibre-optic cables lace the planet’s oceans, carrying everything from telephone conversations to banking information. In 2020, NTNU researchers figured out that those cables can also serve as a passive listening device, allowing...

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US Court Says Dali Lawsuit Against Hyundai Should Be Heard Elsewhere

Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries won a court decision on August 3 in a suit brought against it by the owners and operators of the containership Dali regarding defects in the construction of the vessel. The court dismissed the case on a legal ground that finds another location is much more convenient and proper for the suit, and not on the merits of the claims. Grace Ocean, as the owner of the Dali, and Synergy Marine, as the operator of the...

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