Alarm as Migrant Vessel Deaths in the Mediterranean Nears 1,000 in 2026

Published Apr 10, 2026 6:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) is sounding the alarm over rising numbers of migrant deaths in the Mediter...

HM Coastguard and RNLI Coordinate Medevac After Cargo Ship Fire

Published Apr 10, 2026 6:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

A crew from HM Coastguard led the medevac of an injured seafarer from a cargo ship in the English Channel on April 8. The RNLI at...

Published Apr 10, 2026 5:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Attempts to develop the annual London Defence Conference as an annual geopolitical event rivalling the Munich Security Conference...

Published Apr 9, 2026 8:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Official Saudi sources have confirmed that recent Iranian attacks caused extensive damage to oil and gas facilities, killing at le...

Published Apr 9, 2026 4:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK government claims that it has discovered and disrupted Russian plans to conduct "nefarious" activity over critical subsea f...

Published Apr 8, 2026 10:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Seattle-based American Seafoods Company (ASC) have launched a public dispute over how to count the po...

Published Apr 8, 2026 6:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Russian Navy has mocked Britain’s Royal Navy by escorting two sanctioned, fully-laden shadow fleet tankers though the English...

Published Apr 8, 2026 4:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The hastily announced ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran appears to already be on shaky ground as disputes hav...

Published Apr 8, 2026 4:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the first day of the ceasefire comes towards an end, the only substantive change on the ground in the region appears to be that...

Published Apr 8, 2026 4:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two players in the nascent U.S.-jurisdiction polymetallic nodule sector have agreed to a reverse merger to combine their holdings...