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Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Hit By Drone Attack in Black Sea

Published Mar 25, 2026 11:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

A tanker carrying Russian oil has been hit by drones near the northern entrance to the Bosporus, according to Turkish officials. T...

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Two Bulkers Collide on Mississippi Near New Orleans

Published Mar 25, 2026 11:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two vessels have collided and remain stuck together just up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, according to the U.S. Coast Gu...

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Video: German Authorities Respond to Inland Vessel Wedged Under a Bridge

Published Mar 25, 2026 3:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The fire department in the western city of Neuss, Germany, near Düsseldorf, responded to a callout on Tuesday morning, March 24, t...

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Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Russian Oil Port of Ust-Luga

Published Mar 24, 2026 11:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

A drone strike has been reported at a petroleum installation in the Russian port of Ust-Luga, just one day after a Ukrainian attac...

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116 Migrants Rescued From Offshore Gas Platform in the Med

Published Mar 24, 2026 6:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, the humanitarian rescue NGO SOS Mediterranee saved 116 people from the Miskar gas platform, an offshore facility in the...

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Grounding of the Ever Given: When Hydrodynamics Turns Into Financial Risk

Published Mar 24, 2026 3:12 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

On March 23, 2021, the ultra-large container vessel Ever Given grounded in the Suez Canal during sandstorm conditions, blocking on...

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Libya Attaches Towline to Drifting Russian-Flagged Gas Carrier

Published Mar 24, 2026 1:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Libyan officials on Tuesday, March 24, posted pictures showing a towline secured to the burnt-out gas carrier Arctic Metagaz. Mult...

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Coast Guard Investigates Fatal Confined-Space Accident on Alaskan Barge

Published Mar 23, 2026 8:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has named two tugboat crewmembers who passed away in a confined-space incident aboard a barge near Ketchikan...

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Report: Two Types of Iranian Mines Detected in Strait of Hormuz

Published Mar 23, 2026 7:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz have circulated for weeks, but the most detailed signal yet comes from CBS, which...

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Video: MSC Container Ship Hits New Pier at Mundra Port

Published Mar 23, 2026 3:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, the container ship MSC Alexandra broke away from her moorings and hit a newly-built pier at a port in India, according...

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