Hong Kong-Flagged Tanker Hit and Damaged in Strait of Hormuz

Published Jun 14, 2026 4:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian forces appear to have hit another tanker on the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz, according to maritime security sources...

U.S. Forces Rescue Indian Crewmembers From Life Raft in Indian Ocean

Published Jun 14, 2026 3:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] On Sunday, the U.S. Navy and a good Samaritan vessel rescued 14 Indian mariners from a life raft in the Indian Ocean. The...

Published Jun 12, 2026 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

A fully laden iron ore carrier came within inches of grounding in a busy shipping channel in Australia in 2025 after an erroneous...

Published Jun 11, 2026 9:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Indian Navy's EOD specialists have carefully removed an unexploded missile from inside the hull of a Greek-owned VLCC. The tan...

Published Jun 10, 2026 11:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The prospect of chasing a world record holds a certain fascination for adventurers, and often leads them in unusual directions. Th...

Published Jun 10, 2026 5:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] On Monday night, a car ferry hit a jetty at the entrance to the port of Rafina, Greece, damaging it so badly that the jett...

Published Jun 9, 2026 9:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

A bow-ramp deck cargo ship has gone aground off the northwest coast of Luzon, partially capsizing and releasing oil into the water...

Published Jun 9, 2026 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

A year after the MSC Elsa 3 containership sank off the coast of India, the Directorate General of Shipping filed its preliminary r...

Published Jun 9, 2026 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Danish authorities reported placing the helmsman of a general cargo ship under arrest on Monday evening after the vessel he was co...

Published Jun 9, 2026 2:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

A U.S. Army helicopter was shot down by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning, prompting a high-stakes rescue...