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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Nine From Grounded Fishing Vessel in Bering Sea

Published Jan 6, 2026 3:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew rescued nine crewmembers from a crab boat that grounded off the coast of St. Geor...

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Turkish-Owned Freighter Runs Aground Near Kerch Strait

Published Jan 5, 2026 11:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Turkish-owned freighter has gone aground in the Black Sea just off Novorossiysk, according to Turkey's Directorate of Maritime A...

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Singapore Cites Fatigue, Manning and Safety Culture in Fatal 2024 Accident

Published Jan 5, 2026 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of Singapore issued its final report on the July 2024 incident in which a Hafnia oil tan...

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Aging Freighter Goes Aground in Sea of Marmara

Published Jan 4, 2026 11:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

A freighter has gone aground on the northern shores of the Sea of Marmara, reportedly due to strong winds in the area. On December...

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Texas A&M Researchers Develop "Smart" Collision-Avoidance System

Published Jan 4, 2026 10:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Researchers at Texas A&M University have made significant progress in the development of a computerized system that has the abilit...

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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient "Party Boat" in Alexandria's Harbor

Published Jan 4, 2026 10:09 PM by The Conversation

[By Damian Robinson and Franck Goddio] Beneath the shifting waters of Alexandria’s eastern harbour, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast...

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Sanctioned Oil Tanker Goes Aground on the Rocks in Aegean

Published Jan 4, 2026 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

A sanctioned shadow-fleet tanker has run aground off the coast of Bozcaada, Turkey, prompting a large-scale emergency response. Th...

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Video: Taiwan Rescues Crew from Tug Sent to Rescue Grounded Bulker

Published Jan 1, 2026 2:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

It became a compound series of problems as a bulker grounded as it was preparing to arrive at a port in Taiwan, and then the tug s...

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Search Launched for Four Survivors After U.S. Strike on Three Drug Boats

Published Dec 31, 2025 5:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, U.S. Southern Command launched strikes to destroy three drug-smuggling boats in one engagement, killing three suspecte...

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NTSB: Towing Vessel Hit USCG Dock After Captain Fell Asleep at the Helm

Published Dec 31, 2025 2:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board found that a towing vessel operating on the Columbia River in Washing...

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