Video: Indonesian Rescue Divers Comb Ferry's Wreck for Victims

Published Sep 22, 2026 11:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

More than a week after the sinking of the ferry Virgo Transport 8 off the coast of Indonesia, dive teams continue to comb the upsi...

Two Men Survive Sinking off Georgia by Clinging to a Bean Bag

Published Sep 22, 2026 6:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two boaters off the coast of Georgia survived a sinking because of assistance from American mariners - and a bean bag chair. On Sa...

Published Sep 21, 2026 6:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Efforts, so far, have been unsuccessful in pulling the large, Japanese-owned bulker free after it grounded last Friday (September...

Published Sep 20, 2026 11:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Over the weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard arranged a long-range rescue for a boxship crewmember who was suffering from a serious, gro...

Published Sep 20, 2026 10:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, U.S. forces in the Caribbean destroyed another suspected drug-running vessel with an airstrike, killing four people....

Published Sep 20, 2026 10:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Authorities at the port of Quang Ngai, Vietnam are working on a plan to offload a bulker that began taking on water during a trans...

Published Sep 20, 2026 8:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the European Union gears to announce its updated list of approved ship recycling facilities, pressure is mounting for the bloc...

Published Sep 20, 2026 7:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, a bulker made contact with the stern of a Chinese fishing vessel during a complex traffic situation off the coast of...

Published Sep 16, 2026 12:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

With the opening up of the Russian Northern Sea Route, exploiting the reduction in ice in the sea corridor running across Russia’s...

Published Sep 15, 2026 8:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] On Monday morning, three containers fell off the side of a boxship at the Port of Los Angeles, prompting a coordinated res...