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Video: Container Feeder Damaged in Drone Attack in the Black Sea

Published Jan 20, 2026 3:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

This week, Turkish media reported an apparent drone attack on a small container feeder under way in the Black Sea, the latest in a...

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Pilot Dies in Fall From Pilot Ladder in Panama City, Florida

Published Jan 19, 2026 5:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Florida pilot passed away earlier this month after a pilot ladder accident in Panama City, Florida, the latest in a long and tra...

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Masts of Famed Glasgow Tall Ship Removed for Restoration

Published Jan 18, 2026 11:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

In the port city of Glasgow, Scotland, the masts of a famous ship that serves as a reminder of a proud shipping past have been rem...

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Video: Shadow Tanker Attacked by Ukraine Refloated After 12 Days Aground

Published Jan 16, 2026 5:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish officials reported they have finally been able after 12 days to refloat a grounded shadow fleet tanker. The ship was pulle...

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Wan Hai Delivers Fire-Damaged Ship for Recycling

Published Jan 16, 2026 4:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Wan Hai reports that the salvage operation for its vessel Wan Hai 503 has been completed seven months after a container fire kille...

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Russian and Ukrainian Strikes Are Raising War Risk Insurance Costs

Published Jan 15, 2026 11:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

War risk insurance is one of the biggest factors affecting whether shipowners will trade in a conflict zone, and high insurance ra...

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U.S. Navy Medevacs Crewmember from U.S.-Flagged Cable Layer off Guam

Published Jan 15, 2026 5:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy teamed up to evacuate an ill crewmember from a U.S.-flagged cable layer off the coa...

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Seafarer Injured in Russian Strike on Port of Chornomorsk

Published Jan 15, 2026 2:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, Russian forces attacked the port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine with a ballistic missile strike, destroying several containe...

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Iranian Freighter Sinks in the Caspian Sea

Published Jan 14, 2026 8:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

An Iranian-flagged freighter has gone down in the Caspian Sea, according to Turkmenistan's ministry of foreign affairs. On January...

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Dewatering of Fire-Damaged ONE Containership Completed

Published Jan 14, 2026 6:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Approximately eight weeks after a blaze struck the containership ONE Henry Hudson while working containers at the Port of Los Ange...

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