Toxic Fumes May Have Killed the Passengers of Burned-Out Ferry June Aster

Published Oct 19, 2026 7:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippines' Bureau of Fire Protection has completed an initial investigation into the deadly fire aboard the ferry June Aster...

Tug Attacked Near Strait of Hormuz

Published Oct 19, 2026 4:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Merchant ships face serious risk of attack in and around the Strait of Hormuz, and not just tankers, bulkers and boxships. On Sund...

Published Oct 16, 2026 5:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The salvage and recycling operation for the wrecked containershp MSC Baltic III continues to make strong progress. The Canadian Co...

Published Oct 16, 2026 1:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Search and rescue and salvage efforts are continuing in both the Bulgarian and Romanian zones of the Black Sea after the attacks e...

Published Oct 15, 2026 4:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish officials are responding to the second grounding this week of a tanker during strong storms that have moved across the reg...

Published Oct 14, 2026 2:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish authorities are once again dealing with an abandoned tanker that washed up on its shores as a casualty of the ongoing war...

Published Oct 12, 2026 10:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Early Tuesday, two more vessels were hit by suspected Russian drone strikes off the coast of Bulgaria, injuring five and sinking o...

Published Oct 12, 2026 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russians near the city of Kaliningrad on the Baltic were rushing to the beaches over the weekend to view a large cargo ship that h...

Published Oct 12, 2026 4:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Breaking] A fire has been reported aboard the seismic survey ship Rem Andes off the coast of Grande Isle, Louisiana, according to...

Published Oct 12, 2026 2:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Updated] UK Maritime Trade Operations, a division of the Royal Navy, has recorded four more previously-unreported attacks on ship...