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U.S. Navy Destroyer Suffers Serious Fire in the Indo-Pacific

Published Apr 30, 2026 5:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. officials have confirmed that a fire seriously damaged a guided missile destroyer operating in the Indo-Pacific Command area...

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Contract Awarded for the Removal of the MSC Baltic III Wreck

Published Apr 30, 2026 5:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fourteen months after the containership MSC Baltic III blacked out and washed ashore in a remote part of Newfoundland, Canada, MSC...

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Ukrainian Drone Boats Hit Two Russian Patrol Vessels at Kerch Strait

Published Apr 29, 2026 11:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine's drone forces have hit and damaged two guard ships at the Kerch Strait Bridge, according to officials in Kyiv. The Ukrain...

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Volunteer Dive Team Finds Wreck of World War I Cutter USCGC Tampa

Published Apr 29, 2026 9:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

A team of technical diving enthusiasts have discovered the wreckage of the worst U.S. naval combat loss of World War One. The USCG...

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Third Ukrainian Strike Damages Russian Oil Terminal at Tuapse

Published Apr 28, 2026 3:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

For the third time this month, Ukraine's drone forces have launched a long-range attack on the Russian port of Tuapse, hitting oil...

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Turkish Boxship Arriving from Russia Breaks Down and Blocks Bosphorus

Published Apr 28, 2026 1:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Turkish-owned containership that regularly travels the Black Sea from Russia broke down overnight while transiting the Bosphorus...

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Workboat Hits and Damages Moored Fast Ferry Near Trondheim

Published Apr 27, 2026 2:07 AM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] On Friday, a service vessel struck a moored fast ferry at a small port on the island of Froya, northwest of Trondheim, pen...

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Car Carrier Damaged in Allision With Bridge Pier at Bremerhaven

Published Apr 26, 2026 5:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, a car carrier hit a pier at the site of a decommissioned bridge at the port of Bremerhaven, tearing a long gash in the...

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Cruise Ship Sapphire Princess Recovers Five Bodies From the Mediterranean

Published Apr 23, 2026 9:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, the crew of the cruise ship Sapphire Princess took on the difficult task of recovering five bodies from the waters of...

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Libya Again Warns That Wreck of Arctic Metagaz is Drifting Out of Control

Published Apr 23, 2026 5:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nearly two months after the Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz was ripped apart by an explosion likely caused by a Ukrainian drone...

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