Fire Reported on Tanker off the Coast of Iraq

Published Oct 26, 2026 4:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported a fire aboard a vessel in the Iraqi exclusive economic zone of the Arabian Gulf,...

Seven Panicked Crew Jump From Listing Cargo Ship Off Lebanon

Published Oct 26, 2026 3:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

A chaotic situation aboard a cargo ship off the coast of Lebanon led to seven crewmembers jumping into the ocean and requiring a r...

Published Oct 25, 2026 10:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

A 42-year-old general cargo ship characterized as high-risk has been banned from European ports for failing to call at a repair ya...

Published Oct 23, 2026 5:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Salvage teams are continuing to work on two different containership fires. Both Seaspan, as the owner of the Espirito Santo Expres...

Published Oct 22, 2026 7:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The commander of the United Kingdom’s Border Security Command has warned the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee that it is on...

Published Oct 21, 2026 3:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, a fire broke out on another Southeast Asian ferry, this time at the port of Merak, Indonesia. Yesterday afternoon at a...

Published Oct 20, 2026 1:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Salvage efforts are continuing after the series of vessel attacks off the coast of Bulgaria in the Black Sea. Officials are now re...

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...

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...