Ship's Cook Survives Drone Attack, Then Dies in Attack on Rescue Vessel

Published Aug 24, 2026 10:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

A series of Ukrainian drone strikes on two cargo ships off Novorossiysk left eight injured and one dead, according to local media...

Tanker Hit and Disabled Near Strait of Hormuz

Published Aug 24, 2026 10:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Overnight Monday, a tanker was hit by a projectile at a position east of the Musandam Peninsula, on the Omani coastal route throug...

Published Aug 24, 2026 5:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday morning, a tugboat that had run aground off the coast of western Luzon capsized in gentle swells, forcing the crew to ju...

Published Aug 23, 2026 11:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

An unprecedented drop in water levels across much of Europe’s inland waterways, driven by a prolonged heat wave and severe drought...

Published Aug 23, 2026 11:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, a good Samaritan vessel rescued 27 crewmembers from a tuna seiner that had c...

Published Aug 23, 2026 3:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

A search is under way for the missing crew of the bulker Ocean Winner, which capsized suddenly on Friday in the Bay of Bengal. Oce...

Published Aug 23, 2026 11:51 AM by The Maritime Executive

There have been no updated press releases or responses to requests for information from maritime security consultancy Ambrey, whic...

Published Aug 21, 2026 12:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

For the second time this month, a cargo vessel navigating on the busy Ghent-Terneuzen canal veered out of the navigation channel a...

Published Aug 20, 2026 10:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, security forces at the Neptun Deep offshore gas project in the Black Sea spotted an unwelcome visitor - a loitering n...

Published Aug 20, 2026 5:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

After last week's fatal gas poisoning accident, Bangladeshi shipbreaking yard Ferdous Steel has been fined a total of $4,000 for c...