Fire Destroys Philippine Ferry, Killing Five and Leaving Dozens Missing

Published Sep 9, 2026 5:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

A fire aboard a passenger ferry off the coast of the Philippines has killed at least five people, according to the Philippine Coas...

After a Leak, Troubled Ferry Glen Sannox No Longer Runs on LNG

Published Sep 9, 2026 2:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Scottish ferry Glen Sannox was billed as an environmentally-friendly LNG powered alternative when it was first ordered in 2014...

Published Sep 8, 2026 5:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

In back-to-back strikes on Monday and Tuesday, Yemen's Houthi rebels hit the Saudi refining complex at Jazan (Jizan) with drones a...

Published Sep 8, 2026 4:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nearly a week after the loss of a tugboat while working a containership off the Port of Busan, the Coast Guard raided the offices...

Published Sep 5, 2026 1:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkey's navy has found the wreck of the Tugberk Imamoglu, a coastal freighter that sank last week after a collision with a produc...

Published Sep 5, 2026 11:43 AM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, U.S. Central Command reported that Iranian forces attempted to hit a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with ballistic missil...

Published Sep 5, 2026 8:54 AM by The Maritime Executive

A newly refurbished vessel that was awaiting deployment for search and rescue operations off New South Wales will not enter servic...

Published Sep 5, 2026 8:44 AM by The Maritime Executive

A Mexican national who was the skipper of a small boat that capsized during an immigrant-smuggling attempt at California's souther...

Published Sep 4, 2026 5:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard issued a navigational warning for one of its busy shipping lanes after a containership lost 46 boxes ov...

Published Sep 3, 2026 3:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

An Indonesian cargo ship burst into flames on Monday in a devastating fire. The authorities now suspect it was the result of a che...