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Marine NewsLPG Tanker Gas Lisbon Struck by Naval Drone in Black Sea
2026-07-21: LPG tanker Gas Lisbon struck by naval drone ~20nm from Sulina in Romania’s Black Sea EEZ; all 17 crew evacuated, 3 injured; Romanian president
21 Jul 2026
Marine NewsSeven survivors found from ferry KM Nurul Salsa, 18 missing off Selayar
2026-07-19: Seven survivors found from ferry KM Nurul Salsa which sank July 16 with 78 aboard off Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi; 18 still missing.
20 Jul 2026
Marine NewsShip catches fire off Oman as US strikes Iran for ninth night
2026-07-19: Vessel caught fire off Oman near Strait of Hormuz after projectile strike; crew abandoned ship and was recovered by tugboat; US forces conducted
20 Jul 2026
Marine NewsChina coast guard presses commercial ships off Taiwan as sightings jump 83%
July 2026: China coast guard sightings around Taiwan jumped 83% in June to 55 incidents. CCG ships broadcast questions to cargo vessels demanding port data for
20 Jul 2026
Marine NewsHormuz Conflict Enters Seventh Strike Night as Iran Kills Two US Soldiers
2026-07-18: Iran fired missiles at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, killing two US service members and leaving one missing; the US launched its seventh
20 Jul 2026
Marine NewsIRGC targets maritime radar at Strait of Hormuz entrance
2026-07-17: IRGC claims maritime control radar on Salama Rocks (Quoin Island, Musandam/Oman) struck in 13th wave of Operation Nasr 2; second US air control
19 Jul 2026
Marine NewsBoat With 60 Migrants Capsizes off Tobruk, Fifty Dead or Missing
2026-07-15: A boat carrying about 60 migrants capsized near Bardaa Island off Tobruk in eastern Libya; at least 50 dead or missing, 10 survivors swam to the
19 Jul 2026
Marine NewsRussia Hits Two Foreign Ships at Odesa in 24 Hours, Killing Seafarers
2026-07-17-18: Russia struck Odesa port twice within 24 hours, hitting a Marshall Islands-flagged ship on July 17 (fire, 4 crew injured) and an Antigua-flagged
19 Jul 2026
Marine NewsIran Mines Southern Hormuz Approach, Stops Four Ships Under US Escort
2026-07-17: Iran’s IRGC stopped four commercial vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz under US military escort using a combined missile and drone
18 Jul 2026
Marine NewsSomali Pirates Board Chemical Tanker ASANA in Gulf of Aden
2026-07-17: Chemical tanker ASANA, Tanzanian-flagged, boarded by up to seven armed Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen. EU Aspides and a South Korean
18 Jul 2026
Marine NewsPassenger boat with 70 aboard sinks off Sulawesi; 23 missing
2026-07-16: Passenger boat KM Nurul Salsa sank near Selayar Island, South Sulawesi, after engine failure; 1 dead, 23 missing, 46 survivors rescued from 70
17 Jul 2026
Marine NewsChabahar Tower Falls and Bridges Collapse in Sixth US Strike Night
2026-07-17: US warplanes struck bridges in Hormozgan province near Bandar Khamir and collapsed a surveillance tower at Chabahar port on the sixth consecutive
17 Jul 2026
Marine NewsIndia bans seafarers from Strait of Hormuz after two killed
2026-07-16: India’s Directorate General of Shipping banned Indian seafarers from deploying on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, after two Indian crew
17 Jul 2026
Marine NewsUS Fires Hellfire into Tanker’s Smokestack to Stop Kharg Island Run
2026-07-15: US aircraft fired Hellfire missiles into the smokestack of the Curacao-flagged VLCC M/T Belma (MMSI 306269000) as the empty tanker sailed toward
16 Jul 2026
Marine NewsGlobal piracy falls to 34-year low as Gulf of Guinea attacks drop
2026-07-09: IMB H1 2026 piracy report records 38 global incidents, the fewest since 1992; Gulf of Guinea falls to just 2 incidents while Somali hostage-taking
16 Jul 2026
Marine NewsShips Refuse US Military Escort as Hormuz Traffic Drops
2026-07-15: Ships are declining US military-guided transits through the Strait of Hormuz as traffic through the waterway continues to fall amid US-Iran
16 Jul 2026
Marine NewsDubai Plans Gulf of Oman Port to Bypass Strait of Hormuz
2026-07-13: UAE is planning a new port on its eastern coast, facing the Gulf of Oman, to allow shipping to bypass the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing Iran-US
16 Jul 2026
Marine NewsUS reinstates naval blockade of Iranian ports as ceasefire collapses
2026-07-14: U.S. Central Command reinstated a full maritime blockade of Iranian ports and coastline, effective 4 p.m. ET, concurrent with fresh airstrikes on
15 Jul 2026
Marine NewsIndia summons Iran envoy after Indian seafarer killed in Hormuz attack
2026-07-14: India summoned Iran’s deputy ambassador in New Delhi after one Indian seafarer was killed and 10 others were injured when Iranian cruise missiles
15 Jul 2026
Marine NewsIran fires drones and missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan
2026-07-14: Iran fired drones and missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. Kuwait engaged a cruise missile, three ballistic missiles, and 10 drones in its
15 Jul 2026
Marine NewsChemical Tanker Stolt Magnesium Hit by Explosion off Oman
2026-07-14: Norwegian chemical tanker Stolt Magnesium struck by an unidentified external device off the coast of Oman, starting an engine room fire; all crew
14 Jul 2026
Marine News23 Sailors Rescued After Bulk Carrier Collision Near Qeshm Island
2026-07-13: 23 sailors rescued after a bulk carrier collision north of Qeshm Island, Iran; major hull damage, ship began taking on water, all crew evacuated to
14 Jul 2026
Marine NewsNine Fishermen Dead as Capsized Trawler Found in Bay of Bengal
2026-07-14: Trawler that left Sankarpur, West Bengal on July 2 found capsized in the Bay of Bengal; 9 fishermen dead, 6 missing, DNA testing required to
14 Jul 2026
Marine NewsTurkish Warships Enter Latakia Port for First Time Since 2011
2026-07-13: Turkish Navy warships including the frigate TCG Istanbul make a port call at Latakia, Syria, first Turkish naval visit since 2011. (Daily Sabah,
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