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Marine NewsUS Uses Attack Sea Drones in Combat for First Time, Hitting Iran Submarine
2026-07-13: Three Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessels deployed by CENTCOM struck a Ghadir-class midget submarine at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, the
14 Jul 2026
Marine NewsK2 Airways Cargo 737 Crashes into Arabian Sea, Five Crew Missing off Karachi
2026-07-07: K2 Airways Flight 1732, a Boeing 737-400 freighter on a Sharjah-to-Karachi run, crashed into the Arabian Sea with five crew aboard. Wreckage was
13 Jul 2026
Marine NewsHormuz Traffic Drops to Five-Week Low as All Six Transiting Ships Go Dark
2026-07-13: Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a five-week low on Sunday, with only six vessels transiting, all with AIS transponders
13 Jul 2026
Marine NewsUS Ends Third Iran Strike Round; Bandar Abbas Hit, Second Vessel Claimed
2026-07-13: US Central Command announced the conclusion of its third round of strikes on Iranian military targets, hitting approximately 140 sites. Explosions
13 Jul 2026
Marine NewsDMW: 2,500 Filipino Seafarers Stranded in Persian Gulf, Hormuz Still Blocked
2026-07-12: The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers confirmed approximately 2,500 Filipino seafarers are stranded on ships in the Persian Gulf, unable
13 Jul 2026
Marine NewsSouthern Hormuz Corridor Open Despite Iran Closure, CENTCOM Says
2026-07-12: JMIC confirms the southern Hormuz corridor along the Omani coastline remains open despite Iran’s closure declaration; CENTCOM issued
12 Jul 2026
Marine NewsQatar Suspends All Maritime Activity as Hormuz Crisis Deepens
2026-07-12: Qatar suspends all maritime activities and raises security threat level to high; residents told to shelter in place as Hormuz crisis escalates.
12 Jul 2026
Marine NewsTIRRANNA becomes first ship to carry an Oceanbird rigid wing sail at sea
Late June-July 1 2026: Wallenius Wilhelmsen completed installation of Oceanbird’s Wing560, a 40-metre rigid wing sail, on car carrier TIRRANNA at Damen
12 Jul 2026
Marine NewsUS Destroys Chabahar Control Tower, Hitting India’s $120M Port Investment
2026-07-08: US Central Command struck Iran’s Chabahar port, destroying the maritime traffic control tower and damaging two marine piers, Shahid Beheshti and
12 Jul 2026
Marine NewsIran Declares Strait of Hormuz Closed After Striking Container Ship
2026-07-11: Iran’s IRGC struck Cyprus-flagged container ship M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz, causing fire and engine room damage; one crew member
12 Jul 2026
Marine NewsIran tells US privately the Hormuz attacks were a mistake
2026-07-10: Iran privately told Trump’s negotiating team the July 7 Hormuz ship attacks were a mistake caused by hardliners trying to derail talks; Iran’s FM
11 Jul 2026
Marine NewsRussia closes Kerch Strait and Azov Canal after Ukrainian drone blitz
2026-07-10-11: Ukraine’s drone campaign in the Sea of Azov hit 13 vessels on July 10 and 4 more on July 11; Russia confirmed the strikes and closed the Kerch
11 Jul 2026
Marine NewsSouth Korean vehicle carrier exits Strait of Hormuz after months stranded
2026-07-10: South Korean vehicle carrier clears the Strait of Hormuz with six Korean sailors on board; two Korean-linked vessels remain in the Persian Gulf.
11 Jul 2026
Marine NewsHouthis Sink Eternity C in Red Sea; Four Dead, Eleven Seized
2026-07-09: Houthi fighters sink Liberian-flagged cargo ship Eternity C in the southern Red Sea off Yemen; 4 Filipino crew members killed, 11 mariners seized
11 Jul 2026
Marine NewsTyphoon Inday Strands 789 Passengers Across Philippine Ports
2026-07-09: Typhoon Inday (Bavi) grounds ferry services across six Philippine regions; 789 passengers stranded in 58 ports, 13 ferries and 33 bancas stuck, at
11 Jul 2026
Marine NewsJeddah Port Hits 90% Capacity as Congestion Delays Containers by Weeks
2026-07-09: Jeddah Islamic Port at ~90% yard capacity with 5-km truck queues and 8-week container release waits; Mawani introduces 15-day in-transit cap, major
11 Jul 2026
Marine News6,000 Seafarers Still Trapped in Hormuz as IMO Evacuation Stays Paused
2026-07-08: IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez told the IMO Council 137th session in London that roughly 6,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Strait of
10 Jul 2026
Marine NewsPacific Success Loads First LNG Cargo from Mexico’s Energia Costa Azul
2026-07-08: LNG carrier Pacific Success loaded the inaugural export cargo at Sempra Infrastructure’s Energia Costa Azul terminal in Ensenada, Mexico, bound for
10 Jul 2026
Marine NewsHormuz Traffic at Near Standstill After Iran Attacks and US Strikes
2026-07-09: Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a near standstill after Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire ‘over’, with 14 commodity carriers
10 Jul 2026
Marine NewsK2 Airways cargo plane crashes into Arabian Sea with five crew aboard
2026-07-07: K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo flight vanished over the Arabian Sea near Karachi with 5 crew; wreckage found ~53nm south of Ormara; all 5 crew missing.
09 Jul 2026
Marine NewsUS Bombs Qeshm, Sirik and Bandar Abbas; Iran Strikes US Bases in Bahrain and Kuwait
2026-07-08: US CENTCOM struck 80+ targets across southern Iran: Qeshm Island (7 sites), Sirik (6 sites), Bandar Abbas (10+ sites including telecom towers), and
08 Jul 2026
Marine NewsUS Launches Strikes on Iran after Three Ships Hit in Strait of Hormuz
2026-07-07: Iran attacked three commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat struck; Saudi crude supertanker Wedyan struck and
08 Jul 2026
Marine NewsQatari tanker ablaze as Iran resumes Strait of Hormuz missile attacks
2026-07-07: Iran fired at least two missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz; Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat struck in the engine room, fire on
07 Jul 2026
Marine NewsTen Japan-Linked Ships Exit Strait of Hormuz Carrying 12 Million Barrels
2026-07-06: A convoy of 10 Japan-linked vessels, at least 8 controlled by Mitsui OSK Lines, began exiting the Strait of Hormuz via the Iran-permitted route on
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