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Marine NewsCaroline Bezengi Oil Hits Oman’s Beaches as UK Firm Begins Salvage
2026-08-12: oil from the stricken tanker Caroline Bezengi reached Oman’s mainland beaches at Ras Madrakah; UK firm Ambrey contracted for salvage and boarded
13 Aug 2026
Marine NewsMystery oil spill at Koh Larn spreads to Pattaya’s Jomtien Beach
2026-08-09: Mystery oil-like substance washed ashore on Koh Larn island beaches near Pattaya, spreading to Jomtien Beach on the mainland by August 10; Pattaya
13 Aug 2026
Marine NewsColombia earthquake forces Maersk to halt operations at Buenaventura port
2026-08-10: Mw 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia forces Maersk to suspend operations at Buenaventura port; Luna Maersk unable to complete cargo, Gudrun Maersk
13 Aug 2026
Marine NewsStrait of Hormuz shipping traffic falls to six ships amid peace talk collapse
2026-08-11: Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to six ships on Monday, against a 10-day average of about 11, amid fading hopes of a US-Iran
13 Aug 2026
Marine NewsAsian Port Congestion Pushes CMA CGM and Maersk Back to the Red Sea
2026-08-12
13 Aug 2026
Marine NewsTwo Portuguese Tourists Found After Storm Sweeps Inflatable Boat in Croatia’s Velebit Channel
2026-08-12: Four Portuguese tourists went missing in Croatia’s Velebit Channel in rough seas; two were rescued and two men remained missing.
12 Aug 2026
Marine NewsContainer Ship NAWATA BHUM Hits Hooghly Riverbank at Diamond Harbour After Steering Failure
2026-08-12: Container ship NAWATA BHUM lost steering on the Hooghly River and hit the riverbank at Diamond Harbour, West Bengal, with no injuries reported.
12 Aug 2026
Marine NewsOil Slick Hits Qeshm’s Hara Mangroves as War Fallout Threatens Turtle Nesting Grounds
2026-08-12: Oil slick from Strait of Hormuz conflict reaches Qeshm’s Hara mangrove forests and threatens hawksbill sea turtle nesting grounds.
12 Aug 2026
Marine NewsFerry Putri Yasmin Catches Fire in Lombok Strait With 131 Aboard
2026-08-12: passenger ferry Putri Yasmin caught fire in the Lombok Strait while sailing from Padang Bai (Bali) to Lembar (Lombok); 112 of 131 aboard rescued as
12 Aug 2026
Marine NewsCOSCO Car Carrier Min Jiang Kou Abandoned After Fire Off Costa Rica
2026-08-06: Engine room fire forces all 22 crew to abandon COSCO car carrier Min Jiang Kou 630 miles off Costa Rica; all rescued safely, Resolve Marine
12 Aug 2026
Marine NewsUS Navy Disables M/V Vela Nova in Gulf of Oman Blockade Enforcement
2026-08-11: US Navy MH-60 helicopter fires two Hellfire missiles at Panama-flagged M/V Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman, disabling its steering gear; fire
12 Aug 2026
Marine NewsDenmark accuses Russia of record GPS jamming near Bornholm in the Baltic Sea
2026-08-10: Record GPS signal disruptions near Bornholm island, Baltic Sea; Denmark accuses Russian navy of aggressive manoeuvres and GPS jamming
11 Aug 2026
Marine NewsFour killed on Tihamah in Houthi Bab el-Mandeb attack, Indonesian among dead
2026-08-11: Houthi missile strikes cargo ship Tihamah in Bab el-Mandeb strait, killing four crew; one confirmed Indonesian
11 Aug 2026
Marine NewsOil From Sanctioned Tanker Caroline Bezengi Nears Oman’s Turtle Coast
2026-08-11: Oil from grounded sanctioned Russian shadow tanker Caroline Bezengi is approaching Oman’s protected Turtle Coast; slick expanding over two months
11 Aug 2026
Marine NewsTwo Dead After Motorboat Capsizes Near Liberty Island in New York Harbor
2026-08-08: A 22-foot motorboat capsized near Liberty Island in New York Harbor killing a woman and her 5-month-old daughter; 12 rescued, operator arrested on
11 Aug 2026
Marine NewsCaroline Bezengi Oil Slick Reaches 400 Sq Km Off Oman
2026-08-10: Oman confirmed the oil slick from grounded sanctioned Russian shadow tanker Caroline Bezengi covers roughly 400 square kilometres off the Dhofar
11 Aug 2026
Marine NewsMaersk and Hapag-Lloyd Route AE19 Gemini Service Through Suez
2026-08-10: Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced AE19 (Gemini Cooperation / Hapag-Lloyd SE4) will shift from Cape of Good Hope to the trans-Suez route, with Berlin
11 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIran Seizes Cook Islands Tanker Phoenix in Gulf of Oman
2026-08-11: Iran’s border guards seized the Cook Islands-flagged tanker Phoenix in the Gulf of Oman near Jask, finding more than 2 million litres of smuggled
11 Aug 2026
Marine NewsRecord 230 Migrants Cross English Channel in Single Small Boat
2026-08-10: 230 migrants crossed the English Channel from northeastern France to Dover in a single rubber dinghy, a new record for a single-vessel Channel
10 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIran Blocks Hormuz Deal as IRGC Demands U.S. Concessions
2026-08-10: Iran’s IRGC blocked an in-principle Iran-Oman deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, demanding the US lift its naval blockade and unfreeze Iranian
10 Aug 2026
Marine NewsHouthi Drone Hits Aramco Refinery in Jazan as Red Sea Attacks Intensify
On 2026-08-09, Houthi forces struck the Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan with a drone, sparking a fire that was extinguished with no casualties at the plant. The
10 Aug 2026
Marine NewsGrounded Tanker Caroline Bezengi Sinks Deeper as Oil Spill Spreads Off Oman
2026-08-08: The Caroline Bezengi, a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet Suezmax tanker grounded off Oman since June 8, is sinking deeper into the rocks. The oil
10 Aug 2026
Marine News543 Stranded at Philippine Ports as Habagat and Typhoon Dolphin Hit
2026-08-09: Southwest monsoon intensified by Typhoon Dolphin strands 543 passengers, truck drivers and cargo helpers at 28 Philippine ports; Philippine Ports
10 Aug 2026
Marine NewsChina Confirms Two Coast Guard Deaths in 2025 Scarborough Shoal Crash
2026-08-08: China confirmed for the first time that two coast guard officers died in a collision near Scarborough Shoal in August 2025, nearly a year after the
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