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Marine NewsMalaysia Seizes Container Suspected of Being Bound for Israel at Johor Port
2026-08-07: Malaysia’s border agency seized a container at Port of Tanjung Pelepas suspected of being bound for Israel in violation of a national export ban.
09 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIndonesia navy seizes 1.3 tonnes of ketamine from Tanzanian ship MV King Sun
Naval warship KRI Kerambit-627 intercepted the Tanzanian-flagged MV King Sun off the Riau Islands on 6 August. Eight crew detained; drugs estimated at up to
09 Aug 2026
Marine NewsThree Missing After Supply Boat Sinks in Maldives
2026-08-07: Supply boat Friend 4 sank in the Maldives; three people missing including the captain, a soldier, and a police officer.
09 Aug 2026
Marine NewsTyphoon Dolphin Hits Zhoushan Where MSC Silvana VIII Lies Submerged
2026-08-09: Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall near Zhoushan, China, where MSC Silvana VIII remains partially submerged after all refloating attempts have failed.
09 Aug 2026
Marine NewsTurkey Blocks Dardanelles Transit Permits for Ships Bound for Novorossiysk
Turkey restricts Dardanelles transit permits for ships bound for Russia’s Novorossiysk — 2026-08-08
09 Aug 2026
Marine NewsNormand Ranger Battles Rough Seas Towing SpaceX Starship in Indian Ocean
2026-08-07: Normand Ranger encounters rough seas while towing SpaceX Starship Ship 40 across the Indian Ocean; SpaceX confirms recovery harder than expected.
08 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIran Strikes ADNOC Tanker in Strait of Hormuz, UAE Calls It an Act of Piracy
2026-08-08: ADNOC tanker struck by missile in Strait of Hormuz; UAE blames Iran’s IRGC; no casualties; 16th ADNOC vessel attacked since February 28.
08 Aug 2026
Marine NewsBlack Marlin departs with world’s largest electric ferry bound for South America
2026-08-07: Boskalis’ heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin departed Hobart, Tasmania carrying the world’s largest fully electric ferry, the 130-metre catamaran China
08 Aug 2026
Marine NewsMSC Silvana VIII sinks deeper off Zhoushan as refloating fails
2026-08-07: MSC Silvana VIII, an 8,401-TEU containership, sank deeper off Zhoushan after refloating attempts failed following a grounding caused by Typhoon
08 Aug 2026
Marine NewsPortuguese Police Seize Five Tonnes of Cocaine from Maersk Ship
2026-08-05: Portuguese Judicial Police intercepted Maersk Nokwanda (HK-flagged container ship) in the Atlantic and seized 5 tonnes of cocaine; ship diverted to
08 Aug 2026
Marine NewsDrones Hit Two Turkish Cargo Ships Near Novorossiysk, Three Injured
2026-08-03: Two Turkish-owned cargo ships, Nadezhda and LDR Yasar, struck by drones in the Black Sea after departing Novorossiysk; 3 crew seriously injured;
08 Aug 2026
Marine NewsFive Dead, Dozens Missing After Indonesian Ferry Fire Near Madura
2026-08-02: Fire broke out on Indonesian passenger ferry Mutiara Sentosa II in the Java Sea off Madura Island; at least 5 dead, 41 missing out of 271 aboard;
08 Aug 2026
Marine NewsReliance Industries pays record $25 million to charter a supertanker for Iraqi crude amid
2026-08-07
07 Aug 2026
Marine NewsGerman cargo ship EMIL disabled and left adrift after Russian drone strikes near Odesa
2026-08-06
07 Aug 2026
Marine NewsWorld’s Third-Largest Crane Ship Passes Through Istanbul’s Bosphorus
2026-08-06: Saipem 7000, the world’s third-largest semi-submersible crane vessel, transited Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait southbound heading for the Aegean.
07 Aug 2026
Marine NewsHouthis Strike Saudi Tanker Near Yanbu as Attacks Spread to the Northern Red Sea
2026-08-05: Houthis struck the Saudi-flagged tanker NCC Wafa off Yanbu in the northern Red Sea, extending their attack campaign beyond the Bab el-Mandeb zone;
07 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIran Moves to Ban US and Israeli Ships from the Strait of Hormuz
2026-08-06: Iran’s parliament announced a draft plan to ban US and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz and charge other commercial vessels a toll for
07 Aug 2026
Marine NewsRussian Shadow Fleet Tanker Off Oman Leaks 600 Square Kilometres of Oil
2026-08-04: Oil slick from sanctioned tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded off Oman’s Dhofar coast since June, expands to roughly 600 square kilometres;
07 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIran and Oman Reach In-Principle Agreement on Hormuz Passage
2026-08-06
07 Aug 2026
Marine NewsSeventeen Migrants Die After 15 Days Adrift in Boat from Algeria to Mallorca
2026-08-04: Seventeen migrants died after 15 days adrift in a small boat that set out from Algeria bound for Spain’s Balearic Islands. Two survivors were
06 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIraq Delays July Salaries as Hormuz Blockade Cuts Oil Revenue by 80%
2026-08-05: Iraq delayed July public-sector salary payments after the Strait of Hormuz closure cut the country’s oil export revenue by roughly 80 percent. The
06 Aug 2026
Marine NewsUkrainian Sailor Killed as Russia Strikes Wheat Cargo Ship in the Black Sea
2026-08-06: Russian forces struck the MERA QUEEN, a Guinea-Bissau-flagged bulk carrier carrying Ukrainian wheat, near Odesa in the Black Sea. One Ukrainian
06 Aug 2026
Marine News157 Migrants Rescued After Boat Catches Fire in English Channel
2026-08-04: 157 migrants rescued from burning inflatable boat in the English Channel; joint French and British rescue operation involving at least 11 units
06 Aug 2026
Marine NewsBulk Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz, Engineer Missing
2026-08-03: Bulk carrier Minoan Pioneer struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz, fire and blackout, crew abandoned ship, third engineer missing;
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