Author: Maritime Current News

A fire has been reported aboard a vessel in the Arabian Gulf, inside Iraq’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Greece has signed a €23.8 million maritime security contract for seven new high-speed patrol boats for the Hellenic Coast Guard.

Romanian authorities have launched a search and rescue operation in the Black Sea after a cargo ship caught fire approximately 13 nautical miles east of Constanta, leaving one crew member dead and three others missing.

Iranian authorities said seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged overnight in the Strait of Hormuz, either after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines.

A ferry fire in Indonesia prompted the evacuation of all passengers and crew aboard the KMP Batumandi on Tuesday as the vessel approached Merak Port in Banten province, western Indonesia.

A crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile off Saudi Arabia’s Gulf coast, prompting the evacuation of its crew and raising concerns over maritime security and global oil transportation amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

The US Coast Guard has rescued at least 16 people from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California coast and is searching for several others following a reported maritime emergency involving a suspected migrant-smuggling boat.

Taiwan’s coastguard is acquiring US-made autonomous drone boats to strengthen maritime surveillance, monitor increasing mainland Chinese vessel activity and extend

Two Singapore-registered container ships, GFS PRIDE and GFS GISELLE, were reportedly struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 13 and 14 October 2026, respectively, according to Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).

The American classification society ABS and the US Department of Energy (DOE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance commercial maritime nuclear power, focusing on floating nuclear energy systems, nuclear-powered vessels and the infrastructure required to support their deployment.

US forces have struck and disabled a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after its crew allegedly ignored repeated warnings and attempted to breach the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).

A tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar was struck by multiple projectiles on Wednesday, with an unspecified number of casualties reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

A Strait of Hormuz tanker attack has injured 12 seafarers aboard the Panama-flagged On Peace, raising fresh concerns over maritime security, commercial shipping and crew safety on one of the world’s most strategically important waterways.

Two crew members died after the cargo ship Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in the Black Sea off Romania on October 5, raising fresh concerns over maritime safety, commercial shipping, and vessel security in a strategically important shipping corridor.