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Finland seizes cargo ship

Finland Arrests Two Crewmembers and Seizes Cargo from Suspect Freighter

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grounded bulker and tug off Taiwan

Video: Taiwan Rescues Crew from Tug Sent to Rescue Grounded Bulker

Published Jan 1, 2026 2:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

It became a compound series of problems as a bulker grounded as it was preparing to arrive at a port in Taiwan, and then the tug sent to rescue the grounded vessel also experienced problems requiring its own rescue. Bad weather forced Taiwan’s Air Service Corps into action after a crewmember was injured aboard the tug and required hospitalization. The bulker CSE Prosperity Express (28,350 dwt) was arriving at Taiwan’s Hualien port on the eastern shore of the island on...

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Fish

Hydropower Can Give Fish Decompression Sickness. New Tech May Help.

Published Jan 1, 2026 1:46 PM by Gemini News

[By Sølvi Normannsen] Hundreds of Norwegian hydropower plants threaten fish and bottom-dwelling animals by exposing them to water that is oversaturated with air. The danger increases with wilder, wetter weather and more flooding. The solution may be to use sound in a new way. Professor Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug and postdoctoral fellow Wolf Ludwig Kuhn at NTNU have three goals: To understand the problem of gas supersaturation at hydropower plants, to solve it, and to help correct mistakes made during Norway’s...

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Sister ship Armada 86 06 (file image courtesy Ocean Infinity)

Ocean Infinity Launches New Search for Lost Flight MH370

Published Dec 31, 2025 7:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ocean Infinity has launched its search for the lost Flight MH370, the aircraft that disappeared over the Indian Ocean in 2014. MH370's fate remains unknown, and the company believes that its advanced search technology could find the wreckage at last and perhaps yield new clues into the aircraft's loss. AIS tracking provided by Pole Star Global shows that the Ocean Infinity ship Armada 86 05 is on station and searching at a position about 1,100 nautical miles west of Perth....

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Israeli-built Cypriot Offshore Patrol Vessel Commodore Andreas Ioannides (P61) participating in Exercise Noble Dina 2025 (Credit: Cypriot Ministry of Defence press release)

Cyprus, Greece and Israel Quietly Strengthen Their Mediterranean Alliance

Published Dec 31, 2025 6:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Attracting little publicity, Cyprus, Greece and Israel have deepened their military cooperation, signing a trilateral agreement in Cyprus last week that builds on a multiyear partnership between the three nations. Last week’s agreement, signed at technical level by military staff, covers joint air and naval exercises, training and intelligence cooperation. Greece is expected to take part once again in the Israeli-led naval Exercise Noble Dina in the Mediterranean in the spring. Exercise Noble Dina is an annual Israeli-led multinational exercise...

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Sister ship Armada 86 06 (file image courtesy Ocean Infinity)

Ocean Infinity Launches New Search for Lost Flight MH370

Ocean Infinity has launched its search for the lost Flight MH370, the aircraft that disappeared over the Indian Ocean in 2014. MH370's fate remains unknown, and the company believes that its advanced search technology could find the wreckage at last and perhaps yield new clues into the aircraft's loss. AIS tracking provided by Pole Star Global shows that the Ocean Infinity ship Armada 86 05 is on station and searching at a position about 1,100 nautical miles west of Perth....

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South Korean Daesun Shipbuilding

Mid-Sized South Korean Shipbuilder Daesun Completes Sale of Shipyard

After two years of financial restructuring, the smallest of South Korea’s surviving midsized shipbuilders, Daesun Shipbuilding, completed the sale of its primary yard at the end of December 2025, bringing to a close a long heritage in the industry. Started in 1945, Daesun was considered the oldest of the South Korean shipyards but had in recent years struggled with mounting debt. The sale of the Yeongdo facility in the Busan area was completed on December 26, going to Hanla IMS,...

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Fish

Hydropower Can Give Fish Decompression Sickness. New Tech May Help.

[By Sølvi Normannsen] Hundreds of Norwegian hydropower plants threaten fish and bottom-dwelling animals by exposing them to water that is oversaturated with air. The danger increases with wilder, wetter weather and more flooding. The solution may be to use sound in a new way. Professor Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug and postdoctoral fellow Wolf Ludwig Kuhn at NTNU have three goals: To understand the problem of gas supersaturation at hydropower plants, to solve it, and to help correct mistakes made during Norway’s...

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Mare Island California

Mare Island Dry Dock Closes After Losing USCG Contract

California’s Mare Island Dry Dock posted a notice on its webpage on January 1 reporting that it has made the “difficult decision” to end operations due to “unfortunate circumstances beyond our control.” The decision to close the operation was effective immediately and reportedly puts as many as 80 full-time employees out of work. The City of Vallejo, California, said it had been informed of the business decision by the dry dock company on December 30. They called it an unfortunate...

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