IRGC Captures U.S. Drone Sub in Strait of Hormuz

Published Sep 8, 2026 3:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have captured an American drone sub in the Strait of Hormuz, a repeat of the IR...

Albania Turned Away Tanker Linked to Russia at Ukraine’s Request

Published Sep 8, 2026 12:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine’s Intelligence Directorate (GUR) thanked the authorities in Albania for turning away a product tanker that it asserts is l...

Published Sep 8, 2026 12:53 PM by Michael Alfutis

The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) program represents a significant innovation in American maritime policy, maritim...

Published Sep 7, 2026 11:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Whether deliberate or an accidental security breach – likely the former – US Central Command has revealed that it has an active ph...

Published Sep 7, 2026 4:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

In an elaborate ceremony full of pomp and celebration, North Korea commissioned the second of its new class of destroyers, the lar...

Published Sep 7, 2026 12:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Yemen Coast Guard Stops Tanker After Delivery to Houthi-Controlled Port The Yemen Coast Guard, which works for the internationally...

Published Sep 7, 2026 12:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy is beginning to move in earnest towards deployment of unmanned vessels for "dull, dirty and dangerous" missions on t...

Published Sep 7, 2026 8:56 AM by The Maritime Executive

A Russia-flagged Ro-Ro cargo vessel Lady Mariia (IMO 9220641) was attacked by multiple aerial drones in the central Mediterranean,...

Published Sep 6, 2026 3:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

USS Abraham Lincoln and the carrier strike group got underway on Sunday morning, September 6, after the brief R&R stop in Thailand...

Published Sep 6, 2026 1:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy unleashed a series of threats at commercial shipping and claimed to have attacked U.S....