Op-Ed: The Maritime Community Can Help Fight Sexual Assault at Sea

Published Jul 27, 2026 4:44 PM by Denise Krepp

The recent conviction of a ship captain for sexually assaulting a US Merchant Marine Academy midshipman in 2019 shows how long it...

Italian Coast Guard Evacuates 700 People by Sea as Wildfires Approach

Published Jul 27, 2026 3:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Italian Coast Guard on Sunday, July 26, organized an evacuation of more than 700 people, including tourists, after people were...

Published Jul 27, 2026 10:21 AM by The Maritime Executive

Details of Ukraine’s attack on shipping in the Caspian Sea over the weekend are still not clear. However, the Iranian reaction sug...

Published Jul 26, 2026 10:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (Navy) test of a submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile, fired from the South China Sea int...

Published Jul 26, 2026 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, a Turkish-operated freighter was hit by Russian drones on the northern branch of the Danube, leaving two crewmembers...

Published Jul 26, 2026 7:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, U.S. forces intercepted the falsely-flagged product tanker Charminar for a flag verification boarding, part of the ne...

Published Jul 26, 2026 2:27 PM by CIMSEC

By Dr. John P. Cordle, Captain, USN (Ret). The first week of June 2026 marked a seminal event in the history of sleep and fatigue...

Published Jul 26, 2026 2:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Sunday, Iranian state media claimed that a "violating" oil tanker hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz while navigating outside o...

Published Jul 25, 2026 4:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

After the Houthis’ first two attacks on Wednesday against Saudi-associated shipping, in which the Saudi-flagged tankers VLCC Layla...

Published Jul 24, 2026 11:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have attacked the port city of Jazan, Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles. Saudi authorities have...