Spanish Authorities Catch Go-Fast Boat Carrying Three Tonnes of Cocaine

Published Sep 5, 2026 12:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Spanish authorities have seized more than three tonnes of cocaine in Gran Canaria after an unprecedented chase of a "narco-boat."...

GAO Critical of US Navy Saying Submarines Are Idle Due to Shipyard Logjam

Published Sep 4, 2026 7:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Too many of the U.S. Navy's attack submarines are sitting idle across shipyards awaiting maintenance and decommissioning, accordin...

Published Sep 4, 2026 6:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

A United Kingdom navy ship that was instrumental in the evacuation of civilians from Beirut in 2006 and active from 2005 to 2016 i...

Published Sep 4, 2026 2:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has presented a preliminary fiscal year 2027 defense budget request to the Diet, the Japane...

Published Sep 3, 2026 10:25 AM by The Maritime Executive

Fighting has intensified on most of the border between Houthi forces in Yemen and the areas held by the internationally recognized...

Published Sep 2, 2026 6:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russia is helping Iran develop a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, according to a report in the Financial Times. If the develop...

Published Sep 2, 2026 4:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

In what must be one of the largest naval port visits for decades, Carrier Strike Group 3 (CSG-3) headed up by USS Abraham Lincoln,...

Published Sep 2, 2026 1:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran and the United States are further escalating the contest for the Strait of Hormuz and the attacks on tankers. U.S. Central Co...

Published Sep 1, 2026 8:40 PM by Jack O'Connell

The Trump Administration's much-anticipated Maritime Action Plan (MAP) was released in February and immediately received the endor...

Published Sep 1, 2026 5:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Recent reports that US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle is looking for alternative ports from which to support the F...