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Video: The "Five Sisters" Join for Historic Race off the Coast of Cape Cod

Published Jul 13, 2026 7:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Friday, four out of the well-known "Five Sisters" training ships carried out a race around Cape Cod, Massachusetts en route to...

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Seafarer Pleads Guilty to Concealing Cocaine on Tanker for Mexican Cartel

Published Jul 13, 2026 7:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Philippine seafarer who had been working as an able-bodied seaman on an oil tanker pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles district cour...

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China Again Refutes US Claims of Maritime Coercion Against Panama

Published Jul 13, 2026 4:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The war of words continues between Chinese and U.S. officials who claim that China is using its maritime and economic strengths to...

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Ukraine Closes Down Trade in Sea of Azov, Affecting Both Russia and Iran

Published Jul 13, 2026 3:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine’s ongoing strategic air and sea campaign to tighten the screws on Russia economically has taken a further leap forward in...

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Shots Fired as Tanker is Approached by Six Pirate Skiffs

Published Jul 13, 2026 3:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

The master of a tanker sailing in the Gulf of Aden south of Yemen is reporting the latest approach. The reports indicate that the...

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Seafarers Killed and Injured as Russia and Ukraine Intensify Strikes

Published Jul 13, 2026 2:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russia and Ukraine are each reporting that several seafarers have been killed as both sides intensify their attacks. Ukraine has b...

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US to Restart Iran Blockade and Become “Guardian of Hormuz,” says Trump

Published Jul 13, 2026 12:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States is going to move decisively to take over the Strait of Hormuz and maintain, for a fee, the safe freedom of navig...

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IMO Trying to Improve Safety of Navigation off Yemen

Published Jul 12, 2026 11:17 AM by The Maritime Executive

The IMO is advancing its Red Sea Project to improve security and the coordination of maritime situational awareness in the Horn of...

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Efforts to Save British WWI Warship Built to Hunt German U-Boats

Published Jul 10, 2026 5:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

A conservation society in the United Kingdom is hoping to save one of the last surviving Royal Navy warships that played a role in...

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Three Survivors of Hormuz Attack File Suit Against Thai Shipping Line

Published Jul 10, 2026 2:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Thailand’s Central Labour Court accepted a lawsuit on Friday, July 10, filed on behalf of three crewmembers who survived the Irani...

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