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Russian Patrol Ship Improvises Using Fencing to Protect Against Drones

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US Seizes Cocaine and Arrests Sailor on Tanker Carrying Drugs for Mexicans

Published May 22, 2026 5:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, working with U.S. Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seized 227 kg of cocaine and arrested a Philippine national crewmember from a Greek-owned tanker after in anchored at the Port of Los Angeles. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the drugs were first discovered by crewmembers on the ship but were being transported for delivery to a Mexican drug cartel that planned to take them from the ship at sea. The crude oil...

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NATO Monitors Russian Surveillance Ship Loitering Near NATO Exercise

Published May 22, 2026 5:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

It was a case of who’s watching whom, according to reports from NATO Maritime Command. A Russian “intelligence collection” warship was spotted by NATO, reportedly loitering nearby by as one of its largest and most demanding exercises got underway. Named Dynamic Mongoose 2026, the operation is taking place in Norway, bringing together warships, assets, and submarines from nine allies. The Russians are rarely too far away, trying to observe the action during one of these exercises. This year, NATO reports...

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Seven Crewmembers from MSC Elsa 3 Casualty Seek Release from India

Published May 22, 2026 2:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

A year after the MSC Elsa 3 containership rolled onto its side and sank off the Indian coast, seven officers and crewmembers from the vessel remain detained in India. They are asking the High Court in Kerala for the return of their passports and permission on humanitarian grounds to return to their home countries. The MSC Elsa 3 had listed onto its side on May 24, 2025, and later sank around 14.6 nautical miles off the Kerala coast. The Indian...

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Iran Continues to Assert Hormuz Transits Are Increasing Under Its Control

Published May 22, 2026 1:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran continues to make unsubstantiated claims that under its control, transits are increasing in the Strait of Hormuz. It cites the “coordination and security provided by the IRGC Navy.” “The Revolutionary Guard Navy has established a safe route for the continuity of international trade,” the public relations office of the IRGC said in a statement posted by media channels linked to the command. It is part of its ongoing effort to claim that it is providing stability as Iran also...

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Valaris Fined for Rig Worker's Fatal Fall Through Hole in Deck Grating

A court in Aberdeen, Scotland has fined rig operator Valaris a total of $385,000 for the death of a worker who fell through a hole left by a missing deck grating. On January 22, 2023, the rig Valaris 121 was under tow towards Dundee, Scotland in worsening weather and 15-foot waves. Jason Thomas, 50, was the deck supervisor during the day shift. At about 1430 hours he was seen in the staff lounge on break, departing about half an hour...

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Shipbuilding

Estonia first full electric ferry

Estonia Contracts to Design and Build Its First Fully Electric Ferry

Estonian State Fleet signed a design and shipbuilding contract with the Polish shipyard CRIST for the construction of its first fully electric passenger ferry. Designed to operate primarily on shore-charged green electricity and for year-round service in demanding Nordic conditions, including winter ice operations, Estonia State Fleet reports the ferry will mark a major step in the decarbonization of ferry transport in the Baltic Sea region. “Ferry connections are vital for Estonia and especially for our island communities,” said Estonian...

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Environment

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RINA Awards AiP for Energy Harvesting Ship That Could Become Green Supplier

RINA awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to a unique concept vessel that would be an energy-harvesting ship, designed to produce green hydrogen as it sails the world and supply it to ships and other users. The approval was issued to Drift Energy, a UK-based start-up launched in 2021. The company says it is following a roadmap towards building the world’s first net-positive vessel. Drift plans to launch its first ship during 2027, subsequently moving to series production. It...

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Maersk Center Downsizes Amidst Uncertainty on Path to Decarbonization

Amidst uncertainty about the form and timing of shipping's green transition, the A.P. Moller Foundation's Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has quietly reduced its headcount by about 30 percent. Chief technology officer Torben Nørgaard has also confirmed that he is departing to join a commercial venture. "Far from retreating, the Center is adapting so that we can continue to deliver on our mission, together with our partners and the wider maritime ecosystem," said CEO Bo Cerup-Simonsen in...

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