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Photos: Hijacked Car Carrier Galaxy Leader Has Partially Sunk

Published Apr 30, 2026 11:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

When Houthi rebels captured the car carrier Galaxy Leader in 2023, the vessel and crew were taken to a sheltered bay in Yemen, whe...

Inmarsat Gains High-Speed Pacific Coverage With Final Viasat-3 Launch

Published Apr 30, 2026 10:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Inmarsat's high-end broadband service is fast, but its recent tie-up with U.S. satcom giant Viasat promises to make it even faster...

U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Crew of Capsized Cargo Ship

Published Apr 30, 2026 9:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The Coast Guard reports that after a diligent search failed to find any additional information, it has suspended its search for?th...

Edda Wind Closes Fleet Sale as Investment Funds Drive Sector Consolidation

Published Apr 30, 2026 9:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Edda Wind, which had been launched as an early service provider dedicated to the emerging offshore wind sector, has officially wou...

Congress Approves DHS Bill, Ending Coast Guard's Desperate Cashflow Crunch

Published Apr 30, 2026 8:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Following pressure from the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a Senate compromise bill to fund most of the...

India Moves to Accelerate Expanding Shipping Capacity by Adding 62 Vessels

Published Apr 30, 2026 8:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, mapped out an ambitious plan to rapidly expand the country...

Maryland Plans to Replace its Contractor for Key Bridge Reconstruction

Published Apr 30, 2026 6:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The state of Maryland has decided to change contractors for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroye...

Israeli Forces Intercept Boats from Activist Flotilla Seeking to Reach Gaza

Published Apr 30, 2026 6:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

For the second time, Israeli forces have acted to stop a flotilla of small boats loaded with activists that were attempting to rea...

U.S. Navy Destroyer Suffers Serious Fire in the Indo-Pacific

Published Apr 30, 2026 5:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

U.S. officials have confirmed that a fire seriously damaged a guided missile destroyer operating in the Indo-Pacific Command area...

Contract Awarded for the Removal of the MSC Baltic III Wreck

Published Apr 30, 2026 5:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Fourteen months after the containership MSC Baltic III blacked out and washed ashore in a remote part of Newfoundland, Canada, MSC...

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