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57 Injured in Fire Aboard Amphib USS Bonhomme Richard

By The Maritime Executive

July 12, 2020

[Updated] On Sunday morning, a fire broke out aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego. The base called for the San Diego Fire Department's assistance at abo...

How Tide Predictions Made D-Day Possible

By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

July 12, 2020

D-Day, codenamed Operation Neptune, was the largest amphibious landing not only in World War II, but in history. It marked the start of the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Euro...

Video: Two Cargo Ships in Head-On Collision on Welland Canal

By The Maritime Executive

July 12, 2020

On Saturday, two cargo ships collided head-on in the narrow Welland Canal, a manmade waterway that connects Lake Erie with Lake Ontario. Footage from the scene does not appear to show early action...

Could India Blockade Chinese Trade in the Indian Ocean?

By The Lowy Interpreter

July 12, 2020

[By Dr. David Brewster] Last month’s clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh was the most significant conflict between the two countries since 1967. Despite signs of a partial tactical pu...

Video: USCG Medevacs Injured Fisherman off Coos Bay

By The Maritime Executive

July 12, 2020

A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a 26-year-old fisherman Saturday morning from the fishing vessel McKenzie Rose at a position about 100 miles off Coos Bay, Oregon. The fishing vessel...

China Considers Joining TPP Free Trade Deal Without U.S.

By The Strategist

July 11, 2020

[By David Uren] China is expressing an interest in joining the updated Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement, which was originally designed as the centrepiece of the Obama administration’s...

Trump Previews Plan to Acquire 10 Icebreakers

By The Maritime Executive

July 10, 2020

In remarks during a visit to U.S. Southern Command headquarters Friday, President Donald Trump said that his administration is working on a plan to procure as many as 10 icebreakers from "a certain pl...

Saudi Forces Destroy Two Bomb Boats off Yemen

By The Maritime Executive

July 10, 2020

Saudi-backed forces destroyed another two bomb boats off the coast of Salif, Yemen on Thursday, according to Saudi coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki. "[The boats] were prepared to imminently...

Port of Oakland Reports Unexpected Rise in Imports During June

By The Maritime Executive

July 10, 2020

In a surprise development, the Port of Oakland reported an increase in loaded import volumes in June. Since March and the onset of the global pandemic, the port had seen indications of significant car...

WSC Efforts Aim to Further Reduce Low Levels of Containers Lost at Sea

By The Maritime Executive

July 10, 2020

Despite several high profile incidents recently, a new survey of the container shipping industry by the World Shipping Council (WSC) reports that the incidents of containers lost overboard has been on...

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