Sweden Arrests Cargo Ship Captain on Charges of Causing Collision Death

Published Aug 3, 2026 1:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors confirmed over the weekend that they had requested that the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship be arrested and...

Tiny Crystals Reveal Historical Background of the Batavia Mutiny

Published Aug 2, 2026 6:12 PM by The Conversation

[By Anthony Clarke and Chris Kirkland] Few episodes occupy a darker place in maritime history than the wreck of the Batavia. Wreck...

Published Aug 2, 2026 5:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

A fire on board a crowded Indonesian ferry has killed at least five people, according to authorities in Java, and dozens of passen...

Published Aug 1, 2026 1:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine struck a container vessel operated by Fesco, a division of Rosatom, while the vessel was transiting the Black Sea bound fo...

Published Jul 31, 2026 8:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Danish ferry operator Scandlines retired the oldest vessel in its fleet, the Kronprins Frederik, which had become a well-known fix...

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

After three months, Somali pirates continue to hold four smaller vessels with no reports of progress in the efforts to free the 67...

Published Jul 31, 2026 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Swedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday...

Published Jul 31, 2026 12:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Icelandic Coast Guard and a team of special forces from the police boarded the vessel Bandero operated by the Captain Paul Wat...

Published Jul 31, 2026 11:46 AM by The Maritime Executive

Saudi Arabia convened an inaugural meeting in Riyadh on July 30 of nations interested in joining a maritime defense coalition to “...

Published Jul 30, 2026 8:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials in both Turkey and Azerbaijan are protesting and demanding greater safety for seafarers as vessels carrying their seafar...