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Tanker Hit Multiple Times in Arabian Gulf, Casualties Reported

Published Oct 7, 2026 3:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Breaking] The Royal Navy's maritime security tracking office, UK Maritime Trade Operations, has released a report of a significan...

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Saudi Bypass Pipeline Quickly Rebounded After Attack, Export Data Shows

Published Oct 6, 2026 11:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Operations at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea loading terminals have rebounded more swiftly than expected, according to a new analysis from...

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Seafarers Now Command Huge Bonuses for Hormuz Transits

Published Oct 6, 2026 9:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Shipowners aren't the only ones making a fortune from million-dollar day rates for Hormuz transits. Far from being coerced or tric...

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Quick Action Stops OSV From Sinking at Dock in the Netherlands

Published Oct 6, 2026 9:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

The harbor master and local emergency services are reporting that a quick, coordinated action on Monday evening prevented a Spanis...

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Removal of MSC Baltic III Wreck in Canada Passes the Halfway Mark

Published Oct 6, 2026 3:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

The latest update from the Canadian Coast Guard, which is monitoring the removal operation for the wreck of the MSC Baltic III con...

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Tanker Catches Fire, Spills Oil off Russian Resort Town of Sochi

Published Oct 6, 2026 3:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

A large tanker has caught fire off the coast of the resort city of Sochi, Russia, according to local media accounts and satellite...

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12 Seafarers Injured in Attack on LR2 Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Published Oct 6, 2026 2:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday or Tuesday, an LR2 tanker was hit by a projectile during a transit of the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 12 seafarers and pr...

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Lost Ferry Virgo Transport 8 to be Raised to Recover Remains

Published Oct 5, 2026 6:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The insurer and the owner of the lost ferry Virgo Transport 8 have reached an agreement to raise the wreck of the sunken vessel, p...

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UKMTO: Tanker's Engine Room On Fire After Latest Hormuz Attack

Published Oct 5, 2026 3:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran has added to a rapidly-expanding list of strikes on energy shipping in the Strait of Hormuz with another attack on a tanker o...

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Amidst Conflict in the Gulf, Oman's Duqm Drydock Sees Business Boom

Published Oct 4, 2026 9:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Asyad Group’s Drydock subsidiary, which operates a substantial facility within the inner harbor at Duqm in Oman, has seen a ma...

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