Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Patrol Boats and Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Published Feb 22, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, Ukraine's armed forces renewed their campaign of drone strikes on the naval harbor at Sevastopol, hitting two patrol...

Japanese Cargo Ship Hits Fishing Boat, Splitting It and Killing Two

Published Feb 20, 2026 3:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

A small Japanese coast cargo ship is reported to have run down a recreational fishing boat midday on Friday, February 20, killing...

Published Feb 19, 2026 10:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

A fire broke out aboard a bulker at the port of Vancouver on Tuesday, prompting a region-wide response call-out for marine firefig...

Published Feb 19, 2026 10:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Great Lakes are a source of inspiration for wreck hunters, and new finds turn up every year. The latest, announced this week b...

Published Feb 17, 2026 3:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard and commercial salvors have completed the removal of the last bits of recoverable fuel from the grounded barg...

Published Feb 16, 2026 10:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

When the worst large-scale oil spills happen, responders turn to methods that have tradeoffs. Dispersants make the visual problem...

Published Feb 16, 2026 7:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, a Turkish-owned freighter hit the former yacht of Yugoslavia's president-for-life Josip Broz Tito, currently under reno...

Published Feb 15, 2026 10:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukrainian drones hit the Russian port of Taman overnight Saturday, igniting fires at fuel storage tanks, warehouses and port termi...

Published Feb 15, 2026 8:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] Over the weekend, the Swedish Coast Guard prevented a disabled merchant ship from running aground near Gotska Sandön, an u...

Published Feb 15, 2026 7:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

A row is brewing in New Zealand over the welfare of seafarers aboard a retired Interislander ferry that is awaiting to sail to Ind...