Canada Investigates Bridge Allision on the Welland Canal

Published Apr 17, 2026 11:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Marine investigators in Canada have launched an investigation after a general cargo vessel struck a bridge while transiting the bu...

Iran Announces "Opening" of Strait of Hormuz

Published Apr 17, 2026 11:47 AM by The Maritime Executive

Having secured U.S. assistance in pressuring Israel to accept a 10-day pause of hostilities against Iranian-allied terrorist group...

Published Apr 15, 2026 9:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday morning, Russian forces hit a foreign-flagged merchant ship at a port in the Odesa region, according to Ukrainian autho...

Published Apr 15, 2026 2:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued four seal hunters from a small boat that had become trapped on an ice floe near the remote...

Published Apr 14, 2026 10:38 PM by Pat Zeitler

PASSENGER SAFETY: A HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS **By Pat Zeitler** Those in the business of industrial safety are familiar with the conc...

Published Apr 13, 2026 10:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is yet again putting the spotlight on safety standards in the fishing industr...

Published Apr 13, 2026 5:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Fiji cruise ship that gained unprecedented global attention after grounding on an island where the 2000 Tom Hanks film “Cast Awa...

Published Apr 13, 2026 12:10 AM by The Maritime Executive

On Friday, Singaporean authorities responded to a fire aboard a container ship at the port of Singapore and successfully extinguis...

Published Apr 10, 2026 8:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

After six years of planning and annual surveys of the wreck site, the UK confirmed that it has selected a salvage company to remov...

Published Apr 10, 2026 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain responded to a distress call from a bulker. The vessel was reported to be on fire approximatel...