Turks Use Breeches Buoy to Rescue Crew from Grounded Cargo Ship

Published May 1, 2026 12:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkish authorities staged a dramatic rescue, winching eight crewmembers from a decrepit cargo ship that washed ashore in the Blac...

Photos: Hijacked Car Carrier Galaxy Leader Has Partially Sunk

Published Apr 30, 2026 11:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

When Houthi rebels captured the car carrier Galaxy Leader in 2023, the vessel and crew were taken to a sheltered bay in Yemen, whe...

Published Apr 30, 2026 5:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. officials have confirmed that a fire seriously damaged a guided missile destroyer operating in the Indo-Pacific Command area...

Published Apr 30, 2026 5:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fourteen months after the containership MSC Baltic III blacked out and washed ashore in a remote part of Newfoundland, Canada, MSC...

Published Apr 29, 2026 11:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine's drone forces have hit and damaged two guard ships at the Kerch Strait Bridge, according to officials in Kyiv. The Ukrain...

Published Apr 29, 2026 9:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

A team of technical diving enthusiasts have discovered the wreckage of the worst U.S. naval combat loss of World War One. The USCG...

Published Apr 28, 2026 3:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

For the third time this month, Ukraine's drone forces have launched a long-range attack on the Russian port of Tuapse, hitting oil...

Published Apr 28, 2026 1:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Turkish-owned containership that regularly travels the Black Sea from Russia broke down overnight while transiting the Bosphorus...

Published Apr 27, 2026 2:07 AM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] On Friday, a service vessel struck a moored fast ferry at a small port on the island of Froya, northwest of Trondheim, pen...

Published Apr 26, 2026 5:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, a car carrier hit a pier at the site of a decommissioned bridge at the port of Bremerhaven, tearing a long gash in the...