Iranian Navy Seizes Suezmax Tanker in Gulf Of Oman

The New York Times reports that Iran’s Navy confirmed it had seized St. Nikolas, a Suezmax tanker loaded with crude oil, off the coast of Oman on Thursday, apparently in retaliation for the United States confiscating oil from the same ship … Continue reading

US & UK Navies Shoot Down Largest Barrage of Houthi Drones & Missiles To Date

Reuters reports that US and British naval forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis on Tuesday towards the southern Red Sea, with Britain hinting at further measures to protect international shipping lanes. Eighteen drones, two cruise missiles … Continue reading

Indian Navy Commandoes Retake Bulk Carrier Lila Norfolk From Armed Hijackers in the Arabian Sea

USNI News reports that Indian Navy commandos secured the hijacked Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MV Lila Norfolk last week after a 24-hour confrontation off the Somali Coast in the Arabian Sea.  Five to six armed hijackers boarded Lila Norfolk on Thursday, which was sailing 450 … Continue reading

US & UK Navies Suffer Sailor Shortage, Cutting Crews on Carriers & Laying Up Frigates

This year, the US and Royal navies have fallen short of meeting their recruiting goals, leaving both navies with more ships’ billets than they have personnel to fill them. In 2023, the US Navy missed its goal of recruiting 37,700 … Continue reading

Global Fishing Watch Uses AI to Reveal That Up to 75% of Large Fishing Vessels Avoid Being Tracked

Way back in 2015, we posted – Can Big Data Stop Overfishing? Will Google’s Global Fishing Watch Succeed? The post described a new project in which Google partnered with SkyTruth and Oceana to produce a tool to track global fishing … Continue reading

The End for the Falls of Clyde? Hawaii Seeking New Contractor to Remove Ship From Honolulu Harbor

The State of Hawaii is moving closer to removing the historic four-masted iron-hulled ship Falls of Clyde from Honolulu harbor, where it has languished since 2008.  Though owned by the nonprofit Friends of the Falls of Clyde, the state government … Continue reading

Shooting War Heats Up in Red Sea as US Helicopters Sink 3 Houthi Boats

On Sunday morning, Dec. 31, at 6:30am (local time) the container ship Maersk Hangzhou issued a second distress call in less than 24 hours reporting being under attack by four Iranian-backed Houthi small boats. The boats, originating from Houthi-controlled areas … Continue reading

Ukrainian Missiles Strike Russian Landing Ship Novocherkassk in Crimean Port

Today, the Ukrainian Air Force said that it had destroyed the Novocherkassk, a large landing ship, in the Crimean port of Feodosia overnight. Russia’s Defense Ministry told the Tass state news agency that the ship had been damaged in an … Continue reading

Update Storm Pia Aftermath : MS Maud Reaches Bremerhaven Safely, Mayview Maersk Loses More than 40 Boxes Overboard

We recently posted about the Hurtigruten cruise ship MS Maud that was disabled during the North Sea storm Pia on Thursday. The Maud arrived in Bremerhaven yesterday, under tow, after suffering damage by a rogue wave to the bridge deck resulting … Continue reading

Hurtigruten’s MS Maud Damaged by Rogue Wave in North Sea Storm — Under Tow to Germany

The cruise ship MS Maud was returning to the UK from a 14 night Northern Lights cruise when it was caught in a severe storm in the North Sea. During the storm, the ship was struck by a rogue wave, … Continue reading

Jubilee Sailing Trust Shutting Down After Fundraising Efforts Fail

After years of financial struggle, the Jubilee Sailing Trust has announced the closure of the company that owns and operates the tall ship SV Tenacious. The charity Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) was founded in 1978 and has taken over 55,000 … Continue reading

Operation Prosperity Guardian — Initiative to be Announced to Safeguard Shipping in the Red Sea

During his visit to the Middle East next week, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to announce the formation of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a new international effort to deal with Houthi threats, a U.S. military official told The War … Continue reading

Admiral Yi Sun-sin, Korea’s Greatest Military Hero

Admiral Yi Sun-sin died 425 years ago today, in his final victory against the Japanese on behalf of the Joseon dynasty. He died of a gunshot wound at the Battle of Noryang on December 16, 1598, the closing battle of … Continue reading

Yemen’s Houthis Rebels Rain Missiles and Drones on Norwegian Tanker & French Frigate

Last Saturday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced that the organization would target any ships heading to or from Israel, regardless of their nationality, and warned all international shipping companies against dealing with Israeli ports. On Monday, the group attacked the MT … Continue reading

Radio Broadcasts Reporting Attack on Pearl Harbor 82 Years Ago Today

An interrupted broadcast of a football game, a newsbreak during a performance by the New York Philharmonic, a weather report followed by an announcement from President Roosevelt that Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. Reports of attacks on the Philippines. Here … Continue reading

Filmmakers Discover 128 Year Old Wreck of Steamer Africa in Lake Huron

Documentary filmmakers Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick were looking for invasive mussels on the bottom of Lake Huron in Canada when they came across the 150-foot-long shipwreck of the Africa. On the morning of 4 October 1895, the Africa departed … Continue reading

Update: Researchers Claim to Positively Identify Wreck of Captain Cook’s HMB Endeavour

For more than a decade, we have followed the work of researchers from Rhode Island and  Australia in their efforts to locate the wreck of  Captain James Cook’s famous barque, HMB Endeavour, that sailed from 1768-1771 on a voyage of … Continue reading

US Destroyer Mason Thwarts Attack on Tanker Central Park in Gulf of Yemen

On Sunday, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Mason received a distress call from the M/V Central Park, a 20,000 DWT oil/chemical tanker, in the Gulf of Aden, that reported they were under attack by an unknown entity. Five armed individuals … Continue reading

Happy Evacuation Day! When the British Sailed From New York at the End of the Revolutionary War

Happy Evacuation Day! 240 years ago today, on November 25, 1783, the last shot of the American Revolution was fired by a gunner on a departing Royal Navy ship at jeering crowds gathered on the shore of Staten Island, at … Continue reading