Maritime Security
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Black Sea Drone Strike Sinks Cargo Vessel Off Bulgaria As Crew Goes Missing
A merchant vessel sank and its crew went missing after a Black Sea drone attack in Bulgaria’s economic zone, while a second grain ship was damaged.
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China Advances Underwater Warfare with New Mothership Construction
Satellite imagery shows China building a large mothership in Shanghai, likely designed to deploy long-range, extra-extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles.
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Security Protocol and Sea Rescue: The Broad Institutional Fallout of the Arran Ferry Bomb Hoax
A 23-year-old passenger rescued from the sea was arrested after making a hoax bomb threat that forced the evacuation of 329 people on CalMac’s Arran ferry.
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NATO Naval Forces Conduct Northern Viking 26 in High North
NATO naval task groups have launched Exercise Northern Viking 26 to bolster maritime security and interoperability in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions.
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Drafts of US-Iran Agreement Circulating as Hormuz Blockade and Maritime Attacks Intensify
Qatar confirms draft agreements are circulating between the US and Iran, but shipping blockades and a fresh cargo vessel strike keep Hormuz tensions high.
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Trump Pauses ‘Massive Strike’ as US and Iran Navigate High-Stakes Hormuz Diplomacy
US President Donald Trump has announced imminent negotiations with Iran, pausing a major military strike, while Tehran pursues Omani-mediated maritime security talks.
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Yemen’s Houthis Claim Attack on Two Saudi Oil Tankers in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, escalating regional tensions and threatening vital shipping lanes.
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China Lodges Formal Protest After Violent Maritime Clash at Ren’ai Jiao
China has summoned the Philippine Ambassador following a violent maritime confrontation at Ren’ai Jiao, further straining regional diplomatic relations.
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Ukraine Intensifies Drone Campaign Against Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ in Sea of Azov
Ukraine’s drone strikes have crippled Russian logistics in the Sea of Azov, while Baltic states warn of heightened Russian sabotage threats to regional infrastructure.
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Kuan Bi-ling: China’s Gray Zone Tactics Threaten Taiwan’s Status Quo
Taiwanese Minister Kuan Bi-ling warns that incremental Chinese pressure in the Taiwan Strait risks fundamentally altering the status quo without open conflict.
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Tanker Struck by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz Amid Heightened Regional Tensions
A commercial tanker was struck by a projectile near Oman, threatening global energy stability as Iran enforces its own transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US-Iran Memorandum Shifts Status of Strait of Hormuz
A new US-Iran interim memorandum has shifted the focus of Strait of Hormuz security away from European-led maritime missions toward direct bilateral diplomacy.
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UK Forces Board Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker in English Channel
British Royal Marines and law enforcement have boarded a Russian-linked oil tanker in the English Channel, marking a major escalation in the enforcement of international energy sanctions.
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Maritime Chaos in Hormuz: Ship Seizures Challenge Trump-Xi ‘Open Water’ Pact
Despite a high-level agreement between Presidents Trump and Xi to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, a fresh wave of maritime seizures and attacks near Iranian waters threatens global energy security.
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UK Deploys ‘Kraken’ Autonomous Drone Fleet to Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Regional Conflict
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a £115m deployment of the ‘Beehive’ modular system and Kraken autonomous drone boats to secure the Strait of Hormuz.