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Drifting Russian LNG Tanker Off Malta Prompts Emergency Contingency Plans

Officials are weighing towing to deep water or a controlled scuttling because the damaged vessel is too hazardous to board.

Iran Navy Chief Vows 'Deadly Retaliation' After US Torpedo Sinks IRIS Dena

Russia Urges Action as Stricken Sanctioned Gas Tanker Drifts Toward Malta

U.S. Strikes Suspected Drug Boat in Caribbean, Killing Three, as Southern Spear Intensifies

Russia Threatens Naval Action to Stop Western Seizures of Its Ships

India Seizes Three Suspected ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers Off Mumbai in First Crackdown

France Holds Suspected Russian ‘Ghost Fleet’ Tanker at Marseille, Captain in Custody

Three Indian Seafarers Freed After U.S. Seizure of Russian-Flagged Tanker in North Atlantic

Spanish Inquiry Said To Find Sunken Russian Ship Carried Nuclear Reactor Parts Likely for North Korea

Panama Probes Flag Misuse as U.S. Confirms Second Venezuela-Linked Tanker Seizure

Philippines Files Formal Protest Over China Coast Guard Water Cannons at Sabina Shoal

Philippines Says Chinese Coast Guard Water Cannons Injured Fishermen at Sabina Shoal

Houthis Free Crew of Sunken Bulk Carrier Eternity C After Red Sea Attack

Russia Fails to Regain IMO Council Seat in 2026–27 Elections

U.S. Condemns China After Philippine Vessel Rammed Near Thitu Island

Philippines, China Trade Accusations After Water Cannon and Collision Near Thitu Island

Philippines Says China Coast Guard Ship Deliberately Hit Fisheries Vessel Near Scarborough Shoal

PLA Jets Simulate Missile Attacks on UK Frigate During Taiwan Strait Transit

Chinese Water Cannon Attack Injures Filipino Sailor Near Scarborough Shoal

Taiwan Accuses China of Illegally Deploying Oil Rigs in Waters It Claims Near Pratas