Ukraine’s SBU says “Sub Sea Baby” underwater drones badly damaged a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk and put it out of action, while Moscow denies any damage and says its ships and crews remain on duty.
Iran has detained a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman over suspected fuel smuggling, holding 18 crew and 6 million litres of fuel, in a case officials say is not linked to recent foreign actions.
Hapag-Lloyd is ordering eight 4,500 teu methanol dual-fuel container ships from CIMC Raffles and chartering 14 feeder vessels, investing over $500m to support fleet renewal and emissions cuts.
Grounded since February 2025, the MSC Baltic III off Newfoundland has suffered further hull damage from winter storms, as the Canadian Coast Guard and T&T Salvage stabilise the wreck and remove oil and cargo.
Turkish-owned product tanker Viva was hit by a Russian drone in the Black Sea after leaving Ukraine for Egypt. The 16,116 dwt vessel, carrying sunflower oil, was damaged but continued sailing with 11 crew uninjured.
Japan has cleared the Olympia Dream Seto as its first licensed autonomous Ro-Pax ferry under the MEGURI 2040 project, with further demonstration vessels scheduled through April 2026.
Seafarer departures are rising above 30% year on year, while training gaps, early retirement plans and more abandonment cases add strain—an acute risk for Cyprus-managed fleets.
Underwater archaeologists have uncovered a rare ancient Egyptian pleasure barge near Antirhodos in Alexandria’s sunken Portus Magnus, a first-century CE thalamagos preserved on the seabed beside the Temple of Isis.
US forces have seized a VLCC widely identified as the Skipper after satellite imagery showed the 310,000 dwt tanker loading about 1.1 million barrels of sanctioned Merey crude at Venezuela’s Jose terminal.
