A Chinese coast guard vessel departed waters near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands following a standoff and verbal exchange with Taiwan’s coast guard.
A cargo vessel capsized off Surigao del Norte, Philippines, with all 32 crew rescued as authorities assess pollution risks and investigate cargo details.
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a fatal confined space incident aboard the barge Waynehoe near Ketchikan, Alaska. Two crewmembers died and two others were reported in stable condition after the emergency.
U.S. forces boarded tanker Olina in the Caribbean on 9 January 2026, extending a run of seizures linked to sanctions enforcement and alleged “ghost fleet” operations.
South Korea’s Coast Guard expanded its probe into the Queen Jenuvia II grounding, targeting failures on the bridge and reviewing VTS oversight after the ferry struck an island with 267 people aboard.
