Incidents

OKPO, KOREA – On 15 January at 1435 local time, a shipyard worker was killed and 3 others slightly injured by a massive piece of steel that fell off

A tanker with 16 crewmembers and loaded with 5,000 tons of jet fuel has been hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea, Ivory Coast port officials said Monday. According

Two U.S. Coast Guard aircrews on Friday rescued 12 crewmembers from a capsized research vessel off the coast of Pensacola, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. The

By Cris Larano MANILA–The Philippines will seek remuneration from the U.S. for the damages sustained by the Tubbataha Reef after a U.S. Navy minesweeper

YOKOSUKA, Japan – The U.S. 7th Fleet Commander on Saturday expressed regret over the grounding of USS Guardian (MCM 5) on Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – A U.S. Navy investigation to assess the circumstances surrounding the USS Guardian (MCM 5) grounding that occurred in Philippine

The US Navy reports this morning that all 79 crew members have been transferred from the stricken USS Guardian (MCM-5) while 7th Fleet salvors works to try and

Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Two Italian marines charged with killing fishermen they suspected of being pirates can be put on trial in India, the

Friday Update: Crew removed as salvors get to work. *Update: The above image was sent to us last night by a confidential source Original story: While at a

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, ran aground in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines on Thursday, and was stuck on a

By Neena Rai Pirates carried out 297 attacks in 2012, the fewest in five years, with ships reporting a big drop off Somalia, the International Maritime Bureau

Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the Costa Concordia tragedy which claimed 32 lives off Giglio on 13 January 2012. The following are images depicting the

MOGADISHU – Somali pirates have released three Syrian hostages held in captivity since 2010 without payment of any ransom, government officials said on

Is this guy kidding me with this press conference? Earlier this week we posted about a pirate “Kingpin” named Mohamed Abdi Hassan, aka

The European Commission on Thursday announced a new €4.5 million EU initiative aimed at combatting piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The new project, called

The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday said that it has completed interviews, evidence collection, and a thorough safety inspection onboard the Overseas Reymar tanker

WASHINGTON – A nuclear-powered U.S. attack submarine struck a suspected fishing vessel shortly after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf on

By James M. Bridger It was proclaimed in 2012 that the Somali pirate business model had been broken by a combination of coordinated naval patrols, heightened

Mohamed Abdi Hassan, aka ‘Afweyne’ or ‘Big Mouth’, the notorious Somali pirate kingpin reportedly behind some of the regions most

The United States Coast Guard has begun to investigate today’s commuter ferry incident. The incident occurred in New York City early this morning when