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Cruise Ship Sapphire Princess Recovers Five Bodies From the Mediterranean

Published Apr 23, 2026 9:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, the crew of the cruise ship Sapphire Princess took on the difficult task of recovering five bodies from the waters o...

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Libya Again Warns That Wreck of Arctic Metagaz is Drifting Out of Control

Published Apr 23, 2026 5:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nearly two months after the Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz was ripped apart by an explosion likely caused by a Ukrainian dro...

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Report: Removing Mines From Strait of Hormuz Could Take Six Months

Published Apr 22, 2026 11:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is a top-of-mind objective for the White House, but it may take more than a deal with Ira...

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Two Ships Report Iranian Attacks in Strait of Hormuz

Published Apr 21, 2026 11:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Wednesday morning, two ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, signaling Iran's willingness to use force aft...

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Pemex Reveals Internal Cover-Up Behind Offshore Oil Spill

Published Apr 20, 2026 10:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Mexican state oil company Pemex has admitted that one of its subsea pipelines caused the massive oil slick that has poll...

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Ukraine Hits Two Russian Landing Ships at Port of Sevastopol

Published Apr 20, 2026 10:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Overnight Saturday, in a reprise of an earlier era in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a drone strike team from Ukraine'...

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Inland Freighter Hits Pier at Decommissioned Nuclear Plant on the Elbe

Published Apr 20, 2026 2:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Last week, an inland freighter hit an industrial pier on the river Elbe, damaging its bow and injuring the master, accor...

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Brazil Investigates "Slave-Like" Conditions on Workboat Rescued off Amapa

Published Apr 19, 2026 10:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Authorities in Brazil are investigating the circumstances aboard a rusting, disabled pollution control vessel found drif...

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Journalist Tracks Dutch Frigate By Mailing It a $5 Bluetooth Tracker

Published Apr 19, 2026 10:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

  In the recent past, there has been a rise in cases of operational security (OPSEC) flaws affecting active naval vessels....

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Inland Cargo Vessel Sinks Near Port of Antwerp

Published Apr 19, 2026 4:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

  An inland freighter struck mooring bollards and sank near the port of Antwerp over the weekend, forcing the crew to&nbsp...

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