01 APR 2026 Four people aboard a large sailboat were successfully rescued after their vessel began taking on water during a storm in the Bay of Biscay. UECC (United European Car Carriers), a 50:50 partnership between NYK and Wallenius Lines, is recounting the tale and saluting the seamanship of the …
Read More »HOUTHIS RELEASE RUSSIAN SEAFARER IN APPARENT UN-BROKERED DEAL
30 MAR 2026 A Russian seafarer, believed to be the last held by the Houthis, was released and flown out of Yemen by the United Nations on April 2. It appears to have been part of a deal arranged by the UN that also brought a number of Houthis who …
Read More »WHO SPEAKS FOR AMERICA’S MARITIME WORKFORCE?
29 MAR 2026 In the recent segment on the American maritime industry on 60 Minutes, some of the most important questions facing the sector went unexplored, and it is worth taking a moment to fill in some of the gaps in the “who, what, when, where, why and how” of …
Read More »MAGNETIC FLUID INJECTED INTO THE HEART MAY PREVENT STROKES, SCIENTISTS THINK
28 MAR 2026 Millions of people have a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, which causes the heart’s upper chambers or atria to beat chaotically rather than in a smooth, coordinated rhythm. For many, the symptoms can be mild with palpitations, fatigue or breathlessness, but the greatest danger is something …
Read More »SUNKEN SOVIET SUBMARINE IS LEAKING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN THE OCEAN
27 MAR 2026 A sunken Cold War-era nuclear submarine is quietly leaking radioactive material into the deep, dark waters at the bottom of the Norwegian Sea, a survey has determined. The Soviet K-278 Komsomolets sank after an on-board fire in April 1989, carrying not just the nuclear reactor that powered …
Read More »WHAT IS ‘EYE STROKE’? EXPERT EXPLAINS THE RARE WEGOVY RISK
27 MAR 2026 The phrase “eye stroke” has recently appeared in news reports about a very rare side-effect of weight-loss injections. It’s not a formal medical diagnosis, but a shorthand used to describe a condition in which reduced blood flow damages the optic nerve and causes sudden vision loss. The …
Read More »SECURING THE STRAIT: THE NEED TO RECLAIM THE DISPUTED ISLANDS
26 MAR 2025 Predictably, given that their control over the Strait of Hormuz is their strongest negotiating card, the Iranian regime has ignored President Donald Trump’s demand that they reopen the waterway to international traffic. President Trump says that constructive talks are now underway with Iran, something that Iran denies, …
Read More »TRUMP DELAYS IRAN ENERGY STRIKES AS CONFUSION SWIRLS OVER ‘PRODUCTIVE’ TALKS
25 MAR 2026 President Donald Trump said the US would postpone strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure after what he called “productive conversations” with the country, in comments that spurred confusion over the participants in the talks and parameters of a deal. Trump told reporters on Monday that he was holding …
Read More »TWO MORE INDIAN LPG SHIPS TRANSIT HORMUZ ALONG IRAN COAS
24 MAR 2026 Additional Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas are making their way through the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data show, following a route taken by other ships approved by Iran that hews closely to the country’s coastline. The Jag Vasant and the Pine Gas, two India-flagged very large gas carriers, …
Read More »IRAN SAYS HORMUZ OPEN TO ALL BUT ‘ENEMY-LINKED’ SHIPS
23 MAR 2026 The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies,” Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran’s representative to the U.N. maritime agency as saying. Ali Mousavi’s comments came from an interview published on Friday by Chinese news agency Xinhua, before U.S. President …
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