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After Ukrainian Attacks, Fires Halt Oil Loading at Ust-Luga for Days

Published Mar 31, 2026 11:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The repeated Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian oil port of Ust-Luga have reduced its export activity to near-zero, according...

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Tug Captain Charged With Manslaughter for Tragic Sailboat Collision

Published Mar 31, 2026 9:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Prosecutors in Florida have charged the captain of a mini-tugboat with seaman's manslaughter in connection with a deadly collision...

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Morocco Arrests Libyan Fishing Vessel for Suspected Hit-and-Run

Published Mar 31, 2026 3:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Authorities in Morocco are investigating a possible hit-and-run accident involving two fishing vessels off the coast of Dakhla, in...

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VLCC Hit By Iranian Attack off Dubai

Published Mar 30, 2026 9:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iranian forces have attacked a laden crude oil tanker at an anchorage off the coast of Dubai, according to the shipowner, Kuwait P...

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Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Hit By Drone Attack in Black Sea

Published Mar 25, 2026 11:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

A tanker carrying Russian oil has been hit by drones near the northern entrance to the Bosporus, according to Turkish officials. T...

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Two Bulkers Collide on Mississippi Near New Orleans

Published Mar 25, 2026 11:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two vessels have collided and remain stuck together just up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, according to the U.S. Coast Gu...

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Video: German Authorities Respond to Inland Vessel Wedged Under a Bridge

Published Mar 25, 2026 3:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

The fire department in the western city of Neuss, Germany, near Düsseldorf, responded to a callout on Tuesday morning, March 24, t...

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Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Russian Oil Port of Ust-Luga

Published Mar 24, 2026 11:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

A drone strike has been reported at a petroleum installation in the Russian port of Ust-Luga, just one day after a Ukrainian attac...

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116 Migrants Rescued From Offshore Gas Platform in the Med

Published Mar 24, 2026 6:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, the humanitarian rescue NGO SOS Mediterranee saved 116 people from the Miskar gas platform, an offshore facility in the...

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Grounding of the Ever Given: When Hydrodynamics Turns Into Financial Risk

Published Mar 24, 2026 3:12 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

On March 23, 2021, the ultra-large container vessel Ever Given grounded in the Suez Canal during sandstorm conditions, blocking on...

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