US Forces seized oil tanker in Indian Ocean as America steps up quarantine
NEW DELHI : U.S. military forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea as part of an oil quarantine meant to squeeze Venezuela, Defense Secretary
Iran tensions: Armed boats harass ship in Strait of Hormuz
A ship sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has reported being harassed by several armed boats. The unnamed vessel was travelling 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Oman when it was hailed on
Greece warns shipping fleet of risks after Black Sea drone attacks
ATHENS: Greece has warned its shipping fleet to review their security measures when sailing to Russian Black Sea ports after drone attacks on two Greek-operated tankers this week, according to shipping ministry advisories. Drones
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen Port after calling strike by ‘brotherly’ UAE ‘dangerous’
YEMEN : Amid rising tensions in Yemen, Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes on the port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting a shipment of weapons reportedly destined for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC),
Somali piracy surge: Update & guidance
After several years of relative calm, piracy activity off Somalia has flared again since late October, with coordinated pirate action groups operating far offshore in the Somali Basin and adjacent Indian Ocean. The most
Russia attacks two Ukrainian ports, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels
KYIV : Russia attacked two Ukrainian ports on Friday, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels including a ship carrying food supplies, Ukrainian officials and one ship owner said, days after Moscow threatened to cut “Ukraine off
US forces raided ship headed to Iran from China in Indian Ocean, WSJ says
WASHINGTON : A U.S. special operations team in the Indian Ocean raided a ship headed to Iran from China last month and seized military-related articles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing U.S.
Two ships of Russia’s sanctioned shadow fleet caught fire in the Black Sea off Türkiye
LONDON: Two sanctioned oil tankers, the Kairos and the Virat, have caught fire in the Black Sea a few dozen nautical miles off the Turkish coast. Their crews are safe as the causes of