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Greece Asks EU To Step In Over ‘Unlawful Fishing’ By Turkey

17 May, 2026
ATHENS, May 15 (Reuters) – Greece on Friday asked the European Union to step in and stop what it said was unlawful fishing and violation of maritime law by Turkish fishermen in the Aegean Sea in the eastern Mediterranean. NATO allies and ne...
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Key Bridge Collapse Settlement Reaches $2.25 Billion

13 May, 2026
The State of Maryland has finalized a $2.25 billion settlement with the owner and operator of the containership Dali, marking the largest legal recovery in maritime history and a major milestone in the aftermath of the catastrophic collapse...
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Key Bridge Indictment: Charges Filed Against Companies

12 May, 2026
Federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the foreign ship management companies and a technical superintendent tied to the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, marking a major escalation in the lega...
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Hijacked Tanker Off Yemen Deepens Fears of Somali Piracy Resurgence

07 May, 2026
European naval forces have confirmed the hijacking of an oil tanker off Yemen after armed individuals reportedly boarded the vessel near Qana Port before steering it toward the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast, marking the latest sign that...
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Stricken Russian LNG Tanker ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Anchored Off Libya After Two-Month Odyssey, Future Uncertain

04 May, 2026
The burnt-out Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz has been anchored off Libya’s eastern coast, potentially ending a two-month drift across the central Mediterranean, though uncertainty remains over how authorities will handle the stricken ve...
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Swedish Coast Guard Seizes Suspected False Flag Tanker In Baltic Sea

03 May, 2026
STOCKHOLM, May 3 (Reuters) – The Swedish Coast Guard said on Sunday it had seized a tanker in the Baltic Sea believed to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet, the latest in a string of similar actions carried out in recent months by the country...
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Oil Tanker Hijacked Off Shabwa Coast, Heads Towards Somali Waters

03 May, 2026
May 2 (Reuters) – Yemen’s coast guard said on Saturday that the M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa province by unidentified armed men who boarded the vessel, seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of Ade...
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Piracy Resurfaces Off Somalia as Hormuz Crisis Stretches Naval Security

01 May, 2026
Piracy concerns are escalating rapidly off the Horn of Africa after two vessels were hijacked last week and multiple new approaches were reported across the western Indian Ocean, prompting security officials to raise the regional threat lev...
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