U.S. Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier To Middle East Amid Escalating Tensions With Iran
US officials said all three carrier strike groups are expected to remain deployed in or near the Middle East for now.
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Safesea Calls For International Probe After Deadly Tanker Attack Near Iraq Kills Indian Seafarer
The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel was operating in Iraqi territorial waters when it was attacked off Khor Al Zubair port near Basra.
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Japan Orders Chinese Survey Ship To Stop Operations In Disputed Waters Near Senkaku Islands
The Chinese oceanographic survey ship Xiang Yang Hong 22 was detected, about 37 nautical miles (69 km) from Uotsuri Island.
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Sanctioned Russian Tanker Delivers 730,000 Barrels To Cuba After U.S. Grants Rare Passage Approval
The vessel, Anatoly Kolodkin, was allowed to proceed after the United States approved its passage, even though the ship is under sanctions.
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Iran’s IRGC Claims Missile Strike On Israeli-Linked Container Ship In Persian Gulf
In a statement released, the IRGC said the ship, named Express Halfong, was targeted earlier in the day by its naval forces.
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U.S. Lifts Sanctions On Three Russian Cargo Ships Blacklisted Since 2022, Denies Policy Shift
The decision was announced on March 31 by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
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ICS And ITF Meet Gulf States To Address Shipping Crisis As 20,000 Seafarers Remain Stranded In The Gulf
The meeting comes four weeks into the deadly conflict in which seafarers have been killed and ships have come under attack.
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China And Pakistan Propose 5-Point Peace Plan To Protect Shipping In Strait Of Hormuz
In a joint statement, both countries called for an immediate ceasefire and said humanitarian aid must be allowed into affected areas.
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Tugboat Captain Charged After Barge Strikes Children’s Sailboat In Biscayne Bay, Killing 3
The crew was transporting debris from a seawall project on Star Island to an empty lot on Di Lido Island in Miami Beach.
