Casualties – USCGC SEA DOG WPB 87373 damaged – 25.03.2024

On Monday 25th March, 2024 the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Protector Class cutter USCGC SEA DOG WPB 87373 was damaged while returning from sea to the St. Marys River on the border between Florida and Georgia. She was able to safely moor at Fernandina Beach, Fla., with assistance from other Coast Guard vessels and […]

Local Shipping – Sea Malta’s – BORMLA

Sea Malta Company Limited was the Maltese National Shipping Line. Established on 10th November 1973 during the tenure of the Labour Government led by Dominic Mintoff, which had the majority of the shares in the new company. The quest of this company was to provide maritime services company as well as to the need of the nation in general, and to […]

Russia-Ukraine War – Landing Ship RFS NOVOCHERKASSK sunk – 26.12.2023

On Boxing Day of 2023 , Ukraine appears to have effectively destroyed another Russian Black Sea Fleet vessel – the Ropucha Class  landing ship RFS NOVOCHERKASSK. She was berthed in Feodosia in occupied Crimea when she was struck by aircraft-launched cruise missiles at around 0230 hrs.Photos posted on the Telegram channel by Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces […]

Offshore News – Chinese ship suspected of damaging gas pipeline – October 2023

While the world is focused on Middle East Issues, Finnish Police leading the pipeline investigation have named the Hong Kong flagged (HKG) container ship carrier NEWNEW POLAR BEAR as the prime suspect in damaging the gas pipeline early on 8th October. A large anchor was found near the pipeline, and the investigators believe the pipe […]

Russia-Ukraine War – 2 Russian Navy Warships damaged after Missile Attacks – 13.09.2023

On Wednesday 13th September, 2023 Ukraine confirmed it severely damaged the Russian Navy Improved Kilo Class submarine (Project 636.3) RFS ROSTOV-NA-DONU with British supplied cruise missiles Storm Shadow , during a missile attack on the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Russian occupied Crimea while drydocked. Russia said 10 cruise missiles were fired against the […]