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Uncertain Amount of Fuel Remains Aboard Lost Survey Ship Manawanui   Poor weather has repeatedly delayed the pollution-abatement operation for the wreck of the New Zealand naval survey ship HMNZS Manawanui, which grounded and sank off Samoa in October 2024, and New Zealand’s representatives have declined to update local media on the amount of fuel…

Philippine Gov’t is Alarmed by Claims of Chinese Sovereignty Over Palawan The Philippine government is used to provocative statements from China’s state-owned media empire, but has expressed alarm at a new theory circulating on  tightly-monitored Chinese social media: the newly-created concept that Palawan, one of the Philippines’ home islands, is actually part of China.  To…

Keel Laying Ceremony Conducted for Fifth, Final U.S. Training Ship Work officially began with the next milestone on the fifth and final vessel in the Maritime Administration’s program to provide state-of-the-art training ships to the state-run maritime academies. The grand block for the fifth vessel, which has been assigned to the California State University Maritime…

Indo-Pacific Command Gets AI Tools for Wargaming and Operational Planning The Pentagon’s “startup” program, the Defense Innovation Unit, has awarded a contract to a San Francisco tech company to turn modern AI into useful military planning and wargaming tools, which could help theater-level commanders decide how to deploy warships, aircraft and troops. If operationalized, the…

U.S. Sanctions Houthi Leaders for Arranging Weapons Deals With Russia The U.S. Treasury has imposed new counterterrorism sanctions on seven Houthi leaders who worked to secure weaponry from the Russian government and supply Yemeni fighters for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. No Russian officials were sanctioned in the announcement.  The Houthis repeatedly attacked merchant shipping in…

All American Marine Delivers Research Vessel to Cal Poly Humboldt [By All American Marine] All American Marine (AAM) has successfully delivered a 78’ x 26.7’ semi-displacement aluminum catamaran to Cal Poly Humboldt.  This cutting-edge research vessel will serve as a state-of-the-art scientific exploration platform and support faculty research along the Northern California and Oregon coasts.…

Mitsui OSK Buys Second Seabourn Ship from Carnival to Grow Domestic Cruises   Japan’s Mitsui Ocean Cruises reports it has purchased a second, small luxury cruise ship from Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn Cruise Line as it seeks to expand its domestic cruise operations. The shipping major best known for its bulker operations announced plans in 2023…

Sailors Not Required: DARPA Launches Fully Unmanned Warship Prototype   The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Serco have launched the Defiant, a prototype unmanned surface vessel that was designed from the ground up for fully uncrewed naval operations. The ship has no provisions at all for human occupancy during operation. The 180-foot, 240-tonne…

Photos: Cargo Vessel “Stuck in the Mud” in UK’s Humber Estuary Local officials and the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency are working on a plan to free a Dutch short-sea cargo ship that is high and dry or as one local official described it “stuck in the mud.” After three attempts over a 24-hour period,…

For First Time in 40 Years, King of England Visits a Carrier Under Way   On Tuesday, King Charles flew out to join the carrier HMS Prince of Wales in the English Channel – the first time that the King of England has visited a Royal Navy warship under way in four decades.  Prince of…

Fortescue Brings Ammonia-Powered PSV to UK Ahead of IMO Meetings   With the IMO’s next Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) set to take place in April, Australia’s Fortesce’s marine division, Fortescue Zero, brought its dual-fuel ammonia-powered vessel to London for demonstrations. The company previously showed off the vessel for the first time in Dubai during…

B.C. Completes Salvage Operation to Remove Sunken Fishing Vessel The government of British Columbia has completed cleanup and removal of a sunken fishing vessel that went down near Bella Bella last month.  In the early hours of February 19, the fishing vessel Western Gambler began taking on water, and the crew attempted to make an…