Ferry KMP Batumandi sinks in Merak entrance channel a day after fire forced evacuation
The Indonesian ferry KMP Batumandi sank at the entrance to Merak harbour on 21 October, a day after a fire on the Sunda Strait crossing; everyone aboard had been evacuated.
Oil slick reaches Umm Al Quwain as Gem No. 2 is named the likely source; Gulf flows top prewar
The UAE has closed Umm Al Quwain beaches as a slick linked to the struck VLCC Gem No. 2 comes ashore, while Gulf oil flows have climbed back above prewar levels despite continuing attacks.
Aeolian Arrow chief officer lost after rescuing all 28 from Espirito Santo Express
The bulk carrier Aeolian Arrow recovered all 28 crew of the burning containership Espirito Santo Express in very high seas, but lost her own chief officer overboard during the operation.
VLCC ST3 hit off Al Jubail as UKMTO says ships stop reporting Gulf attacks
The Marshall Islands-flagged VLCC ST3 lost power after a projectile strike 68 nm north-east of Al Jubail, as UKMTO warned that most targeted ships no longer report attacks to it.
MSC Baltic III wreck removal in Newfoundland passes two-thirds as oil sheen returns
About 68% of the tonnage of MSC Baltic III, aground in Newfoundland since February 2025, has been removed, with 7,445 tonnes recovered for recycling.
GFS Pride sinks in the Strait of Hormuz as three more ships are hit and ST 3 is struck
The Singapore-flagged feeder GFS Pride sank after being struck in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 October, one of four ships hit that day. All 21 crew were evacuated.
Wine Trader hit off Sulina with seven crew missing as drones strike Yara J in Romanian waters
Seven of the 12 crew of the tanker Wine Trader are missing after drones struck her 13 nautical miles off Sulina, while Yara J was hit inside Romanian waters.
War-damaged tankers Banda and Grace Romavictor driven ashore in Turkey by Black Sea storm
Two tankers damaged by drone strikes earlier this year have been driven ashore on Turkey's Black Sea coast in a storm: Banda near Kısırkaya and Grace Romavictor at Cilingoz.
HS Dignity sinks off Bulgaria as search for ten missing crew is called off
Bulgaria has ended the search for crew of HS Dignity, the cargo ship sunk by a drone 17 nautical miles off Krapets on 13 October, with about ten seafarers missing.
GEM No.2 tanker hit by drone at Sharjah anchorage as two more ships are struck near Hormuz
A drone hit the Panama-flagged crude tanker GEM No.2 at Sharjah anchorage on 9 October; all 22 Indian crew are safe. Two more ships were struck north of Musandam on 13 October.
HS Dignity sinks and Chelsea 3 is hit as drones strike two ships off Bulgaria
Drones struck two cargo ships in Bulgaria's Black Sea economic zone on 13 October. HS Dignity sank off Krapets and the Chelsea 3 was towed into Varna.
IRGC says ships running dark in Hormuz will be treated as hostile after Al Maqam strike
Iran's IRGC Navy says ships crossing Hormuz with navigation systems off will be treated as hostile, after footage showed the VLCC Al Maqam on fire.
Storm drives Chinese-owned cargo ship Sunny Faith ashore near Kaliningrad
The Bahamas-flagged general cargo ship Sunny Faith was driven ashore at Yantarny near Kaliningrad in a storm on 9 October; her 19 crew stayed on board.
MSC Rossella III finds overboard Odyssey of the Seas passenger after 20 hours
A woman who went overboard from Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas in the Ionian Sea was found alive after the containership MSC Rossella III spotted a light.
MAIB: Arvia lift moved on a stored call while a technician was in the shaft
A Filipino electrical technician was crushed in a lift shaft on Arvia after the lift was returned to normal mode and answered a stored call, the MAIB has found.
HMM Platinum still at sea after container fire off Madagascar, SMIT on Lloyd's Open Form
The containership HMM Platinum was still drifting southwest of Madagascar on 10 October after a container fire, with SMIT engaged and general average likely.
Two seafarers missing after drone hits Petro Dolphin off Sohar as IRGC widens threat
Two Indian seafarers are missing after a drone hit the tanker Petro Dolphin at Sohar anchorage on 11 October, two days after the IRGC extended its threat beyond Hormuz.
Abandoned Capesize Emil drifts into Bulgarian waters two months after drone strike
The bulk carrier Emil, abandoned off Odesa after a Russian drone strike on 5 August, has drifted into Bulgaria's economic zone with no salvage under way.
Tanker Acers hit by projectiles off Qatar as Gulf attacks spread beyond Hormuz
The Antigua and Barbuda-flagged tanker Acers was hit by multiple projectiles off Qatar on 7 October, the first strike deep inside the Gulf since 9 September.
Salvors stop flooding on offshore wind support vessel Nautilus at Eemshaven
A salvage team stopped water entering the Spanish-flagged offshore support vessel Nautilus at Eemshaven on 5 October, after the bow settled low at the quay and the crew was evacuated.
MSC Baltic III wreck removal in Newfoundland passes 55% of the hull
Salvors have removed about 6,086 tonnes of the stranded containership MSC Baltic III in Newfoundland, close to 55% of the hull, with the stern still to be pulled ashore.
Twelve seafarers injured as LR2 tanker On Peace is hit in the Strait of Hormuz
A projectile hit the Panama-flagged LR2 On Peace in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 12 of her 19 crew. Oman flew ten casualties to Khasab as crew hazard pay climbs.
Aframax Rio burns off Sochi after uncrewed boat attack; 23 crew rescued
The Liberia-flagged tanker Aframax Rio caught fire off Sochi on 6 October after an attack by uncrewed boats. All 23 Indian crew were rescued and local beaches were closed.
Bergfjord and Hav Frakt detained after three-ship collision off Ålesund
Three ships collided in Valderhaugfjorden near Ålesund on 5 October; Bergfjord and Hav Frakt were detained with damage and the tanker Xanthia was cleared to sail.
Five Hormuz incidents in one day as the new LR2 tanker Lipsi is left drifting
UKMTO reported five incidents around Hormuz on 5 October, including an engine-room fire and an IRGC order to turn back, as the new LR2 Lipsi lay disabled.
Alfa Watan sinks off Bulgaria a day after Royad Mammadov is lost off Romania
A drone strike sank the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan and set the grain-laden Able on fire off Bulgaria, a day after Royad Mammadov sank off Romania with two dead.
Russia detains Estonia-bound cargo ship Västerbotten in the Gulf of Finland
Russian border guards detained the Cyprus-flagged general cargo ship Västerbotten in the Gulf of Finland on 1 October as she sailed from Sweden to Sillamäe in Estonia.
Kazimah III hit in Hormuz as tanker strikes reach six in a week and Yanbu is targeted
The Kuwaiti VLCC Kazimah III was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on 1 October, the sixth ship hit in a week, while a projectile briefly stopped tanker loading at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu.
Five crew killed on Honour 25 as Puntland forces retake hijacked tanker
Five crew of the product tanker Honour 25 were killed as Puntland forces retook the ship from Somali pirates on 29 September, while pirates holding the Eureka drove her ashore and fled.
Argos Georgia sank after a shell door opened in heavy seas, MAIB finds
The MAIB's final report on the longliner Argos Georgia traces the loss of 13 lives off the Falklands to a line-hauling hatch that opened in heavy seas and could not be closed.
Al Funtas and three more tankers hit in Hormuz as Gulf crude exports recover
Kuwait's VLCC Al Funtas and at least three other tankers were struck around the Strait of Hormuz in the last days of September, even as Gulf oil exports climbed back to near prewar volumes.
Puntland forces free the tanker Sibu 1 from Somali pirates after five weeks
Puntland's navy and maritime police have freed the product tanker Sibu 1, seized off Yemen on 20 August, and arrested the pirates. Three hijacked ships remain off Somalia.
Blue Carrier 2 abandoned after vehicle-deck fire north of Mykonos
Fire broke out on the Greek RoRo Blue Carrier 2 north of Mykonos with 166 trucks aboard; all 29 people abandoned ship and the vessel is listing under tow off Tinos.
Capesize Cape Falcon refloated off Gladstone after a week aground and detained
The fully laden capesize Cape Falcon floated free off Gladstone on 24 September after six days aground near the port's dredge spoil ground, and has been detained while her hull is examined.
Salvage under way at the Caroline Bezengi wreck off Oman as the monsoon eases
Salvors are now working on the deck of the stranded tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman, with pumps flown aboard by helicopter and a floating hose being run out, after the Khareef winds abated.
Seafarer killed as capesize Cape Dao is struck and left adrift in Hormuz
A 26-year-old Indian wiper was killed when two projectiles hit the capesize Cape Dao off Oman's Musandam peninsula on 23 September, setting her engine room on fire and leaving her adrift.
Divers recover three more victims from capsized ferry Virgo Transport 8
Basarnas divers recovered three more bodies from the inverted wreck of the ferry Virgo Transport 8, bringing the total to 18, with more than 100 people still missing in the Java Sea.
MSC Hermes III abandoned off Vietnam and declared a derelict adrift
The MSC Hermes III is drifting unmanned in the South China Sea after all 25 crew abandoned the 2,490 teu feeder on 22 September; a navigational warning now lists her as a derelict.
Three dead and four missing as Thai fishing vessel sinks
Three crew died and four remain missing after the Thai fishing vessel S. Kanchanawari 888 sank about 40 nautical miles off Sattahip in severe weather, with 15 of the 22 on board rescued.
Carnival Panorama guest goes overboard on final day of cruise
A male guest went overboard from the cruise ship Carnival Panorama on the last day of a seven-night voyage from Long Beach, with US and Mexican authorities notified and a search under way.
Bulk carrier First Margaux strikes fishing vessel in Singapore Strait
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier First Margaux struck the stern of the Chinese fishing vessel Luqing Yuanyu 108 in the Singapore Strait on 17 September, with no reported injuries on either ship.
Philippine police back task force on June Aster ferry fire
The Philippine National Police has backed an interagency task force to investigate the MV June Aster fire, which has left 77 dead and eight missing after the ferry burned on passage from Manila to Palawan.
Dutch tanker Star Bonaire held at Ghent since mid-September
The Dutch-flagged product tanker Star Bonaire has been detained in the Ghent-Terneuzen canal since Monday 14 September, with no deficiencies made public.
Laden Capesize Merchant Mariner Takes Water in Three Ballast Tanks Off Dung Quat
The 179,570 dwt Merchant Mariner is listing about five degrees off Dung Quat with water in three port-side ballast tanks, 174,614 tonnes of iron ore aboard and 3,375 tonnes of fuel oil.
Crew of LNG Carrier Vivit Africa Report Cyberattack on Cargo Safety Systems
The crew of the Liberia-flagged Vivit Africa LNG say attackers took temporary control of steam pressure and safety valve systems, and the ship left the Adriatic without discharging its US cargo.
Coast Guard and FBI Boarded a VLCC Off Texas Over a Cyberattack
A Coast Guard cyber team and the FBI boarded the 319,547 dwt VL Prosperity off Texas after indications that her networks had been compromised, in an investigation covering at least two US-bound tankers.
Master Killed in Black Sea Drone Attack as Turkey Circulates Truce Text
A drone strike on a Ukraine-bound Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship killed the master and injured three crew, days after Turkey handed Russia and Ukraine a draft memorandum on ending attacks on merchant shipping.
Gottlieb Detained at Brake Over Steering Gear and Hidden Engines
German authorities detained the Barbados-flagged cargo ship Gottlieb at Brake after a pilot reported failing steering gear, and found three auxiliary diesels missing from her certificates.
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