Philippines & Maritime Incidents

56+ min ago   (309+ words) TAIPEI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending ‌larger ships there, the government said, responding to an increase in Chinese ‌activities. China claims democratically governed…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (513+ words) Foundation for Defense of Democracies Maritime Cyber Incidents Test Coast Guard Cyber Preparedness The Coast Guard and the FBI are investigating multiple suspected cyberattacks on oil tankers that have disrupted trade routes throughout the Atlantic Ocean. On August 7, an oil…...

1+ day, 59+ min ago   (98+ words) Australian Army and U.S. Army service members meet to discuss final conditions checks prior to live fire exercises within the Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, during Exercise Orient Shield '26, Sept. 21, 2026. The exercise demonstrates the human, technical, and procedural dimensions of interoperability,…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (140+ words) BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to the Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145), maritime enforcement specialists assigned to the Expeditionary Cutter Squadron, and members of the Royal Brunei Navy detain role-players from the Royal Brunei Navy…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (142+ words) Last week, Taiwan's coast guard demonstrated its ability to use its coastal patrol vessels to launch locally-built antiship missiles, adding additional heft to its defensive capabilities. In a trial on Friday, the Taiwan Coast Guard patrol vessel Qijin test-launched a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (329+ words) As the U.S. Navy finds itself engaged in conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and anticipates rising tensions in the Pacific to come, maintaining the nation’s “maritime dominance” depends on delivering ubiquitous connectivity — and providing the ability to sustain operations when…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (228+ words) The government of Turks and Caicos has intercepted another overcrowded boat from Haiti attempting to drop off migrants. Members of the British overseas territory’s marine branch, working with U.S. maritime operations personnel, intercepted the illegal vessel early Tuesday inside their…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (211+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//September 22, 2026// Federal intelligence agencies are actively monitoring nearly 20 commercial vessels globally following a sophisticated cyberattack on a natural gas tanker loaded at a Louisiana export terminal. Near the same time, the FBI and the U.S. Coast…...

2+ day, 13+ min ago   (98+ words) Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) public affairs officers document a meeting over conditions checks prior to live fire exercises within the Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, during Exercise Orient Shield '26, Sept. 20, 2026. The exercise demonstrates the human, technical, and procedural dimensions…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (62+ words) Hampshire activist claims he is at sea intercepting migrant boat - live updates Hampshire Chronicle Coastguard plane sent as migrants intercepted off coast - live - Hampshire activist Danny Tommo claims he is at sea in a bid to intercept a migrant boat…...