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One of America's Three Icebreakers Suffers "Significant" BreakdownPUBLISHED JUL 24, 2026 12:16 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUT...
26/07/2026

One of America's Three Icebreakers Suffers "Significant" Breakdown
PUBLISHED JUL 24, 2026 12:16 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
The medium icebreaker USCGC Healy had a significant engineering casualty during recent operations off the coast of Port Angeles, Washington, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. It is the second time in two years that the ship has had to return to port for serious repairs, and it leaves the Coast Guard with two working icebreakers - one of which is built to a commercial construction standard.

The USCG reports that there were no injuries in the July 13 incident. Tugs have towed Healy back to her homeport in Seattle for an investigation, and she will undergo "major repairs," the service said in a statement.

The Coast Guard did not specify the nature of the casualty, but industry sources have indicated a crankcase explosion in one of her four main engines.

“The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Healy acted with speed and skill in responding to this casualty,” said Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard. “While the Coast Guard remains underway and on mission in the Arctic, this casualty underscores the vital importance of President Trump’s vision to rapidly build and deliver a modern icebreaker fleet. . . . The nation needs a highly capable icebreaking fleet operated by the Coast Guard to ensure year-round access to the region."

Healy had just completed a six-month repair period at the Vigor shipyard in Portland, and appears to have been engaged in sea trials or a shakedown cruise at the time of the casualty.

The service outage comes at an inconvenient time, as a four-vessel Chinese research flotilla is currently operating in the Arctic region near Alaska. Such research missions typically have dual civil-military applications, and the Coast Guard has been monitoring the Chinese movements.

Other assets are available, but few in number. USCGC Storis (ex name Aiviq) remains on patrol in the Bering Strait, AIS data shows. The capable but aging USCGC Polar Star, which recently returned from her annual high-intensity mission to Antarctica, is moored at the Vigor shipyard facility in Seattle - a routine destination for her for sustainment and repairs. Vigor repordted earlier this month that the scope of work for Polar Star's repairs is nearing completion. USCGC Munro is deployed in the Arctic to monitor the Chinese fleet.

Healy's last breakdown occurred in July 2024 while the ship was operating in a remote corner of the Northwest Passage, well above the Arctic Circle. The ship sustained an electrical fire in a transformer, damaging one of the ship’s two main propulsion motors. Healy returned to Seattle under her own power for repairs, and was restored to service in 2025.

In a statement, the Coast Guard said that it is investigating the incident and will provide additional information about the casualty aboard Healy as it becomes available.

Houthi Rebels Claim Missile Strike on Giant Saudi Refinery at JazanPUBLISHED JUL 24, 2026 11:15 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECU...
26/07/2026

Houthi Rebels Claim Missile Strike on Giant Saudi Refinery at Jazan

PUBLISHED JUL 24, 2026 11:15 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have attacked the port city of Jazan, Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the strike, but a Saudi civil defense alert was issued for Jazan on early Saturday and bystander videos purporting to show fire damage are circulating on social media.

NASA FIRMS fire monitoring data shows five substantial thermal anomalies - infrared signatures not present in previous time periods - located in the eastern half of the Jazan refinery, all within the last 3-6 hours. FIRMS infrared detections may stem from natural or routine events, like flaring, but the new cluster at Jazan is large in scale and has not occurred before at that location.

The Jazan Refinery is one of the world's most advanced mega-scale integrated refining complexes. It can process about 400,000 barrels of crude per day, enough to take in four percent of all Aramco oil and liquids production on an ordinary day.

The refinery features the world's largest industrial gas plant, and it is powered by the world's largest integrated gasification combined-cycle plant. The $12 billion plant burns low-value refinery byproducts to generate power, and is rated for 3.8 gigawatts - more than the largest offshore wind farm in the world. It also delivers hydrogen gas and steam for refining operations.

Saudi and Houthi forces have resumed trading fire across their shared border after four years of relative peace, prompted by the Houthi "blockade" linked to the U.S.-Iran conflict. Earlier Friday, Saudi missiles hit targets in Hodeidah and on Kamaran Island, reportedly damaging a Houthi naval installation and a military camp, according to AFP.

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Marine Insurers May Ban Payments to Iran for Hormuz PUBLISHED JUL 23, 2026 11:36 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVEGetting ins...
25/07/2026

Marine Insurers May Ban Payments to Iran for Hormuz
PUBLISHED JUL 23, 2026 11:36 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
Getting insured for a Strait of Hormuz transit is getting more expensive, and there are more strings attached to staying insured as well. Underwriters at Lloyd's Market Association have come up with an additional, optional clause that can be inserted into policies for passages through the waterway; it allows the insurer to cancel the policy if it turns out that the shipowner has paid a toll to Iran. Meant to protect the insurer from compliance risks, in future it could prevent neutral shipowners from using the route through Iranian waters, where Iran does not attack shipping.

For the insurer, the hazard is clear. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy oversees Iran's section of the strait, and the IRGC is a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization. The administrative transactions for passage are handled through Iran's so-called Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), not itself part of the IRGC but still a division of Iran's government.

Iran is not currently charging for transits of the strait, but its leaders have expressed a clear interest in turning the waterway's operations into a revenue stream in the long term. As tolling is questionably legal in an international strait, the charges could be presented as a "fee" structure, linked to some form of services rendered for safe transits. At least one prominent shipowner has suggested that it would be a good business decision to accept Iranian control and simply pay the fee as a cost of operations.

Payments to the PGSA might be rendered in bitcoin or yuan to keep a low profile, but the funds would ultimately end in the hands of the Iranian banking system and government - and quite possibly the IRGC. Any payment would be a U.S. sanctions violation, and might have other compliance ramifications as well.

For an insurer, this would be a reputational and legal risk. A spokesperson for the LMA told Insurance Business that the new tolling clause sets out "a clear contractual position for insurers and insureds" on the acceptability of such payments. If they are discovered, the ship's cover would be canceled.

"The LMA has developed the clause in response to concerns about applicable sanctions and terrorism legislation arising where insurers become aware, or through appropriate due diligence ought reasonably to become aware, that any financial or non-financial payment has been given by the insured," the association said in a statement. ""Under the clause, insurers will not cover any such payment. In addition, where a payment has been made, cover for the relevant vessel will cease due to the risk of a breach of sanctions and/or terrorism legislation in the US, UK or EU."

Meanwhile, costs of cover are escalating. Reuters reports war risk premiums for Gulf coverage at 3 percent of hull value in early July, and after more recent attacks, some sources indicated that pricing would likely be quoted at 5 percent or more. Prices in this range are a deterrent for trade, as they raise the cost of shipping and can effectively price some commodity trades out of the market.

Per Insurance Business, in the southern sector of the Red Sea - where Houthi rebels have initiated a campaign against Saudi shipping - premiums have risen to 1 percent of hull value. This is north of $1 million per transit for a newer VLCC.

The costs are human, as well. On Thursday, IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez asked vessel operators to put the safety of crewmembers at the forefront when weighing the business decision to transit through conflict zones.

"Seafarers are civilians performing essential work that sustains economies and communities worldwide.?Ship operators must?thoroughly?assess risks?before?transiting the?region.?Seafarers?must never be placed in harm’s way or targeted in situations of conflict or instability," Dominguez said.

Two Tankers Spill Oil off the Coast of IranPUBLISHED JUL 23, 2026 8:04 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVETwo tankers off the c...
25/07/2026

Two Tankers Spill Oil off the Coast of Iran
PUBLISHED JUL 23, 2026 8:04 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
Two tankers off the coast of Larak Island are spilling oil into the waterway, according to maritime data consultancy WindWard.

One of the leaks was identified previously, and comes from the Greek-owned tanker Kavomaleas. It was hit in an IRGC attack on the south side of the strait, then captured and towed into Iranian waters.

The other leak is linked to an AIS-dark tanker, name unknown, which appears to have been in the same location since May, according to the consultancy. Both of the two oil slicks appear to be drifting towards Larak and Qeshm.

The spills are among the first significant oil releases linked to shipboard sources in the Hormuz conflict. Though Iran and the U.S. have both launched multiple attacks since the start of active hostilities, there have been no sinkings of full-size, oceangoing merchant vessels in civilian service. Many of the attacks have struck the superstructure, stack or engine room, limiting the potential for a full-scale spill.

Traffic continues to move at a low rate through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the risks. Windward identified 19 vessels moving without AIS in the waterway - a large cluster in the Iranian half of the strait, and a smaller number that SAR satellite imaging spotted in the southern, U.S.-protected lane along the Omani coast.

More strikes on shipping appear likely in the days ahead, part of the pattern of retaliatory exchanges between the U.S. and Iran.

The large-scale U.S. Air Force transport plane airbridge is back in motion between Europe and U.S.-linked air bases in the Mideast, typically a logistical step taken to prepare for escalating military operations. A larger series of American airstrikes could occur soon, President Donald Trump telegraphed in a conversation with Axios' Barak Ravid, who speaks frequently with the president.

"I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it," Trump told Ravid.

Shipping Suspended on Ukraine’s Black Sea Corridor Due to Increased AttacksPUBLISHED JUL 23, 2026 2:11 PM BY THE MARITIM...
25/07/2026

Shipping Suspended on Ukraine’s Black Sea Corridor Due to Increased Attacks
PUBLISHED JUL 23, 2026 2:11 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
Ukrainian officials reported that for the first time since 2023, there is no traffic on its shipping corridor on the Black Sea. Ship operators reportedly made the decision based on the increased attacks and deaths of seafarers since Russia and Ukraine escalated the attacks on shipping this summer.

Ukrainian government officials are emphasizing that the ports remain open and said it was the decision of individual ship operators. The government is working on a resolution, reported Agricultural Minister Taras Vysotskyi.

This action came after another vessel was struck on Wednesday and set ablaze off Odesa. Ukraine rescued 16 seafarers from the ship, but on Monday, it reported up to 10 were killed on another vessel that was attached. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed it was attacking ships and ports being used to support Ukraine’s war effort.

Ukraine filed a request for the United Nations Security Council to immediately conduct an urgent investigation, asking for the meeting on July 27. It is calling Russia’s actions targeted terrorism and accuses Russia of endangering the world’s food supply.

Prosecutors in the Odesa region are asserting that Russia has struck 28 commercial ships in the past month. They said that 21 seafarers and port employees have been killed and others injured.

Ukraine established the safe corridor in August 2023 after a year-long effort set up by the United Nations and administered by Turkey collapsed. In the past three years, Ukraine shipped more than 197 million tonnes of cargo, according to the Ukrainian Seaport Authority. It said this included 117 million tonnes of grain. So far in 2026, more than 42 million tonnes of cargo have been handled at Ukraine’s seaports, including nearly 24 million tonnes of agricultural products. Volumes were reported to be running 20 percent ahead of last year.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia could further escalate the attacks. He repeated the earlier assertions by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia could cut off Ukraine from the sea.

Further adding to Ukraine’s challenges, Maersk announced on Wednesday that it was rerouting its feeder service to Romania from the fishing port at Chornomorsk. The move came after a Russian attack on the port of Chornomorsk.

S&P Global is reporting today that Ukrainian ag traders are looking to reroute their volumes to the western border and likely back onto the Danube. Earlier in the war, Ukraine had established shipping corridors from its ports on the Danube and inland to Constanta, Romania. S&P, however, points out that with the current low water levels and droughts in Europe, shipping on the Danube is more challenging. In addition, it notes the higher costs that would have to be borne by the Ukrainian farmers.

Russia is also feeling the pressure on shipping after weeks of attacks by Ukraine, primarily in the Sea of Azov. Reports had indicated that Russia had already restricted shipping on the Sea of Azov and in the Kerch Strait. Shippers reportedly had been redirecting cargo to Novorossiysk, but Reuters is reporting Russia has verbally communicated a new nighttime restriction on shipping from that port as well. Novorossiysk handles grain, metals, and containers, in addition to the large oil and energy terminals.

Before the war, Ukraine is reported to have accounted for around six percent of global wheat exports and more than 10 percent of corn exports. However, its capacity has declined by at least a third during the war. It is especially hard on less developed and third world countries, which had depended on Ukraine for basic food supplies.

Saudi Arabia Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Houthi City of HodeidahPUBLISHED JUL 24, 2026 9:29 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECU...
25/07/2026

Saudi Arabia Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Houthi City of Hodeidah
PUBLISHED JUL 24, 2026 9:29 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
On Friday, Saudi forces launched an attack on the Houthi-occupied city of Hodeidah, retaliating for the latest round of Houthi strikes on Saudi shipping.

For years, Saudi forces and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government fought the Houthi group for control of Hodeidah and the rest of northwestern Yemen. That conflict ended in a ceasefire agreement in 2022, but has been relit by Houthi attacks on Saudi shipping.

Two Saudi tankers were hit by Houthi drones and missiles on Wednesday, and a third tanker - the NCC Masa - was struck on Friday. The Masa sustained only minor hull damage, Saudi state news agency SPA said, and continued onwards on her commercial journey.

The Saudi retaliatory strike on Houthi territory hit a state media telecom facility and an island offshore, according to Houthi outlet Al Masirah. A spokesman for the Saudi government said that Hodeidah's seaport - the largest in Yemen - was not hit in this round of strikes, nor the nearby energy port at Ras Isa. All Yemeni ports remain open, the Saudi official claimed. (The Houthis allege that Saudi Arabia has imposed a siege on Yemen.)

Though the Houthi blockade of Saudi port operations may prove to be an irritant for Saudi oil shipping interests and their customers, traffic continues to pass through the southern Red Sea and Strait of Ban el-Mandeb. The Houthis insist that the strait is open, and that their blockade applies only to Saudi-linked vessels.

More Ships U-Turn to Avoid Houthi Threatswarship sailing near containershipPUBLISHED JUL 22, 2026 10:56 AM BY THE MARITI...
25/07/2026

More Ships U-Turn to Avoid Houthi Threats
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PUBLISHED JUL 22, 2026 10:56 AM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
Further to vessels suspected of having reversed course on July 21 to avoid potential Houthi hostile action, more ships have been identified doing so on July 22.

Vanguard has identified six ships that may have U-turned overnight on July 21/22, who may be exercising discretion and switching to alternative orders, perhaps without commercial penalty:

- The Marshall Islands-flagged car carrier Liu Jiang Kou (IMO 9991795), now sailing East on the Maritime Transit Security Corridor (MTSC) exiting the Gulf of Aden.

- Russian-flagged products tanker Trust (IMO 9382798), sanctioned by the EU, UK and US (OFAC), and now at anchor off Jeddah.

- Singapore-flagged products tanker Navig8 Express (IMO 9976874), which appears to have reversed course and is now heading back to Yanbu.

- Liberia-flagged tanker Mica (IMO 9399935), which was on its way from Port Suez to Sohar, but now appears to have stopped off Jizan.

- Maltese-flagged Suezmax Agios Gerasimos (IMO 9693056), now heading for the head of the Sumed Pipeline at Ain Sukhna.

- Liberia-flagged Suezmax Amazon (IMO 9476654), is now heading North for the Suez Canal.

Traffic proceeding along the MTSC looks similar to yesterday, and there are still, as of midday on July 22, some 22 ships still underway, with AIS turned on, in the waters off the Houthi-held coastline in the Red Sea.

The Houthi Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) website has still not posted any warnings to mariners in connection with the blockade announced by the Houthi military spokesman, Brigadier Yahya Sare’e.

The British and U.S. governments have issued stern notes of disapproval concerning the Houthi intention to implement a blockade. While the UK has so far not taken any apparent concrete action, the United States has undertaken to respond if the Houthis physically interfere with shipping. The website of Operation Aspides, the EU operation established in February 2024 as a defensive operation in response to repeated Houthi attacks on international shipping, has so far not registered. Aspides recently marked 29 months since its launch, highlighting that it has supported more than 2,200 merchant vessels. It frequently posts photos of the warships assigned to the operation sailing with merchant ships passing through the Red Sea region.

The new Greek commander of Operation Aspides, Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis spent July 16 hosting the EU High Representative Kaja Kallas on board the Italian Carlo Bergamini Class frigate Bergamini (F590) off Djibouti, and the latest posting on the Aspides website focuses on the celebration of Belgian National Day on July 21. However, Reuters reports that it has seen an EUNAVFOR Aspides advisory recommending that merchant vessels linked to Israeli, U.S. or Saudi interests avoid transiting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden until the threat level decreases. There is no indication that the EU is yet thinking of adjusting the force committed to Operation Aspides.

Seafarer From Stricken LPG Carrier Gas Lisbon Dies of His WoundsPUBLISHED JUL 23, 2026 11:32 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIV...
25/07/2026

Seafarer From Stricken LPG Carrier Gas Lisbon Dies of His Wounds
PUBLISHED JUL 23, 2026 11:32 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
A sailor injured in the fire aboard the LPG carrier Gas Lisbon has died of his wounds, according to Romanian authorities.

Gas Lisbon was inbound for Ukraine last Sunday when she was likely struck by multiple Russian drones. The Turkish-owned vessel was arriving from Egypt and reporting her destination as Reni, Ukraine, with about 3,800 tonnes of propane on board.

On Sunday evening, while Gas Lisbon was about 20 nautical miles off the Romanian coast, the vessel reported an explosion and fire. The Romanian rescue vessels Apollo and Artemis were dispatched to meet her, and they retrieved 17 crewmembers from the ship, including three who were injured and required hospital treatment. Two of them had received severe burns covering about 10-15 percent of their bodies.

The survivors were brought ashore in Romania, and the injured were transferred to the Tulcea County Hospital for treatment. On Thursday, one of the victims - a 45-year-old Filipino sailor - died of complications related to burns to his respiratory tract. Two more of the injured survivors remain in intensive care, and are in stable condition, the hospital's director told RFI.

The fire aboard Gas Lisbon reportedly burned for an extended period after evacuation. Even as late as Wednesday, the ship was still too hot to board for inspection, according to AFP.

The attack on Gas Lisbon is just one part of a broader campaign of strikes and counterstrikes between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the Black Sea, which has turned deadly for seafarers. The intensity of Russian attacks on international shipping has risen enough that foreign-flag shipowners have effectively ceased port calls in the Odesa region, where Ukraine's main seaports are located - a major blow for Ukrainian agricultural exporters.

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