The U.S. military, in conjunction with Ecuadorian officials, boarded and later sank a vessel on Friday allegedly used as a refueling station for drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to U.S. Southern Command. The vessel, which was in international waters near Ecuador, was allegedly used as a floating ship-to-ship refueling station for drug […]
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Chinese ship caught with banned shark fins in Pacific Ocean in operation involving U.S. Coast Guard
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Kiribati, a tiny Pacific neighbor to Hawaii that has grown ties with Beijing, detained a Chinese vessel this month for illegally harvesting shark fins, its maritime police told AFP. The practice of cutting fins off live sharks and throwing the carcasses back into the sea is banned in much of the Pacific Ocean, but persists […]
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Israel announced on Monday it had recovered the wreckage of the Altalena, an arms-smuggling boat whose sinking by the Israeli military just after the state’s founding in 1948 exposed divisions that persist today. The Altalena had set sail from France loaded with weapons packed for the Irgun, the militant Zionist force that conducted attacks against […]
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Famed century-old ship dubbed “Sava’s Titanic” emerges in Serbia as Europe’s rivers run dry
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The wreck of a steam tugboat dating from the early 1900s is the latest relic to emerge from shrinking waters in Serbia as Europe’s rivers run dry, with the continent engulfed in prolonged, extreme heat and drought. The rusting hull — once a famed vessel known as the Slovenian — surfaced earlier this month from […]
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First, a look at threats against U.S. judges under Trump. Then, collapse of U.S. shipbuilding poses national and economic security risks. And, a dog study may help pets and humans age well. 6/7/2026: Under Siege; Turning the Ship Around; The Dog Aging Project #Siege #Turning #Ship #Dog #Aging #Project
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Trump threatens to bomb a bridge or power plant for every ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz
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Oil prices jumped around 4% Wednesday, with international benchmark Brent Crude trading briefly over $95 a barrel – a $20 rise since the U.S. and Iran resumed fighting on July 7. Shippers remain reluctant to transit the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. Central Command insisting again Tuesday night that it “remains open.” Iran has continued […]
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U.S. hits dozens of Iranian targets in retaliatory strikes after ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz
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3:35 AM / July 8, 2026 Iran media report explosions in key port city of Bushehr Iranian media reported Wednesday a series of blasts in the port city of Bushehr. “Explosions have been heard in Bushehr and the surrounding area,” the Mehr news agency said, without providing details. A provincial official told Iran’s FARS […]