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• Engineer At Indian Defence Firm Arrested For Leaking Sensitive Naval Data

  by MI News Network on 31 May 2025 at 11:57 am

  The accused used sketches, diagrams, and audio recordings to share classified details and received payments from multiple bank accounts.

• Royal Navy Tracks Russian Spy Ship & Warships In UK Waters

  by MI News Network on 31 May 2025 at 11:49 am

  HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer based in Portsmouth, tracked the Russian intelligence gathering as it stayed near the Outer Hebrides.

• Shipbuilding Giant HII Furloughs 471 Employees To Boost Performance

  by MI News Network on 31 May 2025 at 11:37 am

  The shipbuilder, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), is Virginia’s largest industrial employer with a workforce of around 26,000.

• Debris From Sunken Cargo Ship Affects 22 Coastal Villages In the Southernmost State of India

  by MI News Network on 31 May 2025 at 11:36 am

  At least 22 villages in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India, are impacted by wreckage from the sunken Liberian-flagged cargo ship, MSC ELSA-3.

• Fincantieri Launches Second Next-Generation Dual-Fuel Cruise Ship

  by MI News Network on 31 May 2025 at 11:30 am

  Fincantieri described this project as a first-of-its-kind design focused on both modern passenger experience and environmental sustainability.

• EU Plans To Build A Maritime Security Hub In the Black Sea To Counter Russia

  by MI News Network on 31 May 2025 at 11:26 am

  The EU plans to build a maritime security hub in the Black Sea region to counter Russia and safeguard critical undersea infrastructure.

• Russian Captain Denies Manslaughter In Tragic North Sea Ship Collision

  by MI News Network on 31 May 2025 at 11:19 am

  The crash caused a serious fire after the Solong struck the port side of the anchored tanker, rupturing one of its cargo tanks filled with aviation fuel.

• Bulk Carrier Closely Avoids Hitting Blue Water Bridge Linking U.S. And Canada

  by MI News Network on 31 May 2025 at 11:16 am

  M/V American Spirit veered close to the western shores of the St. Clair River beneath the Blue Water Bridge linking Port Huron with Sarnia, Ontario.

• Ammonia Set To Become Most Affordable Fuel By Late 2030s, Says New Analysis

  by MI News Network on 30 May 2025 at 2:34 pm

  Insights from more than 30 stakeholder interviews indicate that many in the industry are considering a “wait and see” approach.

• US Coast Guard Offloads Over 28,500 Pounds Of Cocaine At Port Everglades

  by MI News Network on 30 May 2025 at 2:31 pm

  The drug seizures came from four separate operations by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter team.

• Repair Cost For Estlink2 Power Cable Damage Estimated At €50–60 Million

  by MI News Network on 30 May 2025 at 2:27 pm

  The subsea cable, between Finland and Estonia, critical for cross-border electricity transmission, was damaged on December 25, 2024.

• In A Legal First, Six Italian Activists To Stand Trial For Migrant Sea Rescue

  by MI News Network on 30 May 2025 at 2:24 pm

  The migrants had been attempting to reach Europe but were stranded when their vessel began sinking.

• New ITF Data Reveals 33% Surge In Ship Abandonments Year-On-Year

  by MI News Network on 30 May 2025 at 2:04 pm

  Over 1,501 seafarers have reached out to the ITF for assistance, many of whom were left unpaid, without food, water or access to ports.

• Kerala Declares MSC ELSA-3 Shipwreck A State-Specific Disaster

  by MI News Network on 30 May 2025 at 2:00 pm

  The cargo ship, carrying over 643 containers including hazardous materials like calcium carbide and organic chemicals, sank on May 25, 2025.

• Replica Of Christopher Columbus’s Famous Ship Arrives In London For The First Time

  by MI News Network on 30 May 2025 at 1:49 pm

  The replica is now docked at St. Katharine Docks Marina, where it will be open to the public from May 29 to June 8, 2025.