Ukrainian armed forces carried out an attack, resulting in damage to the Russian landing ship BK-16 in Sevastopol and the supply ship Nefrit in Sochi, which was confirmed by their command. (translated)
Norway seized a Russian research vessel at the request of Ukrainian Naftogaz, which was met with accusations from Moscow of piracy and a promise to challenge this decision. (translated)

Norway seized the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov at the request of the Ukrainian company Naftohaz, in order to collect compensation for assets taken by Russia after the annexation of Crimea in 2014. (translated)
The police in Svalbard seized the Russian ship Professor Molchanov at the request of the Ukrainian Naftogaz as part of the process of recovering compensation for property confiscated after the annexation of Crimea. (translated)

Eight people have died, and 18 are still missing after a passenger ship capsized off the coast of Northern Cyprus, where a surviving passenger blames the crew for ignoring warnings and abandoning the vessel at a critical moment. (translated)
The ferry FILOJET overturned off the coast of Northern Cyprus, resulting in at least eight fatalities, while 17 people are still missing, and survivors report that the crew ignored warnings about bad weather conditions before setting sail. (translated)
A ship with 270 people on board capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, during the ongoing rescue operation 159 passengers have already been rescued, and the causes of the accident are still unknown. (translated)
Turkish and Somali forces successfully freed the ship MV LUTUF, which was captured by pirates on August 17 off the coast of Somalia, destroying four pirate boats during the operation and eliminating 14 alleged attackers. (translated)
This morning, a commercial ship noticed a drifting small marine drone in the Black Sea (near the Romanian drilling platform Neptun Alpha that is currently being built). The Bucharest Ministry of Defense considered it a threat to critical infrastructure (the platform will be operational from next year). (translated)
To co widać raczej nie było per se ćwiczenie żadnego z elementów które wymieniłeś (łączność gotowość, procedury), choć oczywiście to co widać było zawierało w/w. Natomiast nieoficjalnie udało mi się dowiedzieć o 50+ maszynach jednoczasowo w powietrzu. Generalnie skala dobowa nie notowana w ES poprzednio o ile wiem. Ponad to: - nie było komunikatów, zapowiedzi, photexów itp. - Duńczycy przyspieszyli o kilka miesięcy dyslokacje swojego batalionów do Bałtów bez wycofania poprzedniego do kraju - transport batalionu do Bałtów był namiastką operacji konwojowej - eskorta ~5 Posejdonów w powietrzu, eskorta Gripenów, 2 fregaty i korweta, + inni na...jeden statek transportowy - Compas Call jako WRE, - 5 tankowców na długich orbitach - 2x E-3 - info o B-1B u nas No nie wiem Bartek, dużo i mocno jak na "niezapowiedziane" ćwiczenie w ramach Eastern Sentry. #wojsko #bezpieczeństwo #operacje
After the expiration of the 60-day truce between the USA and Iran, oil prices rose in the face of rising tensions in the market, which were further exacerbated by an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about a prolonged deadlock and restrictions on the transport of the raw material. (translated)

On the night of August 17 to 18, there was an attack on a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in one crew member being injured, and Turkish President Erdoğan called on the USA to continue talks with Iran, while in the Philippines, two people were killed in a shooting at a high school. (translated)

An unknown projectile hit a ship leaving the Strait of Hormuz, causing damage to the engine room and injuring one crew member, which deepens the shipping crisis related to the U.S.-Iranian war and the impasse in the peace process. (translated)
As a result of a tragic accident involving a Polish coach in Hungary, in which 12 people died, the government plans to transport around 20 less seriously injured passengers back to the country, while those in critical condition will be able to return on a military plane, and a medical ship will provide transportation for the most seriously injured, as well as arrange for the transfer of the victims' bodies. (translated)

The detour around the Cape of Good Hope instead of passing through the Suez Canal extends the Asia-Europe voyage by about 10 days and about 3,000 nautical miles. According to UNCTAD (Review of Maritime Transport 2024), a ship traveling from Shenzhen to Rotterdam via the Suez Canal covers 10,000 nautical miles in (translated)
A cargo ship under the flag of San Marino was hit by two drones near the port of Novorossiysk in Russia, resulting in the injury of two Syrian sailors and a fire on board, but the crew successfully carried out a rescue operation. (translated)

The American military immobilized the ship Vela Nova, which attempted to violate the blockade of Iranian ports, after its crew ignored warnings, leading to the firing of two Hellfire missiles by an MH-60 helicopter towards the unit's aircraft. (translated)