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TASS reports that a Russian grain ship thought to have been sunk by a Ukrainian drone attack has been found and towed back to shore.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 6, 2026

MOSCOW, 6 April - The state news agency TASS reported on Monday that a Russian ship carrying grain believed to?have sunk after a Ukrainian drone strike has been located?and towed?to?shore. Meanwhile, the death?toll has risen to?three, the report said.

Officials in Russia claim that Ukrainian drones killed one person when they attacked a cargo vessel which sank.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 5, 2026

One person was killed and two others were missing after a cargo ship, carrying wheat, sank on the Sea of Azov, according to a 'Russian-installed' official. Vladimir Saldo is the leader installed by Moscow in the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine's Kherson Region.

Italy recovers 19 bodies of migrants from boat; survivors are taken to Lampedusa

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 1, 2026

Rescue officials and migrants rescue charities reported that the Italian coast?guard had recovered the bodies and rescued 58 surviving migrants from a boat which broke down while trying to 'cross -to Europe? from Libya. A spokesperson for MSF…

Italy recovers 19 bodies of migrants from boat; survivors are taken to Lampedusa

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 1, 2026

Rescue?officials, and migrant rescue charities said that the Italian coast guard recovered 19 bodies and rescued 58 survivors after a boat broke down while trying to reach Europe from Libya. A spokesperson for MSF and the International Organization for Migration said that some of the victims…

At least 18 people dead after boat sinks in the Aegean Sea off Turkey

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 1, 2026

The coastguard reported that at least 18 people were killed after an inflatable boat carrying migrants sank near the western province of Mugla in Turkey on Wednesday. It added that search and recovery efforts continue in the area. The coastguard…

Twenty-two migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 28, 2026

The Greek coastguard said late Friday that 22 migrants had died after spending six days on a rubber boat off the coast of Greece. A 'Frontex European Border Agency vessel' rescued 26 people off the island of Creta. The rubber boat passengers…

Libyan coast guard tows Russian LNG tanker damaged away from its shores

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 25, 2026

The Government of National Unity in Tripoli (GNU) announced that the Libyan coast guard had 'begun towing' a damaged LNG?tanker, which several Mediterranean countries had warned was a risk to the environment after it drifted?unmanned? for weeks.

At least 14 people killed after migrant boat crashes with coast guard vessel in southern Turkey

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 9, 2026

The coast guard said that at least '14 people were killed on Monday when an inflatable boat carrying migrants smashed into a Turkish Coast Guard vessel near Antalya in southern Turkey. The 'coast guard' said that the high-speed vessel?was detected…

Sources say that at least 101 people are missing after the attack on an Iranian ship near Sri Lanka.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 4, 2026

According to sources in the Sri Lankan navy and defence ministry, at least 101 people are missing, 1 is dead and 78 others have been injured. The sources claimed that the ship has now sunk. It is unclear who was responsible for the attack. A…

One presumed deceased and five still missing after tugboat sinks off South Africa

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 1, 2026

A multi-agency maritime agency said that one person was 'presumed dead' and five crew members were reported missing after a tug boat sank near South Africa’s southern coast. The ship sank around 80 nautical miles south-east of Mossel Bay, in South Africa's Western Cape province.

Frontex and Spain search for missing boat of Balearic Islands migrants

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 27, 2026

The Spanish government reported that the Spanish border agency Frontex and Spanish police were'searching on Friday for a boat with an unknown number of migrants who had tried to reach Balearic Islands. Walking Borders, a group that advocates for migrant rights…

Police officer: 5 bodies of migrants werehed up on the shore east of Tripoli in Libya, capital.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 21, 2026

A police officer said that at least five bodies, including two women, had washed up on the shores of a coastal village in eastern Libya, called 'Qasr al-Akhyar. Hassan Al-Ghawil is the head of investigations at the Qasr Al-Akhyar Police Station.

The autopsy results show that the migrants who drowned in a shipwreck near Greece actually died from head injuries

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 12, 2026

Autopsy results show that the majority of 15 Afghan migrants killed last week off the Greek island of Chios when their dinghy collided a coast guard vessel died from head injuries and not drowning. The February 3 collision, one of the deadliest migrant incidents in Greece in recent years…

Turkish and Greek leaders to hold talks on maritime borders, migration and border issues

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 11, 2026

The Turkish president Tayyip Erdoan will host the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for talks on Wednesday, likely focusing on'migration and long-standing maritime disputes as NATO allies try to warm up ties. Last week, 15 migrants died…

IOM: 53 migrants are dead or missing following a boat capsize off Libya

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 9, 2026

The International Organization for Migrants (IOM) reported on Monday that 53 migrants, including 2 babies, are dead or missing following a rubber-boat capsize off the coast Libya. IOM, citing survivors, said that the boat left Zawiya Thursday and then flipped off Zuwara Friday.

The survivors dispute the Greek coastguard's account of a fatal migrant vessel wreck

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 9, 2026

The survivors of the shipwreck which killed 15 Afghan migrants in Greece last week have said that their dinghy 'didn't change course or ram an coastguard vessel. This contradicts the official account given by the authorities. The shipwreck occurred on the island of Chios, and 15 people were killed.

15 migrants killed after boat collides off the coast of Chios with a Greek Coast Guard vessel

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 4, 2026

The?coastguard said that 15 migrants were killed after their boat collided and capsized with a Greek coast guard vessel in the Aegean sea late Tuesday. It was one of the most deadly migrant shipwrecks to occur in Greece for years. In a press release…

The coast guard reports that 15 migrants died after a boat collided with a Greek coast guard vessel near Chios.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 4, 2026

The Greek coastguard said that 15 migrants were killed after their boat collided and capsized with a coastguard vessel in the Aegean sea late Tuesday night, off the Greek Island of Chios. It was one of the worst shipwrecks to hit Greece in recent years.

After a boat collision with the coast guard, 15 migrants drowned off Greece

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 4, 2026

The coast guard reported that 15 migrants were killed in the Aegean sea off Greece, on Tuesday after their boat collided a Coast Guard vessel?off the island of Chios. A coastguard official reported that they had spotted a small boat transporting…

Colombia's Clan del Golfo commander dies in river accident

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 2, 2026

According to reports by the illegal armed group in Colombia and the government, Jose Gonzalo Sanchez, the second-in command of Colombia's Clan del Golfo - the largest illegal armed?group in the country - died when the boat he was travelling…

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