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December 5, 2025
Their lawyer revealed that the family of a Colombian who claims to have been killed by a U.S. Airstrike near the coast of Colombia has brought their case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They are seeking accountability for the deadly U.S.
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November 22, 2025
Los Angeles Fire Department reported that all crew members were evacuated Friday from a ship in flames at San Pedro Port after an explosion disrupted the power supply and crane operations. LAFD reported that around 8:27 pm (0427 GMT), the remaining crew members had been helped off the vessel.
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November 15, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard reported that four people were killed and four more hospitalized when a suspected migrant-smuggling boat capsized late Friday night in rough waves off San Diego. The Coast Guard reported that in addition to eight deaths, one person has been taken into custody by U.S.
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October 18, 2025
Donald Trump, the U.S. president, announced on Saturday that the United States will send the two survivors from a strike Thursday in the Caribbean back to their native countries of Colombia or Ecuador for detention and prosecution. Legal experts claim that this move…
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October 18, 2025
Four U.S. officials said on Saturday that the Trump administration was moving to send two survivors from a strike in the Caribbean on Thursday to another country, rather than putting them in military detention. The nationalities of two detainees could not be determined definitively.
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October 18, 2025
Four U.S. officials said on Saturday that the Trump administration was moving to send two survivors from a strike in the Caribbean on Thursday to another country, rather than putting them in military detention. After the attack on the semi-submersible vessel suspected of illegal drug trafficking…
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October 17, 2025
Donald Trump stated on Friday, amid an escalating conflict between Washington and Caracas, that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro did not want to "fuck" around with the United States. Trump's remarks followed a report citing three sources that said the U.S.
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October 17, 2025
Three sources with knowledge of the situation said that the U.S. military was holding two survivors on a Navy vessel after they rescued them from a suspected drugs vessel in the Caribbean, which had been hit by an American strike that also killed two other people.
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October 16, 2025
A U.S. official revealed that the U.S. Military carried out a new attack on Thursday against a suspected drugs vessel in the Caribbean. In what seemed to be a world first, survivors were among the crew. The official who spoke under anonymity…
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October 14, 2025
The latest in a series of recent strikes, a U.S. airstrike on a boat near the Venezuelan coast on Tuesday resulted in the death of six suspected drug traffickers. The strike is just the latest example of Trump’s efforts to use U.S. Military power in new and often controversial ways.
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August 29, 2025
China's coast guard and military said that they carried out patrols in the waters surrounding the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in the busy South China Sea waterway. In a press release, the coast guard said that it has increased law enforcement patrols since the start of August.
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May 30, 2025
The captain of the container ship which collided with a U.S. oil tanker near Britain's East Coast pleaded guilty to manslaughter through gross negligence in London on Friday. Vladimir Motin was a Russian citizen, aged 59. He was the captain…
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May 24, 2025
State media reported on Sunday that North Korea had detained officials from a shipyard responsible for an accident which occurred during the recent launch of a warship. Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, witnessed the failed launch which crippled a 5,000-tonne battleship.
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May 5, 2025
U.S. authorities said that at least three people, including two children were dead and nine others missing after a small vessel capsized on rough seas north of San Diego in what appeared to be a migrant smuggling effort. The U.S. Coast Guard…
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May 5, 2025
Authorities told NBC News, among other media outlets, that at least three people died after a small vessel capsized in the Pacific Ocean, north of San Diego. The U.S. Coast Guard also said they were searching for nine people who had gone missing.
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April 28, 2025
These are the most popular stories from the New York Times' business pages. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. On Sunday night, a boat that was carrying dozens of passengers struck the ferry near the Memorial Causeway Bridge. The U.S.
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April 21, 2025
These are the most popular stories from the Financial Times. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these stories. Estonia warns that lifting Russia sanctions would harm EU taxpayers. The British Finance…
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April 17, 2025
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said that three people were killed and three injured in a collision between two fishing boats at a Major League Fishing competition on Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama, on Wednesday. A man died after his vessel was struck by a boat. He was declared dead on the spot.
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March 18, 2025
According to a letter from a police source released on Monday, the parents of an Indian student who attended a U.S. college and went missing from a popular Dominican Republic tourist resort earlier this month have asked for police to declare their child legally dead. The investigation remains open.
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March 10, 2025
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency announced on Monday that Britain's Coastguard was responding to reports about a collision involving a cargo vessel and a tanker off England's Northeastern Coast. The agency reported that a helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft and lifeboats…
