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• Swedish Coast Guard Boards Sanctioned "Shadow Fleet" Tanker Following 12-Kilometer Oil Spill in Baltic Sea

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Swedish authorities have intercepted and boarded the tanker Flora 1 after detecting an oil spill stretching 12 kilometers east of Gotland. The vessel, which is on the EU sanctions...

• Swedish Coast Guard Boards Sanctioned Tanker Flora 1 Off Ystad Following Massive Baltic Sea Oil Spill

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Authorities boarded the Sierra Leone-registered tanker Flora 1 on Friday morning after identifying it as the source of a 2,000-liter oil spill east of Gotland. The vessel is curren...

• Twenty-two Migrants Confirmed Dead After Rubber Vessel Drifts Off Greek Coast

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Twenty-two migrants have died in the Mediterranean after their rubber boat lost orientation and drifted for six days without food or water. The Greek coast guard confirmed the fata...

• Cuban Leader Diaz Canel Announces Possible FBI Visit to Investigate Deadly Maritime Clash

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel confirmed on Friday that FBI experts may travel to the island to assist in a joint investigation regarding a February 25 shootout between a Florid...

• Death toll rises to five following shootout between Cuban coast guard and Florida based speedboat

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Americas

  Cuban authorities confirmed the death of a fifth individual involved in a violent maritime confrontation with the national coast guard last week. The crew of the U.S. flagged vesse...

• Homeland Security Reverses Vaccine Discharges for Coast Guard Personnel

  Published: Feb 25, 2026

  Section: Politics

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially reinstated 56 U.S. Coast Guard members who were previously dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. Under a directive f...