The killings mark the third attack in May alone by the US military in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026 The United States military has killed two “narco-terrorists”, leaving one survivor, in its latest attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced the attack in … Read more
Yesterday morning, Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at a joint US-UK military base on the island of Diego Garcia, a US official told CNN. Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago more than 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) northeast of Mauritius. The UK took over the islands along with Mauritius in 1814 … Read more
Passengers aboard a Somali flight ended up in the Indian Ocean—and walked away. A Starsky Airlines Fokker 50 with 50 passengers and five crew reported a technical problem shortly after taking off from Mogadishu on Tuesday and turned back to the capital’s airport, according to Somalia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The plane landed but couldn’t … Read more
The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port. The 102 people, including 25 children, were taken … Read more
The findings follow analysis of seismic readings from NASA’s Mars InSight lander before it shut down in 2022. New research suggests there may be enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks beneath the surface of Mars to form an ocean. The findings are based on seismic measurements from NASA’s Mars InSight lander, which … Read more
The French navy has seized 2.4 tons of cocaine from a Venezuelan fishing boat in the Atlantic, authorities said Monday. Acting on a tip from the customs department, a helicopter from the surveillance frigate Ventose landed a team on the fishing boat about 1,500 kilometers northeast of the Caribbean island of Martinique, France’s Caribbean Armed … Read more
Iran-aligned group has threatened to increase attacks on shipping until ceasefire reached in Israel’s war on Gaza. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed attacks on two ships in the Gulf of Aden and one in the Indian Ocean. The MSC Diego and the MSC Gina were attacked with ballistic missiles and drones in the Gulf of … Read more
Israel-linked merchant vessel hit by drone attack in Indian Ocean, alert issued | Oneindia Oneindia News Drone strike hits ship off India’s coast — maritime agencies The Times of Israel Ship Hit By Drone Was Carrying Crude Oil To Mangalore: What We Know So Far NDTV UK Marine Agency Receives Report of Attack on Ship off Indian Coast Bloomberg … Read more