maritime

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Beginning with signals intelligence, and satellite and electronic surveillance of activity in the strait, such a mission would likely include maritime patrol aircraft and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The few commercial vessels transiting through the waterway with their transponders on since the start of the war have passed close to Larak Island, according to maritime data analysed by AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Or maybe not so incipiently, according to maritime analyst John Konrad, in his widely read essay partly titled, “What If the U.S. Navy isn’t in a Hurry to Reopen the Strait?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

While the ship had enough lifeboats on board to meet maritime regulations of the time they only had the capacity for half of the passengers on board the night she sank.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The sinking of the Gustloff is the largest maritime disaster, yet the world still knows nothing of it.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys