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Kuwait Detains Four IRGC Officers in a Boat off Bubiyan Island
Iran and Kuwait are trading words over the capture of an Iranian boat near its maritime border with Iraq. Kuwait…
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Cruise Ship Passenger Dies in Fall Near Catalina Island
On Monday, a passenger fell to her death from her balcony aboard the cruise ship Carnival Firenze. The circumstances of…
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China’s Push Beyond the First Island Chain
[By Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen]ddChina’s defense and security presence beyond the Western Pacific is set to intensify over…
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Passengers Abandon Cruise Grounded on Island from 2000 Movie “Cast Away"
Passengers aboard the Fiji cruise ship might have thought they were about to relive a scene from the 2000 movie…
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Damen Launches Tenth Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries
At a ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, the tenth Island Class ferry has been launched. Damen is constructing…
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Op-Ed: Kharg Island Strikes Have Little Effect if Iran’s Tankers Sail On
It is unclear what the aim was behind the overwhelming air attack mounted against Kharg Island on March 13, which…
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US Targets Military on Iran’s Kharg Island Demanding Opening of Hormuz
The U.S. military launched strategic bombing on Iran’s Kharg Island, the home of Iran’s oil export industry. In a posting…
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Report: White House Considering a Raid to Seize Kharg Island
The Trump administration is contemplating a series of special forces operations inside of Iran, potentially including a raid to seize…
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China is Dredging Out Another Island Outpost in the South China Sea
China’s “Great Wall of sand” is growing again after years of quiescence. The giant cutter-suction dredges (CSDs) that accompany Chinese…
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Fire Island Ferries: Built for the Fourth Generation & Beyond
Tim Mooney is the third-generation family member at the helm of the iconic Fire Island Ferries. While the company’s primary…
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