Yemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for targetting a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship, prompting Israeli retaliation and surging regional war fears.

The sinking of the MSC ELSA 3, a Liberian-flagged container ship, off the southern coast of India has triggered a multi-layered crisis involving environmental damage, disrupted coastal economies, and complex insurance liabilities.

Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel

The wind and waves drove the ship into Cedar Cove, where it was relatively accessible for a salvage effort. It was lodged on a shelf along the rocky shoreline, which has given the 22,000-tonne ship some stability.

The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia launched 741 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight in the largest Russian aerial attack since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.

The weather prevented feeder vessels from collecting cargo from larger, mainline ships anchored at sea and transporting it through Bangladesh’s waterways.

Just weeks before World War I ended, a German U-boat attack turned the Irish Sea into a graveyard, claiming over 500 lives in the deadliest maritime disaster in Irish waters, the sinking of RMS Leinster.