Marine Liability
The latest liability related news, regulation and analysis from the marine insurance sector. Updates of the changes all classes of marine and related support operations.
- US seizes Panama-flagged, non-sanctioned tanker December 22, 2025The US boarded VLCC Centuries (IMO 9206310) early on December 20th in international waters off the coast of Venezuela US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on .....
- Sanctioned naphtha tanker enters Venezuelan waters while others reroute December 22, 2025Away from the latest seizure of the Centuries, a sanctioned tanker carrying some 300,000 barrels of naphtha from Russia entered Venezuelan waters late on Thursday, while three others also .....
- US sanctions 29 more shadow tankers related to Iran trades December 22, 2025The US last week added 29 more tankers to its sanction list in an attempt to restrict oil exports from Iran. They asserted that the move is expected to deprive Tehran of petroleum ....
- Ukraine strikes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Mediterranean December 22, 2025Ukrainian aerial drones struck crude oil tanker Qendil (IMO 9310525) in the Mediterranean Sea, a Ukrainian security official said on December 19th. Although it is not the first time Ukraine ....
- What are the legal implications of the admitted Ukrainian attack in the Med? December 22, 2025@BartGonnissen, a senior maritime pilot, has provided his legal interpretation of the Ukrainian attack. Does Ukraine have the right to ....
- Ukraine says it hit Russian oil rig, patrol ship in Caspian Sea December 22, 2025Away from the Mediterranean, Ukraine said at the weekend that its drones had struck a Russian oil rig belonging to Lukoil in the Caspian Sea and a military patrol ship near a ....
- Tankship hit by Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don seen to be sinking December 22, 2025The tankship Valeriy Gorchakov (IMO 8951293), which was hit by Ukrainian drones in Rostov-on-Don during the night of December 17th, which also saw damage to the port began to sink on ....
- MAIB says reefer accident off Isle of Wight a result of unsecured containers December 22, 2025The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a very preliminary report of the recent accident involving the refrigerated cargo vessel Baltic Klipper (IMO 9454759) .....
- Second sailor detained after alleged cyberattack on passenger ferry December 22, 2025The Italian authorities have detained a second sailor, also a Latvian national, in connection with a reported cyber attack on the passenger / vehicle RoRo Fantastic (IMO 9100267) ....
- Maersk tests Red Sea route as Gaza ceasefire offers hope December 22, 2025Early on December 19th the 2007-built Singapore-flagged boxship Maersk Sebarok (IMO 9315238) completed a transit through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and into the Red Sea. It represented the ....