OPINION | China’s grey-zone provocations: time to reciprocate

It’s time to send a signal to Beijing that a crisis is approaching. China’s use of grey zone tactics is intensifying. This worsening trend line has been evident for several years and seems headed towards an unintended violent incident, a crisis, and possibly armed conflict. Attempts need to be made...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/opinion-chinas-grey-zone-provocations-time-to-reciprocate/

Two killed in vessel collision off Batangas, Philippines

Two people were killed while two others suffered injuries following a vessel collision incident off Batangas province in the Philippines on Wednesday, January 31. The Philippine Coast Guard said the fast ferry Ocean Jet 6 was sailing from Batangas Port to Calapan City in nearby Oriental Mindoro...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/two-killed-in-vessel-collision-off-batangas-philippines/

COLUMN | Chinese paramilitary forces to the fore as Beijing ramps up territorial claims [Naval Gazing]

Although collisions, confrontations, and harassment in the South China Sea (SCS) often make the headlines these days, the reach and depth of China’s strategy of intrusive patrolling as Beijing seeks to establish a persistent and dominant presence in the sea are not widely understood. The People’s...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/column-chinese-paramilitary-forces-to-the-fore-as-beijing-ramps-up-territorial-claims-naval-gazing/

20 rescued after passenger boat capsizes off Cagayan, Philippines

Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard successfully rescued all 20 passengers and crew of a small boat after it capsized and sank in the waters off Cagayan province in the northern Philippines on Thursday, November 23. The banca-type vessel was underway off Cagayan’s Fuga Island at around 10:00...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/20-rescued-after-passenger-boat-capsizes-off-cagayan-philippines/

17 rescued from partially submerged cargo ship off Palawan, Philippines

Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine National Police have successfully rescued all 17 crewmembers of a foreign-flagged commercial vessel after it ran aground and ended up partially submerged just off Palawan province in the Western Philippines earlier this week. The...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/17-rescued-from-partially-submerged-cargo-ship-off-palawan-philippines/

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