DVIDS (CENTCOM / DoD): U.S. Coast Guard reopens Port of Saipan, works to clear channel hazards as Marianas port assessments continue
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SANTA RITA, Guam - The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands reset Port Heavy Weather Condition (PHWC) WHISKEY for the Port of Saipan, effective 9 a.m. ChST on July 8, reopening the port to 24/7 commercial traffic and cargo operations without waterway restrictions. All operators must coordinate with the Commonwealth Ports Authority. A Hawai’i-based U.S. Coast Guard dive team working from a Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium began work on ...
MIDDLE EAST - President Trump stated on July 8 that the ceasefire with Iran is over from his perspective and that continued engagement constitutes a waste of time, following U.S. Central Command strikes launched the previous day against Iranian targets in response to attacks on commercial shipping i
U.S. Central Command: “U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.
STRAIT OF HORMUZ - United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued two warnings on July 7 reporting attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Joint Maritime Information Center Update 068 listed three incidents on July 7, and raised the regional threat level for the Strait of Ho
STRAIT OF HORMUZ - A tanker traveling southbound was struck by an unknown projectile on its port side, causing a fire, approximately 8 nautical miles east of Limah, Oman.
