
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) arrested five men on various drug charges on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The men...
At least 27 people are sick on the Seven Seas Mariner with a gastrointestinal (GI) infection, according to the Centers...
By Helge Adrians Russia is working to integrate inland waterways more deeply into its deterrence and defense posture. In Western...
By Shane Halton and Adam Reiffen “When companies spend millions of dollars on new information technologies but don’t change anything...
A luxury cruise ship became trapped in thick Arctic ice in the Ross Sea on January 17, 2026. The cruise...
By Colin Grabow In a year dominated by sharp partisanship, numerous lawmakers improbably united around the revival of America’s commercial...
By Brian Kerg Dr. Elsa Kania joins the program to discuss her dissertation, “China’s Command Revolution,” which examines the reforms,...
By J. Overton Dr. Emma Salisbury joins the program to discuss her essay, “From Hulls to Pods: Why NATO’s Navies...
Last week the Department of Transportation (DOT) published its quarterly cruise crime data for Q4 2025. The data followed similar...
By CDR Chase E. Harding, USN Introduction The balance of power in the Indo-Pacific is shifting rapidly as China’s shipbuilding...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 44 crimes across all cruise lines in Q4 of 2025. Royal Caribbean led the...
By T.X. Hammes Over the past five years, numerous articles have called for increased U.S. defense resources focused on the...
A passenger went overboard from the Star Breeze while the cruise ship was sailing off the Marquesas Islands in French...
A young man was found deceased aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas while the ship was in port in...
By Anthony Marco and Nils Peterson On September 13th, 2025, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel entered the restricted waters...
Royal Caribbean canceled all cruise ship visits to its private resort Labadee in Haiti for the remainder of 2026, extending...
A U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, Jose Martinez, was wrongfully detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the...
By Dmitry Filipoff CIMSEC recently engaged with the commander of the Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), RDML T.J....
By Spike Dearing From the moment we leave our homeports, the ships of 7th Fleet live under the shadow of...
By Dmitry Filipoff Last week CIMSEC published submissions sent in response to our Call for Articles on whether U.S. Navy...