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Court Dismisses Del Rio’s Lawsuit Against NCLH for Additional Compensation

The highest paid executive in cruise industry history has been denied additional compensation by the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in...

From the Paracels to the Far Seas: How China Closed Their Maritime Medical Platform Gap

By Jonathan Robinson Introduction In January 1974, in the tail end of the Vietnam War, the People’s Liberation Army Navy...

The Iran War Makes the Case for the United States to Recognize Somaliland

By Burhan Adam In December 2025, a journalist asked President Donald Trump whether the United States would recognize Somaliland, as...

The Looming Armageddon of The U.S. Military’s New Anti-Beard Policy

By Dr. John P. Cordle, Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) Introduction There is an episode of Star Trek (S1:E2) that has...

Three Passengers Sick with Legionnaires’ Disease After Cruising on Norwegian Prima

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) sent letters to passengers warning them that three prior passengers on the Norwegian Prima came down...

The Armyfication of the Navy

By Eric Lies The United States Navy has set a course that will see it morph into an army on...

Passenger Medically Evacuated from the Carnival Legend off the Coast of England

A passenger aboard the Carnival Legend was airlifted off by the HM Coastguard Saturday morning, August 29, after a medical...

Carnival Conquest Rescues Man Stranded at Sea for 10 Days in Caribbean

A Carnival cruise ship rescued a man who had reportedly been stranded at sea for over a week on his...

The Human Element of Sea Power: Ports, People, and Presence in the South China Sea

By Eleanor Gaudion and Michael Posey American maritime strategy in the South China Sea often starts by counting ships. Planners...

Contesting the Littoral Terrain: The Iran War and the Military Solution to Chokepoint Warfare

By Major General (Dr.) Rambir Singh Mann (Retired), Indian Army The U.S.-Iran war has provided an operational test of American...

Asymmetric Spending: Taiwan’s Opportunities to Defend Against Economic Warfare

By Joseph Hanacek and Josh Richards Recent events in the Strait of Hormuz offer a timely reminder that economic warfare...

Man Dies After Falling From Balcony on Norwegian Getaway

A passenger aboard the Norwegian Getaway operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) died after he fell from a balcony on...

MSC World America Lifeguard Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Activity With 17-Year-Old Passenger

A lifeguard working aboard the MSC World America was arrested by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office after allegedly having sex with...

The Silent Threat : Overlooked Radiological Risk in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz

By Dr. Abdek Mahamoud Abdi Introduction Following American and Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader on 28 February 2026,...

CBP Deports Eleven Crew Members From HAL’s Volendam and NCL’s Norwegian Breakaway For Child Sexual Abuse Material

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a press release yesterday stating its officers in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations...

Passenger Dies After Delayed Search and Rescue From Ambassador Cruise Ship Ambition

A male passenger on Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition died after going overboard off the east coast of Scotland. A search...

Stepping Stones to Security: Pacifying the Tunb Islands

By Frank Bell Introduction Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb occupy positions of strategic importance disproportionate to their size....

National Geographic Sea Lion Barely Passes Health Inspection — CDC Finds Repeated GI Illness Failures

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the National Geographic Sea Lion a barely passing score of 86...

Space Cowboys and Cyber Pirates, Part II

By Christopher Rice Space-based technology empowers American leadership—economic, cultural, and military.  Further, as Part I of this essay noted, the...

Cruise Couple Arrested After Attacking Family in Their Cabin

Two cruise passengers were arrested after they stormed into a family’s cabin and assaulted them, according to the Brevard County...