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		<title>U.S. Coast Guard’s Newest Icebreaker Returns From Arctic Patrol as U.S. Expands Polar Fleet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker has returned to Seattle after a 36-day deployment to the Bering Sea, marking an early operational test for a cutter expected to play...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Massive Atlantic ‘Cocaine Highway’ Busted in European Maritime Drug Operation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[European law enforcement agencies say they have disrupted a major transatlantic narcotics corridor known as the “Cocaine Highway,” seizing 11 tonnes of cocaine and 8.5 tonnes of hashish during a...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Cracking the Petrodollar System</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. dollar-dominated global oil trading system is being tested by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as governments in major consuming nations turn to increasingly opaque deals with Tehran and Gulf producers to secure supplies.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Great Battleship Debate: gCaptain’s Konrad Takes On AEI’s Zack Cooper</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy has not commissioned a battleship since 1944. Donald Trump now wants as many as 25. The first, USS Defiant, will displace more than 35,000 tons, carry hypersonics,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Launches Bitcoin-Based Insurance Scheme for Ships Crossing Hormuz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran has started a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for Iranian shipping companies that want to transit the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, citing documents obtained from the country’s Ministry of Economy and Financial Affairs. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Treasury Extends Russian Oil Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Crisis Tightens Global Supplies</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury Secretary&#160;Scott Bessent&#160;announced Monday that the Treasury Department is issuing a temporary 30-day general license allowing “the most vulnerable nations” to access Russian oil cargoes currently stranded at sea,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Launches Official ‘Persian Gulf Strait Authority’ Account, Declares Unauthorized Hormuz Transit ‘Illegal’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Iranian-backed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has officially launched a public presence on X, marking the clearest effort yet by Tehran to formalize and publicize its emerging control regime...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Norway Joins EU Baltic Sea Strategy as Full Member Amid Regional Security Push</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norway has officially become a full member of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), marking a significant expansion of regional cooperation as Europe sharpens its focus...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Reaches Rotterdam</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A luxury liner at the center of an outbreak of hantavirus docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday, where authorities were disembarking the remaining 25 crew members and two medical staff and planned to cremate a German woman who died.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Boskalis Orders Massive New Cable Layer for Offshore Energy Projects</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dutch offshore contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is betting big on the future of subsea power infrastructure, announcing plans to build a massive new 24,000-ton Cable Lay Vessel (CLV) designed to support...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Global Oil Inventories Are Collapsing at Record Pace, IEA Warns</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/global-oil-inventories-are-collapsing-at-record-pace-iea-warns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The International Energy Agency says the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis is triggering one of the most severe oil market disruptions in modern history, with global oil demand now expected...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Military Jets’ Crew Members Safely Ejected after Idaho Air Show Collision, Navy Says</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four crew members involved in a mid-air collision of military jets at an air show ejected safely on Sunday outside Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, the U.S. Navy said.]]></description>
		
		
		
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