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Impressive strike.

HADALUS is approximately 10.4 m (34 ft) long with a 1.8 m (6 ft) cross-section.

Range/endurance is stated at more than 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km).

It uses a free-flooded, all-carbon-fiber exoskeleton designed for strength, payload capacity and lower production cost.

Raytheon and CET say it could cost roughly one-third to one-fifth as much as comparable long-endurance UUVs.

The prototype progressed from initial concept to successful in-water demonstration in less than 18 months.

Raytheon integrated the launcher, sonar, electronics and mission systems with CET’s vehicle architecture.
The Navy exercise demonstrated the UUV operating and launching while submerged.

The longer-term concept is for a single autonomous underwater platform to perform detection, reacquisition and engagement functions during one mission

All 15 crew members from BLACK RHINO were safely evacuated; no fatalities were reported.

BLACK RHINO was deliberately grounded alongside the red-buoy line to prevent it from sinking in and obstructing the main navigation channel.

SEA HONOR was separated from the vessel and moved to anchorage.

Preliminary findings pointed to a possible loss of steering/control aboard BLACK RHINO; a technical investigation was launched.

BLACK RHINO: IMO 9148790, Cyprus flag, built 1997, about 101 m long and 5,113 DWT.

The collision temporarily disrupted navigation, but the Douala-Bonabéri channel was subsequently reopened

The yacht was spotted by a passenger aboard a Brittany Ferries vessel sailing from Portsmouth to Bilbao.

The ferry diverted and launched a rescue boat with three crew members.

No one was found aboard the yacht or in the surrounding water.

France’s CROSS Étel rescue centre deployed a helicopter and maritime-surveillance aircraft.
No emergency beacon had been activated.

Authorities initially did not know whether anyone had been aboard or how many people might be missing.
Search operations were continuing Monday evening.

U.S.-flag lakers carry roughly 90 million tons of iron ore, limestone, coal, cement, salt, sand and grain annually, making the fleet a critical link for U.S. steelmaking and heavy industry.

Great Lakes operators are already dealing with an aging vessel base and the need for major fleet modernization and eventual replacement.

Jones Act requirements mean vessels operating in U.S. domestic trade must be U.S.-built, U.S.-owned and U.S.-operated with predominantly American crews.

Industry representatives say continued Jones Act waiver uncertainty is discouraging investment, with billions of dollars in potential U.S. maritime investment reportedly being held back.

Current maritime-policy proposals do not necessarily solve the Great Lakes replacement problem. Industry analysis notes that the SHIPS for America Act does not currently extend its principal fleet-renewal financing benefits directly to Great Lakes operators.

Great Lakes operators also compete with Canadian-flag vessels, including ships constructed in lower-cost foreign shipyards, while U.S.-flag operators face domestic-build requirements.

The concern is increasingly long-term: without predictable regulation, financing and sufficient domestic shipyard capacity, replacing aging U.S. lakers could become progressively more difficult and expensive

The attack on the vessel occurred on the evening of 16 August. A Suezmax-class tanker, capable of carrying nearly 1 million barrels of oil, was hit immediately after loading at the CPC terminal.

The vessel is owned by a Greek company and sails under the flag of Liberia.

Earlier, the United States demanded that Ukraine cease strikes on the infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.

sources:

https://f.aa.com.tr/en/world/greek-run-oil-tanker-attacked-in-the-black-sea-after-loading-russian-origin-cargo-report/4029975

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/greek-run-oil-tanker-comes-under-attack-in-russian-black-sea?srnd=phx-latinamerica

Credit SpaceX for the video