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New MSDF patrol ship

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025, shows a new Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol ship, the Tachibana, after its launch ceremony in Yokohama near Tokyo. The 95-meter vessel with an engine displacement of 1,900 tons will be commissioned in 2027.

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New MSDF patrol ship

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025, shows a new Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol ship, the Sakura, after its launch ceremony in Yokohama near Tokyo. The 95-meter vessel with an engine displacement of 1,900 tons will be commissioned in 2027.

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F359 SECURITY NUUK GREENLAND

The Danish Thetis-class patrol vessel HDMS Vædderen ( F359 ) in the fjord outside Nuuk on Greenland.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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F359 SECURITY NUUK GREENLAND

The Danish Thetis-class patrol vessel HDMS Vædderen ( F359 ) in the fjord outside Nuuk on Greenland.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Arjen Warnaar, head of SNMG1, displays the Swedish flag on the bridge deck of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 SNMG1 emblem on the crew of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 SNMG1 emblem on the crew of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Optical reconnaissance with binoculars from the bridge deck. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Bofors 40 mm automatic cannon in the bow of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Captain Thomas Zimmerman, ship's commander, on the bridge when the media visited HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 A Helicopter 15 ( HKP15 ) on its way in for landing on the flight deck of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set off from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 A Helicopter 15 ( HKP15 ) lands on the flight deck of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Optical reconnaissance with binoculars and documentation with a camera from the bridge deck. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 A Helicopter 15 on the flight deck of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 SNMG1 emblem on the crew of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 A Helicopter 15 ( HKP15 ) lands on the flight deck of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Arjen Warnaar, head of SNMG1, displays the Swedish flag on the bridge deck of HMS Carlskrona. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 A cargo ship on the horizon is viewed through the lookout's binoculars from the bridge deck. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 A cargo ship on the horizon is viewed through the lookout's binoculars from the bridge deck. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Optical reconnaissance with binoculars and documentation with a camera from the bridge deck. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Baltic Sentry operation is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 King Carl XVI Gustaf's signature under the ship's name in the bow. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Captain Thomas Zimmerman, ship commander, gives the order to hoist the NATO flag on HMS Carlskrona for the first time. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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HMS CARLSKRONA BALTIC SENTRY

KARLSKRONA 2025-02-04 Arjen Warnaar, head of SNMG1, in front of the Swedish flag and the NATO flag. The patrol ship HMS Carlskrona (P04) set sail from the naval port in Karlskrona on Tuesday to become part of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry as one of several Swedish ships that are part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One ( SNMG1 ). This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board. The purpose of NATO's Operation Baltic Sentry is to demonstrate presence and monitor critical underwater infrastructure. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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Joint Maritime Law Enforcement Drill in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - China Border Inspection "37401" law enforcement ship on patrol in the anchorage area of Qingdao Port, Shandong port, China, August 23, 2024.

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Joint Maritime Law Enforcement Drill in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Public security ship "601" during a law enforcement patrol in the anchorage area of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, August 23, 2024.

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Joint Patrols Escort the Spring Festival Transport

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 26, 2024 - Technicians use a radio spectrum analyzer on board Haixun0522 to monitor the Marine radio environment in the waters off Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 26, 2024.

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Joint Patrols Escort the Spring Festival Transport

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 26, 2024 - Ships taking part in a joint cruise accompany passenger ships from Yantai to Dalian in the waters of Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 26, 2024.

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Joint Patrols Escort the Spring Festival Transport

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 26, 2024 - Maritime law enforcement officers inspect maritime passenger ships in the waters off Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 26, 2024.

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Joint Patrols Escort the Spring Festival Transport

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 26, 2024 - Maritime law enforcement officers inspect maritime passenger ships in the waters off Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 26, 2024.

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Joint Patrols Escort the Spring Festival Transport

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 26, 2024 - A maritime law enforcement officer inspects maritime passenger ships in the waters off Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 26, 2024.

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Waters near Paracels

TOKYO, Japan - The press aboard a Vietnamese coast-guard patrol ship (front) take pictures of the Haixun 22 (back), a China Maritime Safety Administration patrol ship, in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, on July 15, 2014. The Chinese ship abruptly changed course after rapidly approaching the Vietnamese ship.

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Waters near Paracels

TOKYO, Japan - Crewmembers of a Vietnamese coast-guard patrol ship monitor an approaching China Maritime Safety Administration patrol ship (R) in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, on July 15, 2014.

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3 Chinese vessels near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Yoshino (front) sails to prevent the Chinese maritime surveillance vessel Haijian 46 (back L) from approaching Japanese fishing boats (2nd and 3rd from front) on May 26, 2013, in Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Three Chinese maritime surveillance vessels sailed the same day into Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands, which are controlled by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Japan-Taiwan fishing pact

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Aerial photo taken by Kyodo News shows the Chinese maritime surveillance vessel Haijian 15 (front) and the Japan Coat Guard patrol ship Amagi sailing in the so-called contiguous zone northwest of Uotsuri Island, part of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, on May 10, 2013. A bilateral fishery agreement came into force the same day allowing Taiwanese fishing boats to operate in Japan's 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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China ships near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows (from front) the Chinese maritime surveillance vessels Haijian 49 and 50 and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Ryukyu in Japanese territorial waters about 12 kilometers north-northeast of Uotsuri Island of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea at 1:51 p.m. on April 23, 2013. China claims the Japan-administered islands.

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Chinese ships converge near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Aerial photo taken by Kyodo News shows a Japanese fishing ship (R, bottom), the Chinese maritime surveillance vessel Haijian 66 (L) and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Ishigaki (C) sailing around a border area of Japan's territorial waters, near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, claimed by China, in the East China Sea at 10:08 a.m. on April 23, 2013. Eight Chinese maritime surveillance vessels entered Japanese territorial waters the same day around the Senkaku Islands, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Chinese ships converge near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Aerial photo taken by Kyodo News shows the Chinese maritime surveillance vessel Haijian 50 (front) and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Motobu sailing in Japan's territorial waters near Uotsuri Island (back), part of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, claimed by China, in the East China Sea at 9:52 a.m. on April 23, 2013. Eight Chinese maritime surveillance vessels entered Japanese territorial waters the same day around the Senkaku Islands, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Chinese ships converge near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Aerial photo taken by Kyodo News shows the Chinese maritime surveillance vessel Haijian 66 (back) sailing closer to a Japanese fishing ship (L, bottom), and the Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel Awagumo (R) around a border area of Japan's territorial waters, near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, claimed by China, in the East China Sea at 10:06 a.m. on April 23, 2013. Eight Chinese maritime surveillance vessels entered Japanese territorial waters the same day around the Senkaku Islands, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Chinese ships converge near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Aerial photo taken by Kyodo News shows the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Ishigaki (C) preventing the Chinese maritime surveillance vessel Haijian 66 (R, top) from sailing closer to a Japanese fishing ship (L, bottom) around a border area of Japan's territorial waters near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, claimed by China, in the East China Sea at 10:09 a.m. on April 23, 2013. Eight Chinese maritime surveillance vessels entered Japanese territorial waters the same day around the Senkaku Islands, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Chinese ships converge near Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Aerial photo taken by Kyodo News shows a Japanese fishing ship (front), the Chinese maritime surveillance vessel Haijian 66 (2nd from front) and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Ishigaki (3rd from front) sailing in parallel around a border area of Japan's territorial waters, near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, claimed by China, in the East China Sea at 10:09 a.m. on April 23, 2013. Eight Chinese maritime surveillance vessels entered Japanese territorial waters the same day around the Senkaku Islands, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Chinese surveillance vessel near Senkakus

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship (L) and a Chinese maritime surveillance vessel near Uotsuri Island, part of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Oct. 2, 2012. All four Chinese maritime surveillance vessels that entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkakus on Oct. 2, 2012, had left the area by late afternoon, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Chinese surveillance vessel near Senkakus

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship (far L) and a Chinese maritime surveillance vessel (2nd from L) near Uotsuri Island, part of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Oct. 2, 2012. All four Chinese maritime surveillance vessels that entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkakus on Oct. 2, 2012, had left the area by late afternoon, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Japan-China territorial row

NAHA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News aircraft shows the Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian 51 and a P3C patrol aircraft of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in Japanese territorial waters near Uotsuri Island, part of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 14, 2012. China also claims the islets and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - Photo taken July 9, 2012, shows a propeller of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft over the Gulf of Aden off Somalia during antipiracy operations. A Chinese navy ship (front) is seen escorting a merchant ship sailing through the area.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's escort ship Ikazuchi (below) escorts a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia on July 9, 2012, during antipiracy operations.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (C) and an MSDF escort ship (upper L) escort a cargo ship sailing in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia on July 9, 2012, during antipiracy operations.

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Probe into maritime collision video

KOBE, Japan - Investigators leave the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Uranami in Kobe, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2010, after probing the vessel. A Japan Coast Guard official may have downloaded video footage on maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands, which was posted on the YouTube video-sharing website, to a memory device from a personal computer on the patrol boat, for which he serves as chief navigator.

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Probe into maritime collision video

KOBE, Japan - Investigators probe the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Uranami in Kobe, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2010. A Coast Guard official may have downloaded video footage on maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands, which was posted on the YouTube video-sharing website, to a memory device from a personal computer on the patrol boat, for which he serves as chief navigator.

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Probe into maritime collision video

KOBE, Japan - Investigators probe the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Uranami in Kobe, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2010. A Coast Guard official may have downloaded video footage on maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands, which was posted on the YouTube video-sharing website, to a memory device from a personal computer on the patrol boat, for which he serves as chief navigator.

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Probe into maritime collision video

KOBE, Japan - Investigators enter the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Uranami in Kobe, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2010. A Japan Coast Guard official may have downloaded video footage on maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands, which was posted on the YouTube video-sharing website, to a memory device from a personal computer on the patrol boat, for which he serves as chief navigator.