Orca Pod Attacks Sailboat in Gibraltar Strait, Damaging Rudder
21 April 2025
A group of orcas attacked a sailboat on Saturday in the Strait of Gibraltar, severely damaging the boat’s rudder, which nevertheless managed to reach the port of Tarifa.
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Moroccan Activists Protest Alleged Weapons Shipment to Israel via Tanger Med Port
9 April 2025
Anti-normalization activists, namely members of the Movement of Unity and Reform (MUR) and its political arm, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), are on alert after (…)
Agadir Authorities Continue Demolition of Illegal Beachfront Structures
22 February 2025
The local authorities are displaying their firm determination to preserve the integrity of the coastline. After Aourir, Tamghart, Imsouane, Taghazout and Aghroud, the (…)
World War I-Era Shipwrecks Discovered Off Moroccan Coast
20 February 2025
The wrecks of nine ships from the World War I era have been found off the coast of Morocco, announced the Moroccan Association of Maritime Heritage (AMPM).
Rare Deep-Sea Angler Fish Spotted Near Canary Islands Coast
11 February 2025
An adult black devil or abyssal angler has recently been sighted in broad daylight, off the coast of Morocco, more precisely two kilometers from the coast of Tenerife. An (…)
Morocco’s Merchant Navy Fleet Expansion Plan Faces Delays
21 January 2025
More than fourteen months after its launch, the study on the development of the merchant navy fleet is slow to deliver its results. The government is working to catch up on (…)
Morocco Investigates Orca Encounters with Fishing Boats, Officials Say Attacks Not Hostile
16 January 2025
Zakia Driouich, the Secretary of State for Maritime Fisheries, stated that orca, particularly the Orcinus orca, attacks on fishing boats are neither hostile nor violent, (…)
Rescue Efforts Fail to Free Moroccan Navy Vessel Stranded off Spanish Coast
28 December 2024
Rescue operations for the Moroccan Royal Navy patrol boat that ran aground in the waters of Melilla have failed.
Study Reveals Mediterranean Lost 70% of Water 5.5 Million Years Ago
19 November 2024
5.5 million years ago, the narrowing of the Strait of Gibraltar, particularly the passage between Spain and Morocco, led to the drying up of the Mediterranean, which lost 70% (…)
Collision between two tankers in the strait, near Moroccan waters
4 November 2024
Two tankers, the chemical tanker Southern Puma and the bulk carrier Louisa Bolten, collided on Friday morning in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, off the coast of Morocco.