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Dangerous powerful storm surge wave, dark and fearful provoking scene

Storm, Sea, Large

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Shark, Animals Attacking, Violence

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Houthis, Sea, Yemen

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Shark, Animals Attacking, Violence

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Shark, Animal Teeth, Great White Shark

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Ship sailing through a violent storm, Waterspout, Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Sea, Storm, Nautical Vessel

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Extreme close up of Great White Shark attack with blood

Shark, Violence, Animals Attacking

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Violence, Sea, Splashing

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Strait Of Hormuz, Iran, Blockade - Concept

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Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Yemen, Sea

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Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Violence, Sea

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Middle East Conflict

War, Middle East, Iran

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22nd MEU(SOC) | San Antonio Conducts Replenishment-at-sea

Caribbean, Caribbean Sea, Oil Tanker Ship

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Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Sea, Violence

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Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Missile, Violence

In this handout screen grab captured from a video provided by the Houthi group media center on July 9, it shows the targeting of the commercial...

Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Sea, Violence

This handout photo taken on March 11, 2026 and released by the Royal Thai Navy shows smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the...

WAR-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-THAILAND-ATTACK-LOGISTICS

Strait Of Hormuz, Ship, Violence

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Aerial View of Rough Sea Waves

Water, Aerial View, Directly Above

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Black Sea, Violence, Ballistic Missile

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Whitstable Bay shelf cloud, Kent, UK, Europe.

Rain, Storm, Torrential Rain

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Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Sea, Violence

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The Kraken as Seen by the Eye of Imagination by Edward Etherington - 19th Century

Kraken, Monster - Fictional Character, Sea Monster

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Anti-Displacing Palestinians From Gaza Protest In Yemen 2025

Houthis, Ship, Violence

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Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Violence, Sea

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer transits the East Sea on March 8, 2016 during Exercise Ssang...

U.S. Warships Participate In Exercise Ssang Yong 2016

USS Boxer, Ship, Violence

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Battleship firing guns

Violence, Battleship, Shooting a Weapon

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Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Sea, Yemen, Houthis

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U.S. 3rd Division Moves Through Iraq

Iraq, Iraq War 2003-2011, Humvee

In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon transits the East Sea Monday, July 26, 2010 while...

U.S. And South Korea Operate Anti-Submarine Exercise

Submarine, Violence

In this U.S. Navy released handout, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of...

U.S. Military Launches Operation Epic Fury Attacking Iran

Iran, USA, Missile

In this handout screen grab captured from a video provided by the Houthi group media center on July 9, shows fighters of the Houthi group controlling...

Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Sea, Violence

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Launching missiles from a warship

Missile, Sea, Nautical Vessel

Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. Blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026 in the Arabian Sea. The ship's embarked carrier...

U.S. Conducts Blockade Operations Near Strait Of Hormuz

Strait Of Hormuz, USS Abraham Lincoln, USA

In this U.S. Navy released handout, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of...

U.S. Military Launches Operation Epic Fury Attacking Iran

Iran, Tomahawk Missile, USA

In this handout released by U.S. Central Command, U.S. Sailors transfer ordnance on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham...

U.S. Military Launches Operation Epic Fury Attacking Iran

Iran, USA, United States Central Command

Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. Blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026 in the Arabian Sea. The ship's embarked carrier...

U.S. Conducts Blockade Operations Near Strait Of Hormuz

USS Abraham Lincoln, Strait Of Hormuz, USA

In this U.S. Navy released handout, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile...

U.S. Military Launches Operation Epic Fury Attacking Iran

Iran, USA, Missile

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Sea, Directly Above, Tide

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Dramatic Wave with Spray Back at Jones Beach in Winter

Sea, Wind, Nature

Black smoke rises from a vessel damaged by a Russian attack in the Black Sea, Odesa region, Ukraine, on July 28, 2026. The Russian army struck a...

Russia attacks civilian ship in Black Sea for 3rd time

Japanese suicide plane or kamikaze attacks the US Navy cruiser USS Santa Fe off Formosa , 1944.

Kamikaze Attack On USS Santa Fe

Japan, Tokko Kamikaze, Military Attack

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Sea, Coastline, Danger

German submarine, U-185, sinks after a combined attack from several aircraft. World War II. North Atlantic Ocean.

U-boat Sinks After Air Attack

Submarine, World War II, Violence

In this U.S. Navy released handout, An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 151, launches, as an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached...

U.S. Military Launches Operation Epic Fury Attacking Iran

Iran, USS Abraham Lincoln, USA

The Albina Bulk carrier sits anchored on March 22, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman.President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's...

Strait Of Hormuz Remains Focal Point In Iran-U.S. War

Strait Of Hormuz, Iran, Oman

In this handout screen grab captured from a video provided by the Houthi group media center on July 9, it shows the targeting of the commercial...

Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Houthis, Violence

Flag-raising ceremony is held during the launching ceremony to unveil China's first Type 076 new-generation amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, at...

China Launches First Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship

China - East Asia, Military, Ship

Commercial ships duck on Al-Salif port on the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, on May 12 in the Red Sea, Yemen. The Galaxy Leader Cargo vessel owned by...

ICRC Delegation-Journalist Meeting Israel-linked Galaxy Leader Ship For First Time

Red Sea, Houthis, Ship

The tanker 'Sounion,' which draws worldwide attention in August 2024 after it is damaged by Houthis in multiple attacks off Yemen, arrives at Piraeus...

Sounion Tanker Damaged By Houthis Arrives At Piraeus Anchorage

The Galaxy Leader Vessel is seen on the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, on May 12 in the Red Sea, Yemen. The Galaxy Leader Cargo vessel owned by Galaxy...

ICRC Delegation-Journalist Meeting Israel-linked Galaxy Leader Ship For First Time

Galaxy, Leadership, Violence

Smoke from the fire continues to rise over the Black Sea after Russian shelling the day before, on April 20, 2024 in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the...

Smoke Over Black Sea After Russian Missile Attack On Odesa

Odessa - Ukraine, Sea

The Greek soldiers pursue the routed Persians back to their ships, having won a decisive victory at the Battle of Marathon, September 490 BC. By...

Battle Of Marathon

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Italy, 20th century, Second World War - Propaganda poster for Italian Navy assault unit Decima Flottiglia Mas

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Rescue from the Storm-Tossed Ship “Goodwill” — sailors climbing down the bow as a boat fights heavy seas to reach them, 19th century

Ship, Violence, Sea

In this handout screen grab captured from a video provided by the Houthi group media center on July 9, it shows the targeting of the commercial...

Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi forces ride a vehicle next to a large screen broadcasting an attack of Yemen's Houthis targeted a US battleship in the Red Sea, as...

Anti-Displacing Palestinians From Gaza Protest In Yemen 2025

Houthis, Yemen, Gaza Strip

Fighter of the Houthi group patrols the Galaxy Leader Vessel as he guards it, on the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, on May 12 in the Red Sea, Yemen. The...

ICRC Delegation-Journalist Meeting Israel-linked Galaxy Leader Ship For First Time

Houthis, Ship, Red Sea

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Crime Scene at the beach

Beach, Crime, Barricade Tape

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USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere During the War of 1812 - 19th Century

War, USS Constitution, Old-fashioned

5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit , stage ordnance before loading it...

F-35B Lightning II- Ready to Strike

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