China Maritime Safety Administration posted a navigation warning from the Qinglan Maritime Safety Bureau: rocket launches will take place in parts of the South China Sea on Aug 16–17, daily 11:00–13:00; vessels are prohibited from entering the affected areas.

Military Times reports multiple sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to jump overboard amid what it calls a mental-health crisis that has reached the breaking point. About 5,000 sailors and Marines remain on a deployment that began Nov. 21 supporting U.S. actions in the Middle East against Iran; the deployment, originally due to end in May, has been extended with no return date announced. Families raised concerns about fatigue, safety and mental health at a recent online meeting. The acting Navy secretary told families a team will relieve Lincoln but gave no timeline, citing operational security; Sen. Richard Blumenthal has requested details on shipboard conditions and the extension.

烏克蘭基礎設施副部長：受俄羅斯襲擊加劇影響，7月僅有159艘船隻進入敖德薩港口樞紐進行裝貨，而去年同期接近400艘。