21st century 2001 22 December Battle of Amami-Ōshima Japanese coast guard vessels sink an armed North Korean spy trawler. 2002 29 June Second Battle of Yeonpyeong A South Korean naval patrol encounters North Korean intruders and force them to withdraw. 2003 20–24 March – Battle of Al Faw (2003) Joint British-American-Australian-Polish fleet conducts amphibious operation on the Al-Faw Peninsula in Iraq. Forces capture Iraqi ports and oil platforms. 2004 24 April – Attack on USS Firebolt – US patrol ship, USS Firebolt is attacked by suicide dhows while defending Iraqi oil platforms. in the Persian Gulf. Suicide attack destroys Firebolt'''s RHIB and kills three of her crew. Two more suicide dhows are sunk by the Australian frigate HMAS Stuart. 2006 11 May – Battle of Point Pedro (2006) The Sri Lanka Navy and LTTE Sea Tigers clash, leaving 18 SLN personnel and around 50 Tigers dead. 14 July – Attack on INS Hanit – Israeli corvette INS Hanit is struck by a land-launched C-802 anti-ship missile off the coast of Beirut and is damaged. 2007 19 June Battle of Point Pedro (2007) Naval battle between Sri Lanka Navy and LTTE Sea Tigers. 2008 9 August – The Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet sinks a Georgian Navy ship during the Battle off the coast of Abkhazia 2009 10 November Battle of Daecheong A South Korean patrol damages a North Korean gunboat forcing it to withdraw. 2010 26 March ROKS Cheonan sinking South Korean corvette ROKS Cheonan is torpedoed and sunk by a North Korean Yono-class submarine. 2011 29 April – French frigate Courbet engages four Libyan RHIB mineplanters off Misrata, sinking one. 8 May Battle of Falcon Lake, Mexican Naval Infantry attack a group of gunmen and a battle began that left twelve Los Zetas cartels members and one marine dead during the Mexican drug war. 12 May – Canadian, British, and French ships repulse a Libyan naval attack on the city of Misrata during the Libyan Civil War. 2014 23 March – Capture of the Cherkasy – Ukrainian minesweeper Cherkasy is boarded and captured by Russian forces after attempting to flee Crimea. 2016 1 October – Attack on HSV-2 Swift – United Arab Emirates Navy ship Swift is attacked by a C-802 anti-ship missile launched by Houthie rebels off Yemen and is severely damaged. 2017 30 January – Attack on HMS Al Madinah – Royal Saudi Navy frigate HMS Al Madinah is struck by a remote controlled suicide boat by Houthie Rebels off Yemen and is severely damaged. 16 March – Somali pirates hijack an oil tanker 2018 25 November – 2018 Kerch Strait incident Russian and Ukrainian ships skirmish at Kerch Strait during the Russo-Ukrainian War 2020 17 May – British flagged tanker Stolt Apol is attacked by two pirate skiffs 75 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden and disables one skiff before escaping. 2022 24 February-30 June – Snake Island campaign between Russian Navy and Ukrainian Navy to conquer the island, this campaign ended with a Ukrainian victory. 14 April – Sinking of the Moskva. RFS Moskva is struck by two Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles, causing a chain reaction of explosions and later the sinking of the ship. 26 October – Attack on the RFS Velikiy Ustyug – Ukrainian naval drones attack and damaged the Russian Buyan M-class corvette, RFS Velikiy Ustyug. 29 October – 2022 drone attack on the Sevastopol Naval Base. Ukrainian unmanned surface drones attack Sevastopol Naval Base in Crimea, damaging three Russian warships. 2023 29 May – Sinking of the Yuri Olefirenko – Ukrainian tank landing ship, UNS Yuri Olefirenko is sunk by Russian anti-ship missiles while docked in Odesa. Ukraine has not confirmed nor denied the loss. 11 June – Attack on the Priazovye – Ukrainian sea drones attack the Russian Vishnya-class intelligence ship, RFS Priazovye, but attack is repelled. 4 August – Attack on the Olenegorsky Gornyak – Ukrainian sea drones attack and damage the Russian tank landing ship Olenegorsky Gornyak off Novorossiysk. 14 September – Attack on the Sergey Kotov – Russian Bykov-class patrol ship, RFS Sergey Kotov is attacked and severely damaged by Ukrainian sea drones. 16 September – Attack on the Samum – Russian Bora-class corvette, RFS Samum, is attacked and damaged by Ukrainian sea drones. 7 October – Action off Gaza – Israeli Navy intercepts and sinks Hamas attack boats attempting to infiltrate Israel. 13 October – Attack on the Pavel Derzhavin – Russian Bykov-class patrol ship, RFS Pavel Derzhavin is attacked and damaged by Ukrainian sea drones. 30-31 December – Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou commercial vessel Maersk Hangzhou attacked by Houthis. 31 December – Sinking of a Stenka-class patrol ship. – Russian Coast Guard Stenka-class patrol ship sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Sevastopol. 2024 1 February – Sinking of the Ivanovets – Russian Tarantul-class corvette, RFS Ivanovets, is sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Crimea. 14 February – Sinking of the Caesar Kunikov – Russian tank landing ship, RFS Tsezar Kunikov is sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Crimea. 5 March – Sinking of the Sergey Kotov – Russian Bykov-class patrol ship, RFS Sergey Kotov is attacked and sunk by Ukrainian sea drones in the Kerch Strait. 15 July - In the Red Sea, the Panamaninan flagged tanker Bentley-I is unsuccessfully attacked by a Houthi sea drone before engaging in a gun battle with two Houthi manned fast attack craft, which are driven off.https://maritime-executive.com/article/houthis-launch-new-wave-of-attacks-but-one-bomb-boat-fails-to-explode 21 August - In Red Sea, the Greek flagged tanker Sounion was attacked and exchanged gunfire with two Houthi manned fast attack craft. The Sounion'' was then hit by three projectiles and set afire before being abandoned by its crew.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/greek-flagged-oil-tanker-poses-environmental-hazard-after-attack-in-red-sea/ar-AA1pg4oe?ocid=BingNewsSerp 10 December - Attack on Latakia - Israeli Navy attacks and sinks 15 Syrian warships at anchor to prevent them from falling into terrorist hands.
21st century 2001 22 December Battle of Amami-Ōshima Japanese coast guard vessels sink an armed North Korean spy trawler. 2002 29 June Second Battle of Yeonpyeong A South Korean naval patrol encounters North Korean intruders and force them to withdraw. 2003 20–24 March – Battle of Al Faw (2003) Joint British-American-Australian-Polish fleet conducts amphibious operation on the Al-Faw Peninsula in Iraq. Forces capture Iraqi ports and oil platforms. 2004 24 April !– Attack on USS Firebolt – US patrol ship, USS Firebolt is attacked by suicide dhows while defending Iraqi oil platforms. in the Persian Gulf. Suicide attack destroys Firebolt'''s RHIB and kills three of her crew. Two more suicide dhows are sunk by the Australian frigate HMAS Stuart. 2006 11 May – Battle of Point Pedro (2006) The Sri Lanka Navy and LTTE Sea Tigers clash, leaving 18 SLN personnel and around 50 Tigers dead. 14 July – Attack on INS Hanit – Israeli corvette INS Hanit is struck by a land-launched C-802 anti-ship missile off the coast of Beirut and is damaged. 2007 19 June Battle of Point Pedro (2007) Naval battle between Sri Lanka Navy and LTTE Sea Tigers. 2008 9 August – The Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet sinks a Georgian Navy ship during the Battle off the coast of Abkhazia 2009 10 November Battle of Daecheong A South Korean patrol damages a North Korean gunboat forcing it to withdraw. 2010 26 March ROKS Cheonan sinking South Korean corvette ROKS Cheonan is torpedoed and sunk by a North Korean Yono-class submarine. 2011 29 April – French frigate Courbet engages four Libyan RHIB mineplanters off Misrata, sinking one. 8 May Battle of Falcon Lake, Mexican Naval Infantry attack a group of gunmen and a battle began that left twelve Los Zetas cartels members and one marine dead during the Mexican drug war. 12 May – Canadian, British, and French ships repulse a Libyan naval attack on the city of Misrata during the Libyan Civil War. 2014 23 March – Capture of the Cherkasy – Ukrainian minesweeper Cherkasy is boarded and captured by Russian forces after attempting to flee Crimea. 2016 1 October – Attack on HSV-2 Swift – United Arab Emirates Navy ship Swift is attacked by a C-802 anti-ship missile launched by Houthie rebels off Yemen and is severely damaged. 2017 30 January – Attack on HMS Al Madinah – Royal Saudi Navy frigate HMS Al Madinah is struck by a remote controlled suicide boat by Houthie Rebels off Yemen and is severely damaged. 16 March – Somali pirates hijack an oil tanker 2018 25 November – 2018 Kerch Strait incident Russian and Ukrainian ships skirmish at Kerch Strait during the Russo-Ukrainian War 2020 17 May – British flagged tanker Stolt Apol is attacked by two pirate skiffs 75 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden and disables one skiff before escaping. 2022 24 February-30 June – Snake Island campaign between Russian Navy and Ukrainian Navy to conquer the island, this campaign ended with a Ukrainian victory. 14 April – Sinking of the Moskva. RFS Moskva is struck by two Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles, causing a chain reaction of explosions and later the sinking of the ship. 26 October – Attack on the RFS Velikiy Ustyug – Ukrainian naval drones attack and damaged the Russian Buyan M-class corvette, RFS Velikiy Ustyug. 29 October – 2022 drone attack on the Sevastopol Naval Base. Ukrainian unmanned surface drones attack Sevastopol Naval Base in Crimea, damaging three Russian warships. 2023 29 May – Sinking of the Yuri Olefirenko – Ukrainian tank landing ship, UNS Yuri Olefirenko is sunk by Russian anti-ship missiles while docked in Odesa. Ukraine has not confirmed nor denied the loss. 11 June – Attack on the Priazovye – Ukrainian sea drones attack the Russian Vishnya-class intelligence ship, RFS Priazovye, but attack is repelled. 4 August – Attack on the Olenegorsky Gornyak – Ukrainian sea drones attack and damage the Russian tank landing ship Olenegorsky Gornyak off Novorossiysk. 14 September – Attack on the Sergey Kotov – Russian Bykov-class patrol ship, RFS Sergey Kotov is attacked and severely damaged by Ukrainian sea drones. 16 September – Attack on the Samum – Russian Bora-class corvette, RFS Samum, is attacked and damaged by Ukrainian sea drones. 7 October – Action off Gaza – Israeli Navy intercepts and sinks Hamas attack boats attempting to infiltrate Israel. 13 October – Attack on the Pavel Derzhavin – Russian Bykov-class patrol ship, RFS Pavel Derzhavin is attacked and damaged by Ukrainian sea drones. 30-31 December – Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou commercial vessel Maersk Hangzhou attacked by Houthis. 31 December – Sinking of a Stenka-class patrol ship. – Russian Coast Guard Stenka-class patrol ship sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Sevastopol. 2024 1 February – Sinking of the Ivanovets – Russian Tarantul-class corvette, RFS Ivanovets, is sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Crimea. 14 February – Sinking of the Caesar Kunikov – Russian tank landing ship, RFS Tsezar Kunikov is sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Crimea. 5 March – Sinking of the Sergey Kotov – Russian Bykov-class patrol ship, RFS Sergey Kotov is attacked and sunk by Ukrainian sea drones in the Kerch Strait. 15 July - In the Red Sea, the Panamaninan flagged tanker Bentley-I is unsuccessfully attacked by a Houthi sea drone before engaging in a gun battle with two Houthi manned fast attack craft, which are driven off.https://maritime-executive.com/article/houthis-launch-new-wave-of-attacks-but-one-bomb-boat-fails-to-explode 21 August - In Red Sea, the Greek flagged tanker Sounion was attacked and exchanged gunfire with two Houthi manned fast attack craft. The Sounion'' was then hit by three projectiles and set afire before being abandoned by its crew.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/greek-flagged-oil-tanker-poses-environmental-hazard-after-attack-in-red-sea/ar-AA1pg4oe?ocid=BingNewsSerp 10 December - Attack on Latakia - Israeli Navy attacks and sinks 15 Syrian warships at anchor to prevent them from falling into terrorist hands.