On 28 October 2025, the 18th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress adopted the newly revised Maritime Code, which will enter into force on 1 May 2026.

“Calling all. This is our last cry before our eternal silence.” With that, in January 1997, the French coast guard transmitted its final message in Morse code. Ships in distress had radioed out dits ...

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