Today the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) named Mr. John D. "Jack" Noonan, CEO of Chembulk Tankers, Commodore for the year 2017. Mr. Noonan follows a long succession of influential maritime industry leaders as Commodore. The 2017 Commodore Award will be presented on March 22, 2017 at the Gala Dinner marking the conclusion of the annual Connecticut … [Read more...]
gCaptain Live E19 – How To Master The Sea (And Your Career)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2LrxlbkDXI On today's episode of gCaptain LIVE, Join John Konrad, gCaptain’s founder, on location as he discusses his favorite book for super-charging your career or mastering the sea. LINKS Robert Greene's book Mastery The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat John’s favorite books on the kindle can be found … [Read more...]
NTSB Refuses El Faro Widow’s Request To Redact Comments
Theresa Davidson, the wife of Captain Michael Davidson, has never spoken publicly about the sinking or her husband's death aboard the El Faro but she did talk with a team of NTSB and federal investigators on Jan. 5 of this year. Yesterday the NTSB released the full transcript of the interview despite her written objections. Multiple times during … [Read more...]
El Faro Captain Was Fired By Crowley In Row Over Safety
A Newly released transcipt of audio recording the El Faro's last moments show a calm and collected Captain remaining on the bridge of his ship to help a crewmate stricken by fear and possible injury. An action above and beyond the call of duty, and with total disregard for his own life... action that, had the El Faro been an US Navy ship, would have qualified Davidson … [Read more...]
gCaptain Live E18 – Nautical Books & TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaBeceSMqUE Join John Konrad, gCaptain's founder, as he runs through a few of his favorite nautical books. John's favorite books on the kindle can be found here: Author John Konrad, Goodreads John's favorite NEW books are here: Best Nautical Books Of 2016 NOTE: Please be sure to like to our Facebook page to watch … [Read more...]
U.S. Merchant Seaman Awarded Highest Civilian Medal
Fox News reports that the decades-long effort to recognize and honor the U.S. Merchant Marines of WWII took another step forward Wednesday when the House passed a bipartisan measure to award the seamen a Congressional Gold Medal. The article states: The medal, along with the Presidential Medal of Honor, is the highest civilian award in the country. More than … [Read more...]
gCaptain LIVE E15 – Holiday Gifts Gear For Sailors
In today’s edition of gCaptain LIVE our Founder, John Konrad will show some of the gear from our gCaptain Holiday Gift Guide 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERFpRNvot_Y LINKS Gear Mentioned Art BelowTheBoat 3D WoodCharts Knives Spyderco Knives Tusk Titanium Knife Spyderco Atlantic Salt Japanese Waterstones Spyderco … [Read more...]