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Costa Concordia – The 3 Most Fatal Mistakes

By On January 20, 2012

What Really Killed Costa Concordia’s Passengers? Captain Schettino has received a lot of criticism in the mainstream press and, possibly, even more from industry insiders including gCaptain for abandoning ship [...]

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Cunard Lines Appoints Its First Female Captain

By On December 10, 2010

We have a lot of people come to gCaptain asking us about what conditions are like for women seafarers.  Well, since we’re men, we have no idea.  But, based on [...]

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Captain Landry Wins Shipmaster of the Year Award 2010

By On September 30, 2010

Here at gCaptain.com, we are VERY happy to learn that Captain Alwin Landry has won the Lloyd’s List’s coveted Shipmaster of the Year Award 2010.  As some of you may [...]

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Seized With Max Hardberger – A Nautical Book Review

By On August 21, 2010

It’s every mariner’s dream not just to command but commandeer, to sail without SOP’s and to have an owner that’s not only happy when you mark arrival on time, but [...]

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Weekly Leader Podcast 60 | Captain John Konrad

By On August 2, 2010

Captain John Konrad is back with former podcasting partner, Peter A. Mello, to talk about the Sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and the following BP oil spill. Link to Podcast: [...]

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USCG Leadership Displays Ignorance at Hearings, Criminalization Of The US Mariner Continues

By On July 20, 2010

When gCaptain interviewed Admiral Thad Allen, then CG Commandant, last year and asked about the increase in the criminalization of mariners, he was quick to lay down the facts that [...]

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RivTow Hercules – Self loading, Self Dumping Log Barge

By On April 3, 2010

The above video is of the RivTow vessel Hercules, a self loading, self dumping log barge. Captain Don Rose tells us how the barge operates under normal operations:

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Maersk Alabama – Live Blogging

By On April 8, 2009

By the WSJ gCaptain called the Maersk Alabama at 1800 UTC and talked with the mate on watch. He answered “We are still in an emergency situation and can not [...]

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Garmin Oregon GPS – Garmin’s Oregon Marine GPS

By On January 5, 2009

We are excited about Garmin’s new line of Portable Marine GPS’s the Garmin Oregon GPS. Why is this the must buy Portable GPS of 2009? First it has an iPhone [...]

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BREAKING NEWS – M/V Athena – Somali Pirates Coordinating Attacks

By On December 4, 2008

Earlier today gCaptain received reports from Australia that the M/V Athena was attacked by 29 pirate boats while transiting the Gulf Of Aden. This was the second cruise ship to [...]

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Ulstein X-BOW, A Viking Ship Redesigned for Modern Use

By On September 25, 2008

A vessel found in 700 AD, several centuries before Vikings ruled Norway, an Oseberg ship from approximately 800 AD and the vessel knarr from around year 1000 AD all have [...]

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If Only Kudos Went Further Than Money – LL/NI Awards

By On April 3, 2008

Photo By OneEighteen Your car’s parked in the lot outside a roadside diner, well off the road, when a another vehicle pulling a trailer passes. As it passes the trailer [...]

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