Maritime Blog Archives

  • Maritime Monday 196

  • 10 Lessons Learned From Sea Shepherd

  • Hornbeack Offshore Introduces HOS Centerline

  • Sea Shepherd Boat ADY GIL Rammed and Sunk by Japanese Whalers

  • 2009 USCG Video of the Year Competition – What’s your favorite?

  • Interactive Map Plots Wastewater Spills

  • Schat Harding Lifeboats – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • IMO Names 2010 the “Year of the Seafarer”

  • Maritime Monday 195

  • Best of Maritime 2009

  • The Most Remote Places on Earth – Mapped

  • Incident Photo of the Week – Horse Rescue

  • Maritime Monday 194

  • Last chance for a fight… eLoran

  • Forum Hacked

  • Announcing gTrax – AIS Vessel Tracking For The iPhone

  • J. Ray Acquires 50% stake in NO102

  • Island Offshore orders two PSV’s at STX Europe

  • US Navy Oceanographic Survey Ship

  • Good Read on Port of L.A. Pilot Boat Operators

  • Incident Photo of The Week – F/V Cape Elizabeth

  • Maritime Monday 193

  • Austal’s Next Generation Trimaran

  • Scientists Discover Explosive Deep-Ocean Volcano – Video

  • Acergy’s New Pipe Lay Vessel – Borealis

  • 2 New PSV’s for Siem Offshore

  • ATB is Largest Ever to Transit Alaskan Waters

  • USCG Releases Top 11 Rescue Videos of 2009

  • UAF chooses shipyard to build Alaska Region Research Vessel

  • Maritime Monday 192

  • Maritime Disasters Infographic

  • Rolls-Royce Thrusters for Ultra-Deepwater Ships

  • Stenas’s DrillMAX Ice

  • Underwater Glider Opens Up New World of Ocean Technology

  • Transporting Wind Turbines by Ship

  • CBP Launches the New Predator B Guardian UAS

  • Remembering Pearl Harbor

  • Maritime Monday 191

  • Crowley takes delivery of M/V Sunshine State

  • Coast Guard’s gift ideas for 12 nautical days of Christmas

  • November DP Roundup

  • Caesar Pipelay Vessel Joins Helix ESG Fleet

  • gCaptain.com Heads to New Orleans for Workboat 2009!

  • Optimum Ship Routing

  • Incident Photo of the Week – Baosisio Assists MV Düden

  • Maritime Monday 190

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Dynamic Positioning 101- Heading alteration & speed

  • Facebook Page: Master of Towing Vessels Association

  • Ship Photo of The Week – Outbound in New York Harbor

  • Maritime Monday 189

  • Secretary LaHood Reminds Mariners of Best Practices Following Recent Attacks on the Maersk Alabama and M/V Harriett

  • November 1950 East Coast Superstorm

  • ASL Shipyard Builds Big and Complex

  • Joining a New Vessel as DPO

  • Maersk Alabama Thwarts Another Pirate Attack Using Armed Guards

  • Crews remove barge from Sandbridge, Va., beach

  • Antarctica Aboard The Clipper Adventurer

  • S/V Noordhoek Pathfinder Launched

  • Maritime Monday 188

  • New UAV Architecture for Urban & Maritime Environments

  • Incident Photo of The Week – M/V Marco Polo

  • S O S = Save Our Ships

  • Offshore Wind Farms and the Turbine Installation Vessel

  • Veterans Day 2009!

  • New Email Address for Voluntary Weather Observation Program

  • US Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent Resigns

  • Interesting Ship of The Week – Olympic Hera and Olympic Zeus

  • The Truth About Cold Water

  • Maritime Monday 187

  • NOAA Commissions New Fisheries Survey Ship

  • Anchor Handling Tug DOLPHIN III – Interesting Ship of The Week

  • USS New York Arrives in N.Y. Harbor – Photo

  • Green Dynamic Positioning Technology

  • Ship Photo of The Week – Oasis of the Seas

  • Seadrill’s West Atlas Rig On Fire – Incident Photo of The Week

  • Class Action Suit Filed in Hawaii to Declare Jones Act Unconstitutional

  • Coming Ashore? 10 Things You Should Do When Interviewing

  • Maritime Monday 186

  • RescueSim – Virtual Fire Team Traning

  • Naval Architecture – Designing A Quiet Ship.

  • AIS SART – New Technology And The Sharing Critical Information

  • Top 10 iPhone Apps When You Are Adrift At Sea!

  • When is maritime training just too dangerous?

  • Lilo lou’s Sailing Yacht, Ankida

  • What Jobs are Done with Dynamic Positioning? – Pt. 5

  • Shiphandling Simulator

  • Interesting Ship of The Week – BW Pioneer

  • 15 Incredible Shipyard Photos and Pictures

  • Coast Guard Officer Relieved In Montauk

  • Maritime Monday 185

  • Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

  • Parachute Sea Anchors – New Maritime Technology Hopes To Save Lives At Sea

  • Flogging and Mutiny in the 21st Century

  • Oasis of the Seas on Simulator Training

  • Massive Explosions in Puerto Rico Refinery – Video

  • US Navy test article from Cargotec demonstrates vehicle transfer at sea

  • Breaking Down the FMEA

  • Video – Coast Guard Medevac off U.S. Navy submarine

  • Sea Shepherd Unveils New Weapon to Fight Whale Hunters

  • The Pilotage Paradigm

  • A Conversation With Thad Allen, Commandant USCG – Part 2

  • Maritime Monday 184

  • World Maritime Day Parallel Event

  • Interesting Ship – USS New York

  • Ship Photo of The Week – New LNG Tankers

  • What Jobs Are Done With Dynamic Positioning? – Pt. 4

  • Blog Action Day – Maritime Shipping and Climate Change

  • USCG to host IMO’s World Maritime Day parallel event

  • Poll – Most Promising SAR or Navigation Technology

  • Photo Of The Week – LNG Tanker Lokoja

  • Anchor Chain Construction

  • Maritime Monday 183

  • Time To Rethink SOLAS? Why a behavioral economist may have the answer.

  • Fighting Class B Fires, Assets and Deficits – 1 of 4

  • First Radio Distress Signal?

  • Septembers DP Digest

  • Amazon Kindle International Edition – Read The Latest News & Blogs At Sea

  • Incident Photo of the Week – Man Overboard?

  • Royal Caribbean on Revolutionizing Life Boat Design

  • Eye Of The Sea – World’s First Live Underwater Webcam

  • Fireboat Photos – Top 10 Fire-Boat Photos

  • Maritime Monday 182

  • Mario Vittone – On Training

  • First Ship with High Temperature Fuel Cell for Greener Power Supply

  • Failure At Sea – Today’s Captain is expected not to make any mistakes

  • Poll of the Week: Electronic vs Paper Charts

  • What Jobs Are Done With Dynamic Positioning? – Pt. 3

  • So what is an IMO Number anyway?

  • Farmer’s Almanac: Winter 2009 – 2010

  • Tsunami Infographics – Best Of The Web

  • Interview With Captain Richard Phillips – SeaPower Magazine

  • Ship simulators are not stimulators!

  • USS Port Royal Grounding – Incident Updates, Links and Photos!

  • Incident Photo – M/V Eagle Tuscon Grounding

  • Maritime Monday 181

  • Van Oord’s Cutter Suction Dredger – Interesting Ship Of The Week

  • FPSO Delivery Photos – Heavy Lift Transport

  • M/V Shagra – Ship Photo Of The Week

  • Manned Models – An Unusual Training Device

  • A Day in the Life of a DP Operator

  • Bridge Designs – 5 Most Ambitious of Today

  • Foreign Treatment – US Flagged Vessel

  • European Union: NO to Tuna Ban

  • Samsung Shipyard HDR – Photo Of The Week

  • M/V Marti Princess Vs Renate Schulte – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • 007 Technology Spied Aboard Russian Mega-Yacht

  • Largest Crane In The World – Amazing Photos

  • Maritime Monday 180

  • Millionaire Held “Hostage” Aboard Yacht

  • Final Rule Published for Large Passenger Vessel Crew Requirements

  • What Jobs Are Done With Dynamic Positioning? – Pt.2

  • Hierarchy of the Dive Team

  • Oasis of the Seas Video – Propelling The Giant

  • News Update: M/V Arctic Sea

  • Bizarre Maritime Technology – A Desalination Plant From The Future

  • Fugro Survey Launches New M/V Fugro Gemini

  • Ship Photo of The Week – Might Servant 1 Transiting the Gulf of Aden

  • NOAA on Fog: “A Costly Phenomenon”

  • Maritime Monday 179

  • M/V Elli, A Crude Oil Tanker’s Broken Back – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • Coast Guard Excersize Sparks Confusion in The Nation’s Capital

  • Two Beluga Vessels Successfully Transit the Arctic Passage

  • TITAN Salvage Team nominated for the IMO’s 2009 Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award

  • Getting Your Dynamic Positioning (DP) License

  • IDPOA’s Training Scheme Initiative

  • SHI Shipyard Photo, A View From Aloft – Photo Of The Week

  • Radar is out? Stop cursing and grab a plotting sheet.

  • U.S. signing anti-piracy agreement at UN

  • Maritime Administration Warns of Likely Increase in Piracy

  • How To Cheat On Sleep – Tips To Stay Alert On Watch

  • China now officially No2 in world shipbuildng

  • Engines Installed on Austal’s Next Generation Trimaran

  • NOAA’s Powerful New Supercomputers Boost U.S. Weather Forecasts

  • News Update: Superferry 9 Capsizing

  • Maritime Monday 178

  • Ferry carrying nearly 1,000 passengers capsizes in the Philippines

  • The World’s Youngest Master Mariner

  • M/V Seabed Worker – Interesting Ship of The Week

  • Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon Drills World’s Deepest Oil and Gas Well

  • What Jobs are Done with Dynamic Positioning?

  • U.S. Seafarers Already Seeing Affects of Proposed Changes to Jones Act

  • Oleg Strashnov Heavy Lift – Interesting Ship Of The Week

  • 406 EPIRBS are Digital, Right?

  • Photo of The Week – Crowley’s newest heavy-lift deck barge

  • Maritime Monday 177

  • New Ballast Water Rules – CG Proposal Announced

  • Casualty Outlook

  • Superyacht Conversions – From Workboat To Luxury Yacht

  • Somali Pirates Fire on Navy Helicopter – Video

  • Jones Act Case Study: Scott Walter Maziar

  • Paris MOU Rankings – A look at what’s “Caught in the Net”

  • Training Ship Empire State – Interesting Photo Of The Week

  • A Brief History of Dynamic Positioning

  • Ship Engines – 7 Monster Engine Designs

  • Maritime Monday 176

  • Formosaproduct Brick Tanker Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • Interesting Ship – Trans Sea Lifter

  • Big Motor Problems

  • First Lift – World’s Largest Crane In Action

  • The Secrets Behind Cruise Ship Cutaway Illustrations

  • VTS Photo Gallery – A look inside maritime vessel traffic services worldwide.

  • Maritime Monday 175

  • How Do Mariners Pay For Training?

  • Interview with Vice Admiral Papp

  • Is Your Equipment Intrinsically Safe?

  • Casualty Outlook

  • Piracy in European Waters?

  • Jones Act Case Study: Jorge Gomez Izaguirre v C & C Marine and Repair, L.L.C., et al.

  • Thad Allen, Commandant USCG – A Conversation On The Digital Age Of Shipping

  • AIS Ship Tracking Via Satellite

  • Jones Act Case Study: Jeremy Selby v Yacht Starship, Inc., and Troy Manthey

  • Maritime Monday 174

  • Liberty Ship JOHN W BROWN Open for Tours in Baltimore 13 – 16 August

  • Shipboard Fire Teams, Assets and Deficits – 4 of 4

  • Jones Act Case Study: George “Jorge” Casas v U.S. Joiner, LLC and Northrup Gumman Ship Systems Inc.

  • Merchant Marine Jobs – 101 (or so) Tips To Find A Dream Job At Sea

  • NOAA Lowers 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook

  • Ship Photo of The Week – SS Chesapeake SALM Release

  • USCG History: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers

  • Isolation and Containment Of Class B Fires, Assets and Deficits – 3 of 4

  • Message from Admiral Thad Allen (and others) on Coast Guard Day 2009

  • Happy Birthday! USCG Celebrates 219 Years of Service

  • Class B Fire Discovery, Assets and Deficits – 2 of 4

  • Maritime Monday 173

  • MSC Napoli Salvage Operations Completed

  • Playing Russian Roulette At UK container ports?

  • Maritime Safety & Security News – 31 July 2009

  • Casualty Outlook

  • Earn Your Keep with Wired Magazine’s “Cutthroat Capitalism” – The Game

  • Jones Act Case Study: George Larry Myers v BP America, Inc.

  • Ship Photo of the Week – USCGC Healy and CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent

  • Coracle Online First to Launch Line of Maritime iPhone and iPod Touch Applications

  • shipping container dimensions

  • Maritime Monday 172

  • Ships

  • ISM Code FAQ

  • Stena Drillmax – Photo Of The Week

  • Jones Act Case Study: David Acosta v Aleutian Spray Fisheries, Inc.

  • Jones Act Case Study: Jameson Cooper v Meridian Yachts, LTD, et al.

  • LED Running Lights – Saving The Environment 1 Bulb At A Time

  • MV Doulos: The World’s Oldest Passenger Ship

  • Casualty Outlook

  • “Black Swan” Treasure Debate – Odyssey vs. Spain

  • Crossing The English Channel Visualized – The BBC’s Britian From Above

  • Ship Photo of the Week – MSC Daniela in Rotterdam

  • Anchor and Mooring Gear – A History

  • SARSAT Satellite Tracking with Google Earth

  • Bill Gates Turns to Fighting Hurricanes

  • QE2 Headed for Cape Town

  • Maritime Monday 171

  • Poll – What is the most dangerous weather condition at sea?

  • What the heck is it? Mystery “goo” found floating off Northern Alaskan Coast

  • Master Of The Alien Invasion – Captain First to be Charged Under US Anti-Invasive Species Law

  • Interesting Ship – Austal’s Auto Express 102 High-Speed Trimaran

  • Casualty Outlook

  • Ships In Concrete – Best Maritime Inspired Architecture

  • Polar Mist – A modern day treasure ship located off coast of Argentina

  • USS Fort Worth’s (LSC 3) Keel Laid

  • MSC Splendida Awared for ECO-Friendly Design

  • Growth Of The Marshall Islands Flag and American Bureau of Shipping

  • Incident Photo – Southampton Crane Collapse

  • Maritime Monday 170

  • Comments Turned Off – Feature Added

  • Milestones In Ship Construction

  • Photos of the Week – Workboats in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Jones Act Case Study: Raymond Bartoe v. Missouri Barge Line Company INC., d/b/a Northern American Barge Line Inc., and Cape Girardeau Fleeting

  • Cities at Sea: A look at some possibilities

  • Blogging CEO – Royal Carribean’s Richard Fain

  • Interesting Ship – Fast Crew Supplier 5009

  • Maritime Monday 169

  • Google Books – Supercharge Your Maritime Career

  • Tubes In The Ocean → Bizarre Marine Technology

  • Capsized Cruise Ship Visible on Google Maps

  • Dynamic Positioning Operators – The IDPOA Officially Launches

  • Auriga Leader – Toyota’s Solar Powered Cargo Ship

  • Casualty Outlook

  • Oculus & Infinitas – Incredible Yacht Design

  • Incident Video – Ship Collision in Aegean Sea

  • Bizarre Marketing – LG’s Unusual Launch of New Eco-Friendly Fridge

  • Grand Ocean No. 1 – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • Maritime Monday 168

  • Changing Course and The Secret Of gCaptain.

  • gCaptain Announces New Site Search Technology

  • Cittia De Salerno Rescue – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • The Dangers of CO2 use in Firefighting – Videos

  • McMurdo Fast-Find 210 – Change In The Way You Think About EPIRBS

  • Court Rules In Favor of Injured Seamen – Employers Must Pay Up

  • Hawaii Superferry – A look back

  • Best Captain’s Quotes – A List By Professional Mariners

  • Jones Act Case Study: Perry Rose v Miss Pacific LLC, et al.

  • Interesting Ship of The Week – Golden State (PC-1 Class Product Tanker)

  • Building An Earthquake Resistant Bridge – Video

  • Maritime Monday 167

  • Marine License Insurance – An Interview With Ralph J. Mellusi Esq. – Part 2

  • Somali Pirate Takedown – Maersk Alabama Story Hits Prime Time TV

  • eLoran Sparks Debate In Washington – Is It Truly Important?

  • YOUblog Article – Seafarer Access to Shoreleave

  • Lifeboat Air Bottle Explosion – Maritime Incident Photo Of The Week

  • Port Operations – Amazing Tilt Shift Time-Lapse Photography

  • gCaptain Announcement – Maritime Job Section Launched!

  • How It’s Built – Cruise Ship Cabins

  • RDML Ronald J. Rabago Named Assistant Commandant for Acquisition, Chief Acquisition Officer – gCaptain Interview

  • Marine License Insurance – An Interview With Admiralty Attorney Ralph J. Mellusi Esq. – Part 1

  • World’s Largest Yacht Launched in Germany – Time Lapse Video

  • MSC Napoli Drydocked – HD Photo

  • Lease A Thruster – Video From Marine Hydaulic Systems

  • Safety at Sea=PAP

  • Jones Act Case Study: Michael Bell v Fishing Company of Alaska

  • Maritime Monday 166

  • Port Kiel Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • Jones Act Case Study: Herbert B. Pretus v. Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.; et al.

  • gCaptain Tip – Confined Space Entry with PASS Device

  • A Sinking Ship – World’s Largest Yacht Transporter

  • Interesting Ship of The Week – The Far Samson: Rolls Royces’ UT 761 CD design

  • Nor-Shipping 2009

  • Vessel Search And Rescue – Should LRIT Replace Amver?

  • Ship Photo of The Week – Plug In Power

  • Lifeboat Incident Video – Dropped From The Falls

  • World Oceans Day 2009 – First Official UN Day For Ocean Awareness

  • Best Maritime Books To Read – A List By Merchant Mariners

  • Maritime Monday 165

  • Types Of Ships – A Master List Of Vessel Types

  • Whale Wars Season 2 Premier

  • Maritime Job Board Preview – This Weekend Only

  • New Carissa – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • LEGO Battleship Yamato – The Toy Megaship

  • Ship Simulator – Google Earth

  • American Flag Turns Gray – New Paris MOU Rankings Target US Ships

  • Marine Flares – More Than Meets the Eye

  • Jones Act Case Study: Andrew Cunningham v Interlake Steamship Co.

  • Notebooks that take harsh weather

  • Air France Flight 447 – Commercial Ships Race To Assist

  • Failed Trans-Atlantic Rowing Attempt Costs U.S. Tax Payers

  • Kings Point Maritime Association Dinner Dance – 12 June

  • Wireless Developments Circa 1917

  • Maritime Monday 164

  • Vincenzo Florio Ferry Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • Shipyard Time Lapse Photography – Accommodation Megabock Move

  • Jones Act Case Study: Thomas Murray v City of New York, et al.

  • Jones Act Case Study: Mark Eldridge v Star Line

  • Houston Ship Channel – Time Lapse Video

  • Collision Avoidance Tip – Call his boss!

  • Chikyu – aka The Offshore Ocean Monster Ship “Godzilla-maru”

  • USCG Launches The Coast Guard Compass

  • USNS Vandenberg – The Sinking Of A Cold War Relic

  • Weekly Leader Podcast – Interview With Admiral Thad Allen

  • Rerport on 9th Maritime Leadership Symposium

  • Skysails – Marine Environmental Initiatives At Work

  • Maritime Monday 163

  • Jones Act Case Study: Randy Klump v Oglebay Norton Marine Services Co., LLC

  • National Maritime Day 2009

  • Amver Awards Today in Washington

  • NOAA Issues 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook

  • Jones Act Case Study: Steve Kuithe v Gulf Caribe Maritime, Inc.

  • U.S.A. vs. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse – Court Documents

  • Major Constitutional Decision Affecting the Transportation Industry

  • IMO: “We are against the arming of seafarers in the fight against pirates”

  • Free Ship Simulation Game Uses Google Earth Platform

  • Maritime Monday 162

  • The Best Knives for the Pro-Mariner

  • Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Mapped

  • World’s First Wave Farm

  • Incident Photo of The Week – Russian reefer ship Petrozavodsk grounded

  • Idle Ships Off Singapore Coast

  • Funny Video – Navy Captain’s Mistake

  • Interesting Ship Photos – Heavy Lift Collection

  • Jones Act Case Study: Bobby Kirk v Noble Drilling (U.S.), Inc.

  • Guilty Plea from Cosco Busan Operator

  • Oasis of the Seas Website Launches Weekly “Webisodes”

  • Coast Guard Issues A Maritime Security Directive in Response to Piracy

  • Maritime Monday 161

  • HDR Ship Photo – Laying The Bow Of A Newbuild

  • NTSB/USCG Report on Cosco Busan – Analysis of the Analysis

  • Shipbreaking conference aims to make industry safer and greener

  • DYVI PACIFIC Car Carrier Capsize- Incident Photos

  • NTSB Releases Final Report on Cosco Busan Allision

  • USNS Victorious Harrassed by Chinese Fishing Vessels – FAQ

  • Ship Photo of The Week – USS Halsey in rough seas

  • Senate Hearing – Piracy on the High Seas: Protecting our Ships, Crews, and Passengers

  • Analysis of Somali Pirate Activity in 2009 Released

  • M/V Liberty Sun Pirate Attack – Video

  • OTC kicks off in Houston

  • Interesting Ship of The Week – Nasa Recovery Ships

  • Maritime Monday 160

  • Shipping Container Dormitory

  • Google’s Simple Test To Check Sobriety Or Alertness

  • Is piracy a successful business model?

  • Running The Houston Ship Channel – At night

  • Dead Water Effect – Sinking Of The Fram

  • Popular Mechanics takes a look inside the USCG’s Advanced Helicopter Rescue School

  • Pirate Attack on MSC Cruise Line – Photo Link

  • Ship Photo of The Week – Ship under construction

  • A Cruise Ship For The Seasick

  • M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill and Sinking

  • Captain Richard Phillips’ Exclusive Interview with NBC’s Today Show – Video

  • Maersk Alabama Crew Member Files Lawsuit Against Ship Owner – Legal principles behind the claim

  • Incident Photo of The Week – Chinese Junk, Princess Taiping

  • Maritime Monday 159

  • DHS Biometric Database – Concerns And A Controversial Solution

  • Quick Tip – Electronics Grab Bag

  • Guilty Plea in Empress of The North Pollution Case

  • Incident Photo of The Week – Freighter Danoosh Grounded In Singapore

  • Jones Act Case Study: Nigel K. Washington v Blanchard Contractors, Inc.

  • Jones Act Case Study: Steve Kuithe v Gulf Caribe Maritime, Inc.

  • Jones Act Case Study: Eric Taylor v Teco Barge Line, Inc.

  • Kickball in The Bering Sea – Photo

  • Interesting Ship of The Week – NYK Super Eco Ship 2030

  • The 11 Most Interesting Wind Turbine Designs

  • Skysails – Plus – Top 10 Green Ship Designs

  • Knots Tying Tutorial

  • Somali Pirate Being Charged as Adult – Update

  • Statement by Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, on piracy

  • MSC Kalina – Ship Photo Of The Week

  • Maritime Monday 158

  • Megablock Time Lapse – Shipyard Photos

  • Jones Act Case Study: Azeem Modak v Alaris Companies, LLC

  • Photo Friday – gCaptain’s Flickr Photostream

  • Sea Storm Playlist: Videos of Ships in Rough Seas

  • Incident Photo of The Week – S.S. Grandcamp Explosion

  • Top 10 Most Popular Pages at USCG.MIL

  • Collision At Sea – Time Lapse Photography Collection

  • Clinton Unveils Initiative to Combat Piracy

  • Fox News’ Take on Anti-Piracy Weapons

  • Another US vessel attacked, other vessels hijacked – Are the pirates winning?

  • Bravo on My Watch – YOUblog Featured Article

  • US ship, Liberty Sun, escapes pirate attack while two more vessels are hijacked

  • Investigation into Sinking of M/V Explorer – Report

  • Photos of the Week – Maersk Alabama and Lifeboat Photos

  • The Maersk Alabama Piracy Incident – A collection of facts

  • Maritime Monday 157

  • Captain Richard Phillips Rescued!

  • gCaptain’s Maritime Jobs FAQ

  • Overflight, Overflight, Overflight – The Missing Component To Combatting Piracy

  • Somali Pirates Seize American-owned Tug

  • French Navy storms sailboat held by Somali Pirates, one hostage killed

  • A look at the USS Boxer (LHD-4)

  • Norsafe Lifeboats Offshore – Photo Of The Week

  • Maersk Alabama Piracy Incident – Update

  • Maersk Alabama Lifeboat FAQ

  • Mission Of The US Navy – Did They Fail?

  • Maersk Alabama – Live Blogging

  • US Operated Maersk Alabama Piracy Incident

  • YM Taichung – Incident Photo of The Week

  • Cargo Surveys – The Case Of The Benzene Bomber

  • Maritime Monday 156

  • The Century’s Most Devastating Bridge Collapses

  • Jones Act, Get Your Act Together – YOUblog Featured Article

  • Looking For Maritime Professionals – gCaptain Jobs Enters BETA Testing

  • Photo Friday – gCaptain’s Flickr Photostream

  • Sea Stories – A Break-Bulk Mate’s Bad Day

  • Welcome Aboard! USCG Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Launches New Blog

  • Incident Photo of The Week – Cattle vessel, Mathew Flinders, grounded on Kings Island

  • gCaptain Poll – Which organizations are not doing enough to combat piracy

  • IMB Calls For The Further Diversion Of Shipping & Increased Naval Presence Off Somalia’s East Coast

  • Shipping 2009 Event Wrap-Up – MAIS Podcast Episode 36

  • Jones Act Case Study: Dorothy Ann Jackson, Fiduciary of the Estate of James E. Jackson, Deceased v A-C Product Liability Trust

  • April Fools Day – A Year In The Life Of A gCaptain

  • Lost M/V Pacific Adventurer Containers Found – Images

  • CEC Future Hijacking – VHF recording with coalition aircraft released

  • Nieuw Amsterdam – Ship Photo Of The Week

  • Aquapod Subsea Fish Farms – Bizarre Maritime Technology

  • Maritime Monday 155

  • gCaptain Weekly Maritime News Quiz

  • Return To Sender – Hawaii Superferry Returns To Alabama Shipyard

  • The Case of the Unwatched ZOC – Vessel Groundings Due To Navigational Chart Errors

  • Bow Asir & Nipayia – Pirates Find Success In Shift Back To Somalia’s East Coast

  • Shipping 2009 – An Irrefutable Success!

  • Battling Arctic Ice – Ship Photos

  • Google Toolbar Buttons – Maritime Edition

  • Emma Maersk – The Secret Story Of Building The World’s Largest Container Ship

  • The Merchant Navy – A New Reality TV Show

  • TS Golden Bear – The History Of A Training Ship

  • Exxon Valdez Oil Spill – Economics and Risk On The 20th Anniversary

  • Shipping 2009 – Join Us At Booth 108

  • Maritime Monday 154

  • US Coast Guard Statement Concerning Future of Traditional Style Licenses

  • USNS Impeccable Incident Video Released

  • Jones Act Case Study: Michael L. Sherwood v Marquette Transportation Co., LLC

  • Jones Act Case Study: Cristo Andrade v Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

  • Popps Ferry Bridge Collapse – Incident Photos

  • USS Hartford and USS New Orleans – Navy Vessel Collide In Straight Of Hormuz

  • Big Oceans – MAIS Podcast Episode 35

  • Tonga Volcano – Undersea Volcano Gives Rise To New Island

  • Google’s Maritime News Statistics Published – THANK YOU

  • Safe Voyages – Spring 2009 Published

  • Polar Mist – A Modern Day Treasure Ship Lost At Sea

  • Hawaii Super Ferry Ceases Operations – Court Ruling

  • China Sends Patrol Ship, Yuzheng 311, to South China Sea

  • The Pirates Of Somalia – A Photo Essay

  • Twitter Clone Hunts Down Somali Pirates

  • Maritime Monday 153

  • gCaptain’s Maritime News Quiz

  • Maersk Resolve & M/V Triumph – Photo Of The Week

  • Passing The Bar – Molly Kool

  • Short Sea Shipping Interview – MAIS 34

  • Play gCaptain Nautical Terms Quiz

  • Left Coast Lifter – Biggest floating crane ever to hit the West Coast arrives in San Francisco

  • Antique Chart Overlays – Google Mashup

  • Pacific Adventurer – Oil Spilled Exceeds Original Estimates

  • USS Boxer (LHD 4) Assumes Flagship Role for CTF 151

  • Deep Flight Super Falcon – Ocean Depth Submersible for Super Rich

  • TWIC Update – 1 Million Now Enrolled in TWIC Program

  • Disney Fantasy & Disney Dream: Steel Cutting Begins In Germany

  • Plastiki – Catamaran Made of Plastic Soda Bottles

  • Poll – What Is A Fair Sentence For John Cota?

  • M/V Cygnus Ace – Incident Photo Of The Week

  • US Navy Vs China An Impeccable Incident – A Video Explanation

  • USNS Impeccable – Harassed by Chinese Navy + FAQ

  • Maritime Monday 152

  • History’s 10 Most Famous Oil Spills

  • Salt Water As A Fuel Source

  • John Cota, Pilot Of The Cosco Busan, Pleads Guilty

  • MSC Fantasia – Cruise Ship Breaks Mooring in High Winds

  • Fire Gear Locker – The Halligan Tool

  • Faststream Launches Seagoing Recruitment

  • New Wing for National Maritime Museum – Sketches Released

  • Portuguese Water Dog – Facts, Photos & Nautical History

  • 2009 State Of The Coast Guard Address

  • Pirates Beware: Armed Robots on Watch

  • Building the World’s Largest Ship (well, world’s largest passenger ship)

  • World’s Sexiest Sextant? You Decide

  • Maritime Monday 151

  • Aluminium Phosphate Pellets – The Case Of The Tablets Of Love

  • Icy Mist Grounding – Incident Photo and Video

  • Amazing Marine HDR Photos

  • BEM Monge – Interesting Ship of The Week

  • Best Maritime Blogs of 2009 That You (Maybe) Aren’t Reading

  • iCommandant Taking Questions for the State of the Coast Guard Address – What would you ask?

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