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Experts attempting to understand the strategic aims behind China’s aggressive military expansion have generally focused on Taiwan. But a new naval base points at Beijing’s significant and growing interest in projecting power into waters far from the Taiwan Strait.
The new underground base for submarines and comfortable facilities that would attract technically proficient soldiers and sailors. […]

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Ernie’s Place brings us the world’s largest Non-Nuclear explosion:
Alaska along the coast of British Columbia, there is what is known as the inland passage to Alaska. The surge through the passage is one of the strongest ocean currents in the world. In the middle of this passage is a place called “Seymour Narrows” where the […]

 

 LArgest Non-nuclear Explosion: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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A video on building the World’s Largest Suspension Bridge…. in an earthquake zone.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRaQKHsj4hM

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SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The aircrews of Air Station Los Angeles spent the day training for cliff operations May 17 at Point Vicente Lighthouse. The air station trains for these types of operations twice a year in preparation for any rescues that may occur in the Southern California area.

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In the following video we discus the various types of Position Indicating Radio Beacons. We explore the diffrences between an EPIRB, GPIRB, ELT and the increasingly less expensive PLB’s . We will also be taking a look at the new $149 Spot Satellite Messenger and ask if it’s the right solution for your emergency locator […]

 

 GPIRB vs EPIRB vs PLB: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The following is posted by Fred Fry:
For those of you who missed 10-hour PBS CARRIER marathon, have no fear as they were kind enough to post the full series online.

I am about halfway through episode 2 and it’s a great show. So click on the image to go to the episode list.
Full Episodes of […]

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I stumbled upon this post while doing research for our EPIRB Failure series. It’s new distress system developed by researchers at John Hopkins University.
Basically the unit is mounted with a hydrostatic release, floats to the surface and contains an automatic activation mechanism just like an EPIRB. The primary difference however is while an EPIRB notifies […]

 

  Automated Integrated Distress Device (AIDD) [0:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6UKhFpkE3Q

Pilots boarding the M/V Berge Stahl, the world’s largest bulk carrier.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSop1RS1nSM

This video show the 1975 construction of the tanker M/V Batillus in St. Nazaire, France. she has since been scrapped.

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The following happen so close to gCaptain Headquarters here in Morro Bay California that our CEO called from his ship to make sure the building was secure and relatives were safe. The future gCaptain was a little close for comfort but all ended well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecRyyDkVhVI

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Morro Bay isn’t a friendly inlet so our hats off to the […]

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