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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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Carrier, a new show by PBS, joins America’s Port and The Deadliest Catch as the third prime time television series chronicling life at sea. Our friends at Sea Fever have the details in a post titled “At Sea Reality“

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This morning Fred Fry pointed us to this amazing time lapse video by our favorite maritime photographer. Click HERE for the details.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7erjOFT2490

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As a young cadet cadet excited about an approaching storm the C/M told me something Ifind myself repeating; “You can tell the green hands from the old salts by their reaction to an approaching storm. The newbie will say ‘This is going to be fun’ while the old salt is thinking ‘Shit, not another’.

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

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HD-SF.com has this chart of ships transiting San Francisco harbor on April 2nd. They write:
Animation of ship traffic on San Francisco bay, April 2nd 2008. You can clearly see the tourist boats making round trips to the Golden Gate Bridge and ferries bouncing back and forth from the city. You can also view a [...]

 

 San Francisco 3d AIS: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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MarineLog brings us info on the new Heavy Lift design by SeaMetric International. The Twin Marine Lifter will consist of 2 DP class 3 heavy transport vessels with a dwt capacity of 25.000 tonnes. They will have accommodations for 41, a helideck, and will be capable of submersion to -20 meters. When used as a [...]

 

 Heavy Lift Ship - Twin Marine Lifter: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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