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The M/V Delta Mariner on a good day. Photo: Boeing

Cargo Ship Strikes Kentucky Bridge, Bridge Collapses

By On January 27, 2012

A bridge in western Kentucky has partially collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship Thursday night.  According to officials, two spans of the U.S. 68/KY 80 bridge over Kentucky [...]

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New MOB detection system promises ease of use and real time reliability

By On March 17, 2011

Radio Zeeland DMP Americas and Sisco Indentification Solutions bring us a promising new technology called “Man-overboard Early Detection System (MEDS)” They tell us: When dealing with a man overboard scenario [...]

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First Kongsberg Maritime K-Chief 600 equipped vessel delivered to Owner

By On January 28, 2011

The first vessel to sail with Kongsberg Maritime’s sophisticated new K-Chief 600 marine automation system was delivered to its owner on 10th January 2010. The Korean Built VLCC features an [...]

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Bridge Facts, History & Photos – 5 Beautiful and Historic Bridges

By On July 16, 2010

Brooklyn Bridge: 1883 – Brooklyn, New York Spans the East River. First steel-wire suspension bridge. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Initially, Brooklyn Bridge was known as ‘New York [...]

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Ship Photo of The Week – Willis Avenue Bridge

By On July 15, 2010

This weeks ship er, barge photo comes via flickr user joseph a, who has this to say about it: On July 13th, the new Willis Avenue Bridge was transported down [...]

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German Water Bridge – Magdeburg Canal Bridge

By On July 14, 2010

The Magdeburg Canal Bridge This could be the worlds strangest bridge but here at gCaptain we think it is pretty cool. Germany’s water bridge known as the Magdeburge Canal Bridge [...]

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Bridge Designs – 5 Most Ambitious of Today

By On June 23, 2010

History is littered with bridges designed to do the impossible. One example, Euroroute (pictured above), would literally take drivers through the White Cliffs of Dover to an island five miles [...]

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Large Ships Call for Taller Bridges, Tight Squeezes

By On February 16, 2010

With the construction of bigger and bigger ships these days, a number of ports throughout the world are being forced to re-evaluate infrastructure to accommodate these ships of greater size.  [...]

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Building An Earthquake Resistant Bridge – Video

By On June 23, 2009

. Frequently passing under bridges for a living and over them in the family sedan we, like most mariners, have a fascination with bridge design and basically all things we [...]

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The Century’s Most Devastating Bridge Collapses

By On April 5, 2009

Hot on the heels of our featured stories “5 Most Ambitious Bridge Designs of Today” and “Windoc Incident – Story Behind YouTube’s Most Chilling Video” our digg friend msaleem points [...]

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Popps Ferry Bridge Collapse – Incident Photos

By On March 20, 2009

Today, a towing vessel pushing eight barges allided with the Popps Ferry Bridge in Biloxi, Miss., causing a 150-foot section of the bridge to collapse  into the bay.  Here is [...]

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Spotting Bridges 101 – A Basic Guide To Bridge Design

By On January 24, 2009

Frequently passing under bridges for a living and over them in the family sedan we, like most mariners, have a fascination with bridge design. In fact one of the most [...]

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