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China Blocks Ore Shipments From Brazil

By On November 24, 2011

When the world’s largest ore carrier, Vale Brasil, was loaded to her marks with 391,000 tons of iron ore in May she departed Brazil with the intention of delivering her [...]

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Ship Photo of the Week

By On September 28, 2010

Image taken by Rob Almeida at Galena Park, Houston.  This bulk carrier was taking on grain bound for Port Sudan.

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Official Report on the M/V Pasha Bulker

By On December 5, 2007

The ship that made gCaptain famous is back in the headlines. The M/V Pasha Bulker, a 76,741 deadweight ton Panamax bulk carrier launched in 2006, is the subject of a [...]

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Pasha Bulker Incident Report – Nearly Unbelievable

By On October 13, 2007

Photo By suburbanbloke In a post unusually harsh for gCaptain standards I asked some tough questions about actions taken by the captain of the doomed ship, Pasha Bulker. Here’s a [...]

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Pasha Bulker – Photo Slideshow

By On June 23, 2007

Here is a random selection of the best (and worst) photos of the coal ship “Pasha Bulker” grounded on Nobby’s Beach courtesy of Flickr. For those unfamiliar with the infamous [...]

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Environmental Catastrophe Possible Averted as M/V Pasha Bulker Salvage Operation Continues

By On June 11, 2007

After pouring over the media reports and available facts I’ve decided the story can best be said by our resident maritime experts, gCaptian’s r. Here is MarkL‘s insightful and humorous [...]

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Update: All crew members rescued from M/V Pasha Bulker

By On June 7, 2007

UPDATE: Hunter’s Best informs us that all 22 people have been evacuated from the ship: EMERGENCY crews have successfully airlifted 22 people from a coal ship that ran aground off [...]

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