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Shiver me timbers…

By On January 24, 2011

This was just simply too good not to share.   And no, I don’t have profile on there.  Yet.

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Drunk Tanker Captain Sentenced to Prison

By On October 27, 2010

[Image (c) Peninsula Daily News] Seattle – SEONG UG SIN, a citizen of Korea, and captain of the STX Daisy was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to [...]

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Weekly Leader Podcast 60 | Captain John Konrad

By On August 2, 2010

Captain John Konrad is back with former podcasting partner, Peter A. Mello, to talk about the Sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and the following BP oil spill. Link to Podcast: [...]

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

By On July 17, 2009

Master Of The Alien Invasion Chief Officer Charles P. Posas, has scored a dubious first in legal history. He is the first person to be charged with a violation of [...]

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Best Captain’s Quotes – A List By Professional Mariners

By On June 25, 2009

Every so often a discussion is started on the forum that can truly stand the test of time.  This one in particular has lasted nearly as long as gCaptain itself [...]

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The Failure Of A Captain – Maritime History

By On June 25, 2008

The General Slocum was a steamship that set sail in 1891. She caught fire wile traveling down New York’s East River on June 15, 1904. The Captain of the General [...]

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Pilot Liability – Changes In Law and Industry Culture

By On December 13, 2007

In this week’s edition of The Maritime Executive Newsletter managing editor Joseph Keefe, weighs in on the changing dynamics of the Master, Pilot and Port State relationship in light of [...]

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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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Are Rising Salaries Enough To Retain Mariners?

By On October 26, 2007

In another excellent article, Maritime Executive‘s managing editor Joseph Keefe is dead on with his assessment of salary (find the article HERE) and working condition improvements in this tight labor [...]

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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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hawaii superferry – a ship captain’s perspective

By On October 12, 2007

A ferry at the center of much debate (including a record number of comments on this blog) has sailed into a storm that will likely sink her dream. The problem [...]

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