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Insane Helicopter Landing in Rough Seas [VIDEO]

By On December 19, 2011

We don’t know much about this video except: The helicopter pilot is bad ass and; It was released by Prism Defence, an Australian-owned company that specializes in ship helicopter integration. [...]

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Cruise ship encounters heavy seas in Drake Passage, loses power to one engine

By On December 8, 2010

Check out this video of the Antarctic cruise ship, Clelia II, as it “limps” back to Argentina in heavy seas.  The vessel, with 100 passengers and 60 crew, lost power [...]

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Kristina Gjerde: Conserving the High Seas natural resource

By On November 25, 2010

64 percent of the world’s oceans are not protected by national law, these areas are known as the high seas. The following speech was given by Kristina Gjerde in April 2010. [...]

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VIDEO: Cruise ship Pacific Sun hits rough seas

By On September 7, 2010

For those of you that have been following this blog long enough know that cruise ships + foul weather = bad news for the passengers and crew.  Although the video [...]

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Ship Photo of the Week – Storm in Valparaiso, Chile

By On July 31, 2010

This weeks photo comes to us via boston.com/bigpicture. Waves batter a merchant vessel stranded along the coast during a heavy storm in Valparaiso City, Chile, 121 km (75 miles) northwest [...]

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Power of the Ocean – Huge wave and Heavy Seas

By On June 27, 2010

In the words of the great John Bossie “Mother Nature and the Sea are extreme forces that must be respected at all times.” Here are some videos that illustrate the [...]

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Coast Guard Officer Relieved In Montauk

By On October 26, 2009

Newsday.com has the story on why this photograph is making headlines. The Montauk docks were abuzz with disbelief and disappointment Saturday over the removal of their top Coast Guard officer, [...]

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Coast Guard Morro Bay – Surfboat Training

By On April 30, 2008

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 [...]

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M/V Bergensfjord – Incident Photo Of The Week

By On March 4, 2008

by Øystein Ellingsen Shipspotter VOX tells us: The Norwegian car ferry Bergensfjord was enroute Bergen – Hanstholm early last week when she enouctered 8 meter waves. 2 trailers were overturned.

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Top 10 USCG Resuces of 2007 – Video

By On December 28, 2007

  The US Cost Guard gives us their Top 10 Rescues of 2007: 1. Coast Guard rescue crews assist with over 160 rescues in the flood-ravaged Pacific Northwest. December 3 [...]

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The Protector – Anti Piracy Robot

By On December 10, 2007

Want to know more about The Protector? Popular Mechanics tells us; Robots versus pirates—it’s not as stupid, or unlikely, as it sounds. Piracy has exploded in the waters near Somalia, [...]

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