It’s that time of the year, time to play - once more – gCaptain’s all time favorite TV commercial… the German Coast Guard.
The mysterious 8-foot tall lego man is at it again, this time appearing on a Sarasota, Florida beach sporting a t-shirt saying “no real than you are”. The rumored origins [...]
Piracy is no laughing matter, especially these days, but let’s face it, talking like a pirate is. That’s why every year September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. [...]
This interesting pic was brought to our attention by albertpachino in the gCaptain forum with the title “Gotta Love Those Yachties – A Pic Says 1,000 words!”. It sure does…
The Enterprise played a key role during the oil spill disaster last summer, however floating in the oil-saturated ocean above the Macondo Well left her ballast tanks and hull saturated [...]
This was just simply too good not to share. And no, I don’t have profile on there. Yet.
To mark the Year of the Seafarer, the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, a UK based charity whose goals is to help seafarers in old age, illness, or adversity, has launched [...]
Aboard ship some of the most interesting characters are young seamen fresh out of high school. They turn to the sea for reasons of adventure, avoidance of responsibilities (or punishment!), [...]
This photo comes to gCaptain via Burning Man 2010, the annual week long art event ending on Labor Day on a dry lake bed in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Burning [...]
U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Matt Schofield This week’s photo is brought to us by members from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles. Here they watch as their rendition [...]
This video was first brought to our attention on the Forum, but we think it deserves a post here on the blog. According to the comments made on YouTube, this [...]
Mental Floss brings us “Ship Happens - 10 Things To Know Before Boarding an “Unsinkable” Ship“: So, on that note, today is the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Yes, [...]
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