It's a bit like the Hubble Space Telescope, however in this case the camera points toward Earth. The engineers at Astrium, pioneers in Earth observation and geo-information services, clearly have an eye for natural beauty. While serving clients in the defense, oil and mining, mapping, agriculture, infrastructure, and emergency response sectors, they have managed to capture … [Read more...]
Maritime Disasters Infographic
Check out this cool infographic on some of the worst maritime disasters on record. This was sent into gCaptain via the good folks at the Boat Insurance Blog (click image for higher resolution). … [Read more...]
Top 10 Rescue at Sea Videos from the U.S. Coast Guard
From the boats to ships to natural disaster this video from YouTube user USCG Imagery is a compilation of the top 10 USCG rescues at sea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfkHTcqOZOU Have a better rescue video? Send them to tips {at} gcaptain.com. … [Read more...]