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Cunard Lines Appoints Its First Female Captain

By On December 10, 2010

We have a lot of people come to gCaptain asking us about what conditions are like for women seafarers.  Well, since we’re men, we have no idea.  But, based on [...]

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Captain Landry Wins Shipmaster of the Year Award 2010

By On September 30, 2010

Here at gCaptain.com, we are VERY happy to learn that Captain Alwin Landry has won the Lloyd’s List’s coveted Shipmaster of the Year Award 2010.  As some of you may [...]

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The World’s Youngest Master Mariner

By On September 6, 2009

We have received many great article submissions in gCaptain’s YOUblog section, the place where mariners get a chance to blog, but few posts have received the quick acclaim of this [...]

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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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Foreign Flag or Flag of Convenience?

By On February 19, 2009

Foreign Flag or Flag of Convenience? by Ian Bowles During the glory days of empire and famous shipping lines, it would have been easy for nationalistic tendencies to come to [...]

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Ulstein X-BOW, A Viking Ship Redesigned for Modern Use

By On September 25, 2008

A vessel found in 700 AD, several centuries before Vikings ruled Norway, an Oseberg ship from approximately 800 AD and the vessel knarr from around year 1000 AD all have [...]

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Maritime Podcast – MAIS Episode 4

By On December 28, 2007

Episode 4 of “Messing About In Ships“, our joint-venture podcast with Sea-Fever, has been posted to iTunes. This week’s topics include; A Mariner’s Perspective Captain Kelly Sweeney, master mariner, monthly [...]

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Messing About In Ships Podcast – Interviews and Visits

By On December 21, 2007

This week’s highlights include: the introduction of a new feature, “A Mariner’s Perspective” with Master Mariner Captain Kelly Sweeney, monthly contributor to Professional Mariner magazine and author of From the [...]

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Container Ship Captain – This Is My Job

By On December 11, 2007

Sea-Fever.org points us to Popular Mechanic’s feature “This Is My Job. World’s Coolest Professions“. This month’s feature; Container Ship Captain Andy Merrill, master of Matson’s M/V Manulani. They write; From [...]

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Proposed Bill Mandates An Increase Of VTS Authority

By On December 4, 2007

(Photo by PA2 Prentice Danner, USCG) This morning Senator Barbra Boxer and Representative Nacy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, announced a bill giving the U.S. Coast Guard broader authority to [...]

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Ship Launching on Yokohama Fenders?

By On December 4, 2007

MarineBuzz brings us photos of the M/V Bohai Challenge, being launched on what appears to be Yokohama Fenders (official they’re not Yokohamas). They tell us; Qingdao Yongtai shipping supplies co.,ltd [...]

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Preventing Future Cosco Busan Type Incidents – NPR Audio

By On November 23, 2007

A gCaptain reader forwarded the following National Public Radio appearance by our friend Kelly Sweeney, author of the book “From the Bridge, Authentic Modern Sea Stories“. Captain Kelly brings up [...]

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