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New concept converts oceans solar energy into low-cost electricity

By On August 19, 2011

Illustration courtesy ABS The American Bureau of Shipping has just approved a new concept for renewable energy production for a commercial grid that converts the solar energy of tropic oceans [...]

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‘Healthy oceans are everyone’s business’

By On June 9, 2011

Photo By Rob Almeida, Copyright 2011 Remarks by NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco during Capitol Hill Oceans Week June 7, 2011 Good morning everyone! Let me begin with some heartfelt [...]

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Dark Side of the Lens

“The Dark Side of the Lens” – an inspiring view of the ocean, surfing, and the pursuit of creativity

By On February 2, 2011

An Astray Film.  Amazing photography by Allan Wilson…

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Ships In Concrete – Best Maritime Inspired Architecture

By On November 30, 2010

gCaptain searches the web each week to bring you the world’s most interesting and inspiring ships, but you don’t need to be a naval architect to design an imaginative vessel. [...]

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Disney’s OCEANS now on DVD.

By On November 6, 2010

If you are a fan of dramatic nature films or just looking to get some Christmas shopping for the little ones out of the way you should think about picking [...]

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The Gulf of Maine Tragedy… did we learn anything from it?

By On September 30, 2010

Over most of the world, the oceans appear to many of us as a huge blue expanse of territory, the domain of King Neptune and the denizens of the deep. [...]

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Skysails – Plus – Top 10 Green Ship Designs

By On September 26, 2010

From the gCaptain Archives: In honor of the EPA’s Pollution Week, let’s take a look at an archived post on Skysails. But first, here is a brief update into the [...]

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The Gulf Stream Doesn’t Disappoint – an offshore sailing adventure

By On September 24, 2010

By Nat Spencer Two summers ago, after the finish of the 2008 Newport-Bermuda Race, three of my buddies and I were delivering a 45-foot Swan back to Newport, Rhode Island.  It was [...]

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Garbage Patch – Plastic Island in the Pacific

By On July 6, 2010

With all the recent talk of the Gulf Oil Spill and its effect on the marine environment it is good to take a moment and look at some of the [...]

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Underwater Glider Scarlet Knight Opens Up New World of Ocean Technology

By On December 9, 2009

The first-ever 7,300-mile Atlantic Ocean crossing by an unmanned underwater glider is opening up a new world of ocean technology. A ceremony on Dec. 9 in Baiona, Spain, will celebrate [...]

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World Oceans Day 2009 – First Official UN Day For Ocean Awareness

By On June 8, 2009

It’s official, today is the first UN designated World Oceans Day. The concept for World Oceans Day was proposed at the 1992 Earth Summit and has been unofficially celebrated every [...]

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Google Toolbar Buttons – Maritime Edition

By On March 26, 2009

Introducing gCaptain’s Google Toolbar buttons. How do you get them? Click on one of the images then… if you already have Google’s Toolbar installed then a small anchor button will [...]

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