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Ship Photo of The Day – USS Carl Vinson Participates in San Francisco Fleet Week

By On October 11, 2011

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) anchors in San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week 2011.  Outstanding shot by Mr. Michael McGreedy. In May, the USS Carl Vinson famously dumped buried Osama [...]

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Civil Settlement Reached in Cosco Busan Allision

By On September 19, 2011

Federal and state government officials said Monday they reached a $44.4 million settlement with the operator of a oil tanker container ship that crashed into the San Francisco Bay Bridge [...]

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Group discount site honors maritime history and World Cup sailing with today’s deal

By On August 12, 2011

Group discount site, Zozi, has an interesting offering today for those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area. For $57, you can purchase a first hand tour of the [...]

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San Francisco Tsunami – March 11, 2011 [Photos]

By On March 11, 2011

Like everyone else, I was blown away to hear about the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan, spawning a massive and deadly tsunami.  I was even more blown away to [...]

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San Francisco Fleet Week kicks off

By On October 8, 2010

San Francisco’s 2010 Fleet Week kicked off today with the Blue Angels performing “Circle & Arrival” maneuvers over the entire Bay.  Not many people were out, so it was a [...]

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Ship Photo of the Week – San Francisco, CA

By On August 30, 2010

This weeks photo was taken by gCaptain Staff from a roof top in downtown San Francisco, California. It is of a Container Ship operated by Yang Ming passing through San [...]

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Guilty Plea from Cosco Busan Operator

By On May 13, 2009

Some more events unfolded yesterday in the case of the Cosco Busan allision with the San Francisco Bay Bridge.  Fleet Management Ltd., the vessels operating company, plead guilty to two [...]

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Left Coast Lifter – Biggest floating crane ever to hit the West Coast arrives in San Francisco

By On March 13, 2009

Image via sfexaminer.com A massive 328-foot crane arrived in San Francisco Bay last week to start working on the Bay Bridge’s eastern span project.  The crane, called the “Left Coast [...]

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Bye Bye Buoy – Sinking Of The “SF” Sea Buoy

By On February 8, 2009

Bye Bye Buoy By John Denham The recent sinking of the “SF” Sea Buoy by possibly a large foreign-flag container ship causes more concern about ship management. In recent published [...]

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Crews Actions to Avoid Catastrophe in San Francisco Bay

By On January 29, 2009

Images via Flickr user duncandavidson Tuesday evening, the tanker Overseas Cleliamar lost all power while exiting San Francisco Bay just west of the Golden Gate Bridge.  The 741-ft tanker, on [...]

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San Francisco Fleet Week 2008

By On October 9, 2008

Reminder to those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area, starting today is San Francisco’s 2008 Fleet Week.  Officially beginning in 1981, it is an annual event that honors [...]

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Pilotage Paradox – A Look Into The Cosco Busan Allision

By On September 17, 2008

Pilotage Paradox by Paul Drouin The Cosco Busan accident, as with many others that have the same root cause, can be categorized into what I call the pilotage paradox. For [...]

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