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Deadliest Catch Fisherman Justin Tennison of Time Bandit

Time Bandit’s Justin Tennison – Deadliest Catch fisherman found dead

By On February 24, 2011

In tragic maritime related news we are sad to report that Deadliest Catch fisherman and Time Bandit crewmember Justin Tennison has recently been found dead. The NY Daily News tells [...]

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Incident Photo of The Week – Fire aboard Deadliest Catch’s ‘F/V Arctic Dawn’

By On September 14, 2010

Early Sunday morning, the 100-foot former crab boat F/V Arctic Dawn caught fire while the vessel was moored just south of the Ballard Bridge in the Lake Washington Ship Canal.  [...]

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10 Lessons Learned From Sea Shepherd

By On January 8, 2010

gCaptain mariners have been critical of Captain Paul Watson and his crew of non-professional mariners, stars of the reality TV show Whale Wars. Most of the comments posted to gCaptain’s [...]

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Somali Pirate Takedown – Maersk Alabama Story Hits Prime Time TV

By On June 21, 2009

Get your TIVO’s ready…. In a new, featured, television show The Discovery Channel looks to find out the very real story behind the story of the Maersk Alabama incident and [...]

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Whale Wars Season 2 Premier

By On June 6, 2009

Love it or hate it Season 2 of Animal Planet’s hit maritime reality tv show Whale Wars aired last night. A novel could be written to describe gCaptain’s official thoughts [...]

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The Merchant Navy – A New Reality TV Show

By On March 25, 2009

Photo By manfred-hartmann gCaptain forum member tokyo_buddha pointed us to a new reality show on Scottish TV titled “The Merchant Navy“. The program was created in partnership with the UK’s [...]

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Polar Mist – A Modern Day Treasure Ship Lost At Sea

By On March 18, 2009

POLAR MIST FOUND WITH GOLD AND SILVER INSIDE: UPDATE HERE Do Treasure Ships still sail the seven seas? We have recently been fascinated by Discovery Channel’s show Treasure Quest as [...]

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National Geographics “Salvage: Code Red”

By On February 9, 2009

Here at gCaptain, we love a good television program that offers viewers an inside look into the realities of life in the maritme world.  We are hoping that National Geographics [...]

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Looking For Talent – Are You The Next Reality TV Star?

By On November 15, 2008

An independent producer of reality television shows, has asked our help in posting a small job opening they have on the books. In an email to gCaptain, producer Fred Grinstein [...]

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An Ugly Reality – Whale Wars, Hunting The Whale Hunters

By On November 11, 2008

Love them or hate them, the crew of the Sea Shepard are now television stars. . You can find gCaptain’s Sea Shepard articles from last year’s hunt HERE. The official [...]

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Video – Deadliest Catch Ocean Challenger Rescue

By On October 12, 2008

Coast Guard comes to the aid of the Ocean Challenger as the crab fleet listens to the news. Video of USCG ( United States Coast Guard ) rescue of the [...]

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Extreme Engineering – Container Ships

By On October 5, 2008

Part 1 of a five part look at Container Ships from the television show Extreme Engineering on the Discovery Channel For the next four parts click here:

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