Thursday, April 8, 2010
Lifesaving Incidents

Captain Richard Phillips on “The Daily Show”

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p /

April 8, 2010
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Oil Spill

Update: Shen Neng 1 aground on the Great Barrier Reef

By KEITH BRADSHER April 7, 2010, New York Times HONG KONG — A Chinese coal freighter aground on the Great Barrier Reef has at least one punctured fuel

April 7, 2010
Total Views: 330

Uncategorized

New book serves as a reference tool and guide to “Shipmaster Law”

The following is a press release issued on The International Law of the Shipmaster, a new book that serves as a reference tool and guide to “Shipmaster

April 7, 2010
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Incidents

Container Based Cruise Missiles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3-YROQ2DW8&feature=player_embedded The USNI blog tells us why container based cruise missiles might not be so far off in

April 6, 2010
Total Views: 37

Monday, April 5, 2010
NOAA

Right Whale Season – Be On The Lookout

With only 300-400 in existence, North Atlantic right whales are among the most endangered whales in the world. Their slow movements, time spent at the surface,

April 5, 2010
Total Views: 22

Oil Spill

Ship runs aground near Great Barrier Reef

(CNN) — A Chinese-registered ship carrying coal that ran aground off the coast of northeast Australia was leaking oil Sunday near the Great Barrier Reef

April 5, 2010
Total Views: 37

Sunday, April 4, 2010
Uncategorized

M/V Communicator – Interesting (Pirate) Ship Of The Week

Suffering from regulatory pressure, uncooperative management and looking at the success of a previous pirate radio ship, the Radio Caroline, a team of radio

April 4, 2010
Total Views: 387

Saturday, April 3, 2010
Uncategorized

RivTow Hercules – Self loading, Self Dumping Log Barge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxQ3j1dwko The above video is of the RivTow vessel Hercules, a self loading, self dumping log barge. Captain Don Rose tells us

April 3, 2010
Total Views: 420

Friday, April 2, 2010
gCaptain

Forums Upgraded & Back Online

After a failed upgrade attempt (and temporary server database crash) the forum is back online and the new version is both more powerful and easier to use! More

April 2, 2010
Total Views: 0

Lifesaving Incidents

“I Am Amver” Video Project

In efforts to expand IMO’s 2010 “Year of the Seafarer” campaign, the good folks at Amver are recognizing all those who make the Amver system

April 2, 2010
Total Views: 34

USCG

Top 10 Recent Failures Of The USCG – Part 2

In the continuation of my article “Top 10 Recent Failures Of The USCG – Part 1” here is a list of the remaining modern-day failures: Periodic

April 2, 2010
Total Views: 282

Thursday, April 1, 2010
Incidents

Pirates Fire at U.S. Navy ship, U.S. Navy fires back

Photo by rickydiver78 via Flickr We’ve seen pirates accidentally attack the wrong ship before, but this seem’s just plain stupid.  A statement

April 1, 2010
Total Views: 130

Incidents

Cowards On The Bridge

Cowardice is rarely an adjective that MAC has ever applied to seafarers. It is one that we do so now, for a particularly shameful breed of gutless and

April 1, 2010
Total Views: 26