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Thursday, June 11, 2009
USCG

Vessel Search And Rescue – Should LRIT Replace Amver?

Should LRIT replace Amver? This question was raised by Ryan Erickson on the Unofficial Coast Guard Blog. Ryan did a nice job of highlighting many of the

June 11, 2009
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Incidents

Lifeboat Incident Video – Dropped From The Falls

[vimeo width=”500″ height=”375″]http://vimeo.com/5089338[/vimeo] This video came to use through our tip line. We don’t have

June 10, 2009
Total Views: 40

Saturday, June 6, 2009
Blog

New Carissa – Incident Photo Of The Week

Image via Wikipedia This photo from the maritime incident archives is of the New Carissa… the freighter that ran aground on a beach near Coos Bay,

June 6, 2009
Total Views: 10

Friday, June 5, 2009
Interesting

LEGO Battleship Yamato – The Toy Megaship

We have covered many maritime LEGO creations in the past, including a rather impressive Aircraft Carrier, and have even been told of a mystical all LEGO port

June 5, 2009
Total Views: 764

Monday, June 1, 2009
Fire Incidents

Vincenzo Florio Ferry Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

This week’s incident photo of the week is of the Italian ferry M/V Vincenzo Florio, enroute from Naples to Palermo. The BBC tells

June 1, 2009
Total Views: 97

Saturday, May 9, 2009
Photo

HDR Ship Photo – Laying The Bow Of A Newbuild

These photos show the laying of the bow section of a new drillship being built in South Korea. Click on the photos for more details or HERE for more

May 9, 2009
Total Views: 6

Friday, May 8, 2009
Incidents

DYVI PACIFIC Car Carrier Capsize- Incident Photos

ShipSpotting has the end of the car carrier DYVI PACIFIC in a giant dockside capsize before sea trials were even completed in “One way to get rid of

May 8, 2009
Total Views: 91

Sunday, April 26, 2009
Uncategorized

DHS Biometric Database – Concerns And A Controversial Solution

Today Holland and Knight points us to this proposal by the Department Of Homeland Security: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to establish an

April 26, 2009
Total Views: 8

Sunday, April 19, 2009
Shipyard

Megablock Time Lapse – Shipyard Photos

April 19, 2009
Total Views: 1

Sunday, April 12, 2009
Jobs

gCaptain’s Maritime Jobs FAQ

Short Maritime Jobs FAQ Why is gCaptain getting into the job market? Currently the market is scattered among several maritime job site s making it difficult

April 12, 2009
Total Views: 8

Sunday, April 5, 2009
Uncategorized

Jones Act, Get Your Act Together – YOUblog Featured Article

At the risk of incurring the wrath of gCaptain and the marine industry in general, and exposing my own naivety at the same time, here is a scenario for

April 5, 2009
Total Views: 11

Saturday, March 28, 2009
Uncategorized

Return To Sender – Hawaii Superferry Returns To Alabama Shipyard

Forbes gives us the intitial details on this breaking news

March 28, 2009
Total Views: 8

Thursday, March 26, 2009
gCaptain

Google Toolbar Buttons – Maritime Edition

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

March 26, 2009
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Uncategorized

TS Golden Bear – The History Of A Training Ship

Cruise Line History brings us the untold story of California Maritime Academy’s training ship the TS Golden Bear. They

March 24, 2009
Total Views: 238

Monday, March 23, 2009
Uncategorized

Shipping 2009 – Join Us At Booth 108

This week gCaptain will join AeroMech Engineering, Global Rescue,  AMVER and hundreds of industry leaders at the Conneticut Maritime Association‘s ( CMA

March 23, 2009
Total Views: 2

Friday, March 20, 2009

Big Oceans – MAIS Podcast Episode 35

Download MP3: Messing About In Ships Episode 35 March 19, 2009 (61 minutes) Subscribe Via iTunes

March 20, 2009
Total Views: 0

Monday, March 16, 2009
Interesting

The Pirates Of Somalia – A Photo Essay

We thank gCaptain reader Steve Taylor for pointing us to this amazing collection of photos put from the battlefield of Aden. Click HERE to enjoy the

March 16, 2009
Total Views: 3

Uncategorized

gCaptain’s Maritime News Quiz

Shocked that over 1000 people took last week’s Nautical Terms Quiz we decided to try out a new weekly feature: gCaptain’s Maritime News Quiz. The

March 16, 2009
Total Views: 9

Sunday, March 15, 2009
Photo

Maersk Resolve & M/V Triumph – Photo Of The Week

This week’s best photo is by Flickr photographer  WimKok.  Click HERE for full

March 15, 2009
Total Views: 4

Uncategorized

Passing The Bar – Molly Kool

Captain Molly Kool – North America’s first registered female sea captain, died this week at the age of 93.   Raised in Alma, New Brunswick, she

March 15, 2009
Total Views: 4
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