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Marine Weather
Avoiding Pirates and Storms – Notes From A Weather Router
Looking at the piracy chart for 2008 got me reminiscing about recommending routes through the eastern Arabian Sea , Somalia coast, and Gulf of Aden. Our
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Video
Mega Moves – The USS Intrepid Returns Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcg-PYicLqg If you are in New York tomorrow (October 2nd) be sure to head down to Pier 86 to watch her return home. Thanks
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Maritime Security
Hostage Dies And Q&A With The Pirate Spokesman
Read the full story at CNN.com | LINK Also, see just how close the US Navy is monitoring the situation | LINK In related news the NY Times finally
Monday, September 29, 2008
Maritime Security
Anti-Piracy Weapons – Top 10 For Future Use In Somalia
Click to read Part 1 of this Post: 10 Anti-Piracy Weapons For Use In Somalia – Part 1 In light of the recent piracy news from Somalia we thought
Thursday, September 25, 2008
USCG
Wakeup Call: The Road to STCW Compliance Starts to Get Bumpy…
Editorial Note: Being actively sailing mariners, the editorial team at gCaptain is concerned by recent changes to US Coast Guard policy on the licensing of
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Collision
Pilotage Paradox – A Look Into The Cosco Busan Allision
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
Navy
US Navy’s M80 Stiletto Finally Sees Action
Under military testing since 2006 the US Navy’s M80 Stiletto was put into action this week. Marine Link reports: The Pentagon’s high-speed,
Offbeat
Cool and Unique USCG Patches
USCG: Taylors Island USCG: Activities Baltimore, Prevention Team 1 (2002- USCG: Castle Rock, Main USCG: Aids to Navigation Team Boston (1996- Here is a look at
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Uncategorized
AIS for Right Whales? – UPDATE
* UPDATE in response to NOAA’s Ship Strike Reduction Rule NOAA has moved a step forward in implementing it’s Ship Strike Reduction Rule, which aims
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Video
Golden Shellback Visits NBC’s Today Show
Our friend, Sid Martin of Golden Shellback fame was on the Today Show this morning dunking Matt Lauer’s blackberry in a fish tank full of water. I hear
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Photo
Ship Photo Of The Week – MSC Texas
MSC Texas, eastbound below the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco You can view Telstar Logistics’ other maritime photos HERE and their blog HERE. Also be
Saturday, July 19, 2008
gCaptain
Golden Shellback Preview – Run Electronic Gear Underwater
| Stumble It! | Del.icio.us The above video is just a preview of what’s to come later this week…. stay tuned for all the details on Golden
Friday, July 18, 2008
Shipyard
M/V Mozah – Worlds Largest LNG Carrier
The latest news from South Korea: Today Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned named the first Q-Max (266,000 CBM) LNG Carrier, “MOZAH”,
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Quiz – A Most Unusual Boat
We know that Friday is not gCaptain’s most popular day of the week so today’s nautical quiz should be an easy on. At least for those of you who
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Blog
Incident Photo Of The Week – Alva Star
Photo of the M/V Alva Star beached on the Island of Zakinthos. More details can be found at
Monday, July 7, 2008
gCaptain
My Trip Back East – How gCaptain Makes Money
Growing up in New York was a kid’s dream. Summers were filled with sailing adventures on the Long Island Sound, frequent trips to Jones beach and days
Friday, July 4, 2008
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Quiz – Titan Pullers?
You have all done well on the previous quizes so here’s a challenge. What’s featured in the picture above? UPDATE: Ignacio-Wenley Palacios
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Finance
Questions For A Trader
gCaptain has recently expanded into the web design and development business. We recently completed an overhauld of Northeast Maritime Institute‘s website
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Poll – Best Non-Required Training Class
What non-required training class are you most likely to take. ( surveys) Course Details: Major Emergency Managment High Angle Rope Rescue Sail Training Dynamic
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