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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
Monday, March 23, 2009
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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
Friday, March 20, 2009
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Big Oceans – MAIS Podcast Episode 35
Download MP3: Messing About In Ships Episode 35 March 19, 2009 (61 minutes) Subscribe Via iTunes
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
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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
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
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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
Saturday, March 14, 2009
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Short Sea Shipping Interview – MAIS 34
This week John interviews Stas Magaronis, President of Santa Maria Shipowning and Trading about green and short sea shipping and the marine highway. Music:
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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Disney Fantasy & Disney Dream: Steel Cutting Begins In Germany
Today Disney announced the names of their new build cruise ships: Disney Fantasy & Disney Dream. Disney also announced that steel cutting has begun at at
Friday, March 6, 2009
Oil Spill
John Cota, Pilot Of The Cosco Busan, Pleads Guilty
First revealed on gCaptain’s Professional Mariner Forum (LINK) last week, the news is now official… John Cota, pilot of the Cosco Busan, has plead
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Offbeat
Portuguese Water Dog – Facts, Photos & Nautical History
Today’s article from the San Francisco Chronicle, “Obamas could inspire a wave of water dogs” gives a clear description why history’s
USCG
2009 State Of The Coast Guard Address
Today the USCG Commandant, Admiral Thad Allen gave the 2009 State Of The Coast Guard Address at the National Press Club in Washington. Here is the text of his
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Incidents
Aluminium Phosphate Pellets – The Case Of The Tablets Of Love
Photo by wheatfields Known in some countries as ‘tablet of love’, aluminium phosphate pellets used for fumigation aboard ship represent a
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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Seeking Engineer Blogger
The deckies run of this blog is just about over since today we are joining maritime recruiters everywhere and posting the sign “Engineer Wanted”.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Blog
F/V Monte Galineiro – Incident Photo Of The Week
See gCaptain’s full list of incident photos HERE Radio Canada tells
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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Foreign Flag or Flag of Convenience?
Foreign Flag or Flag of Convenience? by Ian Bowles During the glory days of empire and famous shipping lines, it would have been easy for nationalistic
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Incidents
Press Release from NTSB Board Meeting
Read the ful synopsis HERE Via NTSB.gov Washington, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that a medically unfit pilot, an
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Navy
Visby Class – Stealth Ship Of The Swedish Navy
For the first time ever, no one correctly identified the correct answer for this week’s maritime mystery quiz. Maybe because the vessel in question is
Saturday, January 24, 2009
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Spotting Bridges 101 – A Basic Guide To Bridge Design
Frequently passing under bridges for a living and over them in the family sedan we, like most mariners, have a fascination with bridge design. In fact one of
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