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Nuclear Ship Savannah Underway
WVEC brings us news of the world’s first commercial nuclear ship, N/S Savannah. The Savannah, a historic landmark and the world’s first
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gCaptain is the world's most-read maritime and offshore news website, founded in 2007 by Captain John Konrad, a USCG-licensed Master Mariner who spent a decade commanding tankers and drillships worldwide. Our editorial team combines professional maritime credentials with journalism experience. Staff members include licensed deck officers, marine engineers, and reporters who have covered shipping, offshore energy, and naval affairs for major publications. gCaptain is a credentialed member of the Pentagon Press Corps, with direct access to Department of Defense briefings on naval operations and maritime security. We maintain working relationships with major shipping lines, classification societies, port authorities, and maritime regulatory bodies including the U.S. Coast Guard, International Maritime Organization, and flag state administrations. Our reporting standards prioritize primary sources: official documents, regulatory filings, court records, and on-the-record interviews with industry executives and government officials. We maintain a public corrections policy and update stories when new information emerges. Our editorial standards require verification of claims before publication. Since 2007, gCaptain has broken major stories including early coverage of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, the Ever Given Suez Canal grounding, and ongoing coverage of sanctions evasion by shadow fleet tankers. Our analysis has been cited by the New York Times, BBC, NPR, and submitted as evidence in Congressional hearings. For press inquiries, contact our editorial team. For advertising and partnerships, contact our business team.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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Incident Photo Of The Week – Research Boat Russell W. Peterson
Photo of the research boat Russell W. Peterson takes on water about 14 miles off the coast of Rehoboth Beach, Del., Monday, May 12, 2008. Video of this
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Blog
Incident Photo Of The Week – Lifeboat Bottle Explosion
The Marine Safety Forum gives us information on this lifeboat air bottle explosion: A gas bottle exploded in a lifeboat of a vessel during the process of
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Coast Guard Cliff Rescue Training
. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The aircrews of Air Station Los Angeles spent the day training for cliff operations May 17 at Point Vicente Lighthouse. The air
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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The BEST View Of The Malacca Straight
Photo by Peter MacDonald Here at gCaptain we are interested in all things we can drive our ships over, under or through… this includes bridges. Our
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Dialing 911 Worldwide – International Emergency Phone Numbers
911 Dispatch brings us this map of International Emergency phone numbers. Click HERE for the latest version. For more time zone and international dialing
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Maritime Security
The Bright Spot – Imprisonment of Pirates
Our friend Bob Couttie of Maritime Accident Casebook asks; Pirates, A Doom With A Q? He writes: Earlier this week the US and France introduce a draft UN
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gCaptain Birthday Contest Winners
Congratulations to Mr. Platt and Viessman, grand winners in our birthday contest. Our winners will be receiving: Apple iPod Sony Noise Canceling Headphones
Lifesaving Incidents
Mass Evacuation Of European Cruise Ship
The BBC tells us: Latvian authorities have begun evacuating hundreds of people from a cruise ship stuck on a sandbank. So far tugs have failed to free the
Sunday, May 4, 2008
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Pilot Station Rotterdam – Boarding the Berge Stahl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6UKhFpkE3Q Pilots boarding the M/V Berge Stahl, the world’s largest bulk
Saturday, May 3, 2008
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MAIS – Maritime Podcast Episode 21
Download MP3:Messing About In Ships podcast # 21 Subscribe Via iTunes HERE Shownotes: Coming
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Birth Of A Giant – Supertanker Construction Video
This video show the 1975 construction of the tanker M/V Batillus in St. Nazaire, France. she has since been
Friday, May 2, 2008
Marine Weather
Currents Of Change
It might soon be time for a revision of Pilot Charts. NatGeo tells us: Europe and North America may soon experience chillier temperatures, thanks to natural
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A Solution For Dubai’s Future – Floating Buildings
NPR brings us the latest developments from Dubai… Constructing floating houses or restaurants or even villages is an idea that first came to him in his
Ship Design
Nautical Scavengers – The Ferry Houseboat
Inhabitat brings us the RECYCLED FERRY HOME. They write: How many of you have wished you could trade your apartment & crappy office space for a floating
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It’s Scurvy Awareness Day
Apparently it’s scurvy awareness day. Limestrong, the “official” website of the event tells us a little about this once common affliction:
Thursday, May 1, 2008
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Incident Photo Of The Week – MSC Sabrina
CargoLaw.com brings us this week’s incident photo. At first glance this could just be two ships at anchor, waiting on weather. To uncover the incident
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gCaptain Birthday Givaway
Photo by Cinnamon In a short few days gCaptain will reach two big milestones…. one million pageviews and our first birthday! In celebration we are giving
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Should Have Used the Grits
Should Have Used the Grits By The Artful Blogger Hi kids! This is part two of my ways to put some spice into your fire drills and maybe .
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Independence Of the Seas – Naming Ceremony
The BBC Tells us: One of the world’s largest cruise ships has been officially named by a member of the public who won a national competition for the
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