After months in the making, countless back and forth emails and phone calls with our design team... we are proud to announce gCaptain's brand new Ultimate Ship Shirt! This t-shirt is super soft and lightweight and very durable. The design is sublimation printed, with vivid colors that pop all-over the shirt! For today only order this shirt and use coupon code … [Read more...]
About John Konrad
gCaptain: Celebrating 10 Years Of News
Unofficial Networks, the parent company of gCaptain, turned ten years old as a business last week! From publishing our first articles about skiing from our garage in California and launching a small maritime blog named gCaptain the next year to selling our first custom t-shirt this summer, we've grown to be the most visited maritime website in the world. Thank you for making … [Read more...]
El Faro MBI Report – Heavy On Blame, Light On Penalty
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Today the United States Coast Guard issued the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) report on the S.S. El Faro. The 189 page report reveals serious failures by Tote managers, USCG personnel and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) but recommended few penalties against them. Some marine experts assumed the report would recommend that Tote be … [Read more...]
USCG Calls For PLBs On EVERY Life Jacket
Access the report: Coast Guard Releases El Faro Investigation Report In the United States Coast Guard's upcoming El Faro investigation report, Captain Jason Neubauer USCG, Chairman of the Marine Board of Investigation, will recommend that all Personal Flotation Devices on oceangoing commercial vessels be outfitted with a Personal Locator Beacon. On the morning of … [Read more...]
Donate To Seamen’s Church Institute’s Mountain Challenge
This weekend, 150 participants representing over 44 companies from the maritime industry will compete against each other in the mountains of western Maine to raise funds for the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI). The biennial SCI Mountain Challenge, now in its third season, provides participants with the opportunity to push their physical limits in support of mariners who face … [Read more...]
WATCH: Thunderstorms, Torrential Rain & Busy Traffic 4K Timelapse
30 Days at Sea, sailor and nautical youtuber JeffHK's masterful timelapse video containing over 80,000 photos combined and 1500 gigabytes of Project files. "Sailing in the open ocean is a unique feeling and experience.: says Jeff. "I hope to capture and share it for everyone to see." The route Jeff recorded was from Red Sea -- Gulf of Aden -- Indian Ocean … [Read more...]
Ball Diamond Ball – The U.S. Navy’s Failure To Reorient To Danger
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Collision avoidance requires all members of a bridge team to have certain traits. Observation skills, quick thinking, intuition, pattern recognition and the ability to make and act upon decisions quickly in a complex environment. A prudent watch officer must also be able to recognize when the only good option is to turn the ship around to cut … [Read more...]