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My Days on the Mississippi
On Wednesday’s blog it was reported the that the Queen of the West on the Columbia River suffered a severe engine room fire. Ironically while
John Konrad
Captain John Konrad is the founder and CEO of gCaptain, one of the world’s most-read maritime news websites, and a member of the Pentagon Press Corps. He holds a USCG Master Unlimited license. John studied naval architecture at the U.S. Naval Academy before graduating from SUNY Maritime College with a degree in Marine Transportation. He is also a Y Combinator Startup School alumnus. His decade at sea included service aboard Military Sealift Command-operated ships, crude-oil supertankers running to Valdez, and dynamically positioned drillships supporting deepwater projects. In industry leadership roles, he participated in major offshore exploration and drilling campaigns, including the KG-D6 discovery with Reliance Industries and world record-setting deepwater work with Chevron. On April 20, 2010, John had finished overseeing the $750 million Deep Ocean Ascension newbuild project for BP when the Deepwater Horizon exploded. His seven years at Transocean and personal ties to members of the Horizon crew drove him to investigate the disaster, resulting in Fire on the Horizon (HarperCollins, 2011). In 2025, he co-authored Returning from Ebb Tide: Renewing the United States Commercial Maritime Enterprise for Marine Corps University Press. John has contributed to publications including Forbes, CIMSEC, Lloyd’s List, and the U.S. Coast Guard Compass, and has appeared on outlets including NPR and the BBC. He has also consulted for major newsrooms and public institutions on maritime reporting and offshore industry topics. His reporting draws on primary documents, official maritime records, and on-the-record sources cultivated over two decades in the industry. He is an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute and a member of the Council of American Master Mariners and the Navy League of the United States. His work has been recognized with the U.S. Navy Combined Maritime Forces Naval Support Award and SUNY Maritime’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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gCaptain Quiz – 4 Tiny Subsea Cables
We received email that our last quiz was just too easy so we challenge you to try this…. the above picture shows something carried aboard certain ships
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Ship Design
The Twin Marine Lifter – Heavy Lift Monster
MarineLog brings us info on the new Heavy Lift design by SeaMetric International. The Twin Marine Lifter will consist of 2 DP class 3 heavy transport vessels
Engines
Starting the Wartsila – Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5A3So5eoL8 Starting a Wärtsilä 6 L 64… for a truly amazing engine read our post: The Wartsila-Sulzer Super
Sunday, March 30, 2008
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gCaptain Logo Store – Now Open
We are happy to announce we are continuing our partnership with CafePress.com who will be providing us with gCaptain Schwag featuring our famous Anchor Logo.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Lifesaving Incidents
Bourbon Dolphin Report
Incidents always have a human factor. Fathers are lost at sea leaving friends, family, wives and sometimes young children behind. Media reports and incident
Thursday, March 27, 2008
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Alternative Energy From Our Oceans
IMC has a very complete post on alternative energy ideas for harnessing power from our oceans. They tell us; Wave power refers to the energy of ocean surface
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Lifesaving Incidents
Alaska Ranger – Heroic Rescue
This past weekend the Alaska Ranger, a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea, made a MAYDAY call (audio, transcript) when the vessel began taking on water near
Friday, March 21, 2008
Video
Skysails – First Ocean Voyage A Success
Discoverer user mateMB has pointed us to news of Beluga shippings Skysails project to cross the atlantic with the use of a kite. In yesterday’s press
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Incident Photo Of The week – M/V Riverdance
More photos of the M/V Riverdance can be found at Cargo Law and Ships Of The
Thursday, March 20, 2008
USCG
Coast Guard Interception Of Homemade Submarine
The USCG has intercepted another DIY Semi-Submersible operated by drug smugglers. CNN tells us: In the past three months the Coast Guard has learned of more
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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gCaptain Honor Roll – C/M Matt Michalski
A big CONGRATS to gCaptain plank owner and friend Matt Michalski, who just passed the US Coast Guard’s most difficult exam, Chief Mate / Master
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SS Independence – EPA Issues Formal Complaint To NCL and Oceanic
Photo By Tunnelbug In a new twist on the story of the S/S Independence, the EPA has issued a federal complaint for the illegal export of PCB’s. You may
Lifesaving Incidents
Cargo Ship Beached in France – M/V Artemis
Like the Zhen Hua near Rotterdam, the Den Den in India and the Pasha Bulker in Newcastle Australia the Cargo Ship (actually it’s a container ship)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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DIY Waterproof USB Flash Drive
We recently brought you an indestructible USB drive but with a price tag of $99 and up, we imagine few of you actually bought one. This video from our
Saturday, March 15, 2008
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English For Maritime Students – STCW Competency Evaluation
Photo by Oneeighteen In October of last year the Shipping & Transport College of Rotterdam held the International Maritime English Conference. A key topic
Friday, March 14, 2008
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MAIS Podcast Episode 15
Download MP3 file: Messing About In Ships Episode # 15 Show Notes Subscribe Via iTunes
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