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gCaptain Quiz – Unusual Cargo
What is it?? A free gCaptain t-shirt goes out to the first person who can correctly identify this cargo. UPDATE: We have a winner. Charlie of Sea Wolf
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, March 13, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
gCaptain
Reuters & Sail Magazine
Congrats to gCaptain contributer Richard Rodriguez for the recent syndication of his post on whaling protests by Reuters. Next stop a Pulitzer for his coverage
Sunday, March 9, 2008
gCaptain
Bug Report – Maritime Jobs Mashup Online
We are cleaning up after our migration to a new dedicated server by squashing waterbugs as we find them. Today we fixed our mash-ups. Take a look: News
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MAIS Podcast E13 – 14
Download MP3 file: Messing About In Ships Episode # 14 Show Notes Download MP3 file: Messing About In Ships Episode # 13 Show Notes Subscribe Via iTunes
Thursday, March 6, 2008
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Sleep Week Crew Endurance Management
This is National Sleep Awareness Week and the NTSB wants to share information on Crew Endurance Management. They write: Endurance involves the body’s
Sunday, March 2, 2008
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Maritime Monday 100 by Fred Fry
Welcome to this 100th edition of Maritime Monday! You can find Maritime Monday 50 here. (Published 12 March 2007) You can find last week’s edition here.
gCaptain
Stand-By – As we put the final touches on our new server.
photo by Jim Hartland If you see this post it means your viewing the gCaptain from our brand new Dedicated Server! STBY – normal ops to resume
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Lifesaving Incidents
Rescue On The High Seas- USCG Helicopter Crew Interviewed
INTERVIEW WITH USCG RESCUE HELICOPTER CREW This past July, in a gCaptain and Robin Storm exclusive, we brought you the Lessons Learned by North Atlantic freak
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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Earthquake Rocks England – Live Data
The AP tells of an earthquake at 18:05GMT today located at 125 miles north of London England: An earthquake struck Britain early Wednesday and was felt across
USCG
The USCG Launches New Website
The Coast Guard has launched a new website with Video, Podcasts and Photos featured on the homepage. In the official Press Release they write: I am excited to
Monday, February 25, 2008
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Historic Ship Independence Barred From Her Adopted State
Photo By Alan Light Built in 1950 the SS Independence and her sister ship the SS Constitution were built to transport passengers between U.S. ports and the
Friday, February 22, 2008
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MAIS – Maritime Podcast Episode 11
Download the MP3 file – Messing About In Ships #11 Show Notes Subscribe Via iTunes HERE Low-Bandwidth
Marine Weather
Quick Tip – Did My AMVER / VOS Report Get to NOAA?
Did you send a AMVER / SEAS report to NOAA and are unsure if they received it? Head over to NOAA’s VOS Observations Received Table and search down the
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John Kerry – Save The Whales
IAR Global News writes: A prominent US politician has introduced a legislative proposal aiming to protect the numbers of endangered whales. Senator John Kerry
Thursday, February 21, 2008
gCaptain
gCaptain’s Newest Contributer – John Denham
I want to welcome a new member to our team, John G. Denham, Captain USN (retired), Master Mariner (5-12 License), San Francisco Bar, and Bay and River pilot
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Navy
USS Lake Erie – To Shoot Satellite From Orbit
Most of us are aware that a US warship is currently stationed for an attempt to shoot down a damaged satellite. Military officials say the satellite is
USCG
Ship Of The Week – USCG Cutter Bertholf
Launched last week the Bertholf is the United States Coast Guard’s newest cutter. Click HERE to visit the ship’s homepage and HERE for shipyard
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Marine Weather
Perfectly Dangerous – A Waterspout At Sea
Robin Storm points us to this photo of this spectacular waterspout off New Zealand’s Kapiti Coast. Be sure to check out the photo slideshow and article
Monday, February 18, 2008
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NCL Pulls Pride Of Aloha From Hawaii Service – US Mariner Wages Blamed For Decision
Photo by 123 look at me First we witnessed trouble for the Hawaii Superferry (which is back in service) now Hawaii’s largest source of jobs for U.S.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
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New Feature Poll Results
In last week’s poll we asked you to identify a topic for a possible new gCaptain blog. These are the results. If you are interested in becoming the
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