John Konrad

The law of general average is a legal principle of maritime law according to which all parties in a sea venture proportionally share any losses resulting from

In breaking news from the Antarctic Japanese whalers have taken two activists hostage after they boarded the whaling ship Yushin Maru. The BBC tells us; The

In need of a prison “ship” of your own? Bibby Renaissance has recently finished a multi-million pound refurbishment programme, and is ready for

Our bandwidth is suffering today so we are going to trust Lifehacker’s advice on this one. They tell us: Do-it-yourselfer Chris Knight explains that the

Last night the timber ship M/V Ice Prince became unstable and was abandoned in the English Channel. The Press Association tells us: Attempts are to be made to

Bob Couttie of Maritime Accident Casebook has a new and interesting podcast up on his site; The Case Of The Tongues Of Fire. Fire is the third biggest major

Photo by AurelioZen NewYorkology tells us of the first / last ever meeting of its three grand ships; Cunard’s one-time-only royal rendezvous of its three

Episode number 6 of our new maritime podcast Messing About In Ships is live. You can listen to it below, read the show notes, download the MP3 or subscribe

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. – The United Stated Coast Guard is responding to a tug and barge allision with the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.  At approximately

Reuters has an update on Australia’s recent attempts to track Japan’s whaling fleet: CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) — An Australian fisheries

With a large increase of attacks in Nigeria and Somalia, 2007 was not a good year for maritime safety. The NY Times writes; Last year, there were 269 attacks

EnglishRussia.com has some amazing photos of November’s deadly storm in the black sea. Click HERE to view the photo

Did you know that gCaptain accepts YOUR articles? That’s right, regardless of whether you work as an Ordinary Seaman, Captain, Cadet or Cook we are

The stats are in and 2007 was a bad year for lost baggage. We hope that you take crucial items like your license with you in a carry-on bag

MAREX brings us Choke Points effecting the world’s oil supply. They write: In 2007, total world oil production amounted to approximately 85 million

American Airlines Passenger planes at JFK will be outfitted with a new missile defense system. Gothamist tells us: The Dept. of Homeland Security is funding

A collection of Ship Disaster Photos. From explosions to deep ocean sinking to massive fires they are all here. Enjoy these photos? Check out our other

We woke up this morning to an emails asking what our best post of 2007 was? While we’ll leave that for you to decide, here are our the most

Episode 5 of Messing About In Ships is launched! Download the MP3 file here: Messing About In Ships podcast #5 This week’s highlights: “A

Kurt Schwehr, UNH Professor and author of Kurt’s weblog point us to this quick tip; Fred Pot pointed me to the ability of an AIS device to assist in