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Simple Searches
As a follow up to yesterday’s long post here’s the short version. For all Martime Related Searches go here: Focused Maritime Search Engine For all
John Konrad
Captain John Konrad is the founder and CEO of gCaptain and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. He is licensed to captain the world's largest ships and has sailed from ports around the world. John has built some of the world's most advanced ships and managed billion-dollar offshore construction projects in some of the world's harshest marine environments. John is a distinguished alumnus of New York Maritime College. @JohnKonrad
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
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The Captain and the Chief. A Mariner’s joke
The Captain and the Chief Engineer were in the galley revisiting an old
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
gCaptain
GMDSS or how I stopped worrying about and started to love/miss the Radio Officer
It think even those of us who are experts in technology are blow away by some of the capabilities today. Going to a Maritime Academy in the 90’s gave
Navy
NATO Considers Active Protection of Offshore Assets
Considering the recent security concerns in Nigeria NATO is in discussions with major oil companies to provide active protection of offshore
Monday, May 14, 2007
Incidents
UPDATE – Empress of the North’s Long History of Trouble
This is actually the 4th grounding of the vessel “Empress of the Sea”. By reviewing the USCG incident reports along with some google powered
Incidents
Breaking News – Cruise Ship Hit Rock off Juneau Alaska
The Captain of the cruise ship Empress of the North has called for passengers to abandon the ship after hitting a rock off Juneau Alaska. Reports are still
Thursday, May 10, 2007
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Long Lost Ship Surfaces in San Francisco
Our friends at Telstar Logistics keep sending us great stories. Last week they brought us “New Yorkers call 911 on dockwise ship” (hey I am the one
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A license to be proud of…. even if it’s just a dummy.
In MERPAC’s Task Statement #66 from last week’s meeting are a few interesting items beyond the usual TWIC gripes. Including: MERPAC seeks
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
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Death of the HF marine forecast?
Today’s MITAGS newsletter has a story about the USCG’s request for public information regarding the use of HF services including radio facsimile,
gCaptain
Hidden Scoop
Here are some of the upcoming Discoverer posts. Be sure to vote on the ones you like! Will Virginia soon be entertaining big offers for its port terminals? The
Sunday, May 6, 2007
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Discover Upcoming Maritime News
Here are just a few upcoming news and stories from our News Discoverer… make sure you vote for the one you like. Briton kidnapped from Transocean rig in
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Senseo Coffee Roaster
My personal preference for fresh coffee on the bridge is the Senseo pod brewer, which not only saves me from assuring the coffee is fresh for the AM wake
Friday, May 4, 2007
Incidents
New Yorkers call 911 on Dockwise Ship
Citizens were quick to call 911 after witnessing the Dockwise Swan’s ballasting operation in New York harbor. Attempting to deliver dredging equipment
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