hospital ship comfort returns from humanitarian voyage
Back in June we brought you the departure of one of our favorite ships, the USNS Comfort hospital ship. You can read that article including ship details HERE.
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Back in June we brought you the departure of one of our favorite ships, the USNS Comfort hospital ship. You can read that article including ship details HERE.
A ferry at the center of much debate (including a record number of comments on this blog) has sailed into a storm that will likely sink her dream. The
The BBC tells us: Cunard Lines is to build a 92,000 tonne liner which will be called the Queen Elizabeth. The ship, which will be based at Southampton, will
We rarely reproduce press releases… but it’s Sunday and not your usual release. Seaways, the Nautical Institute’s monthly magazine, has a
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We have a winner of our Discover Maritime News iPhone contest. Congratulations go to Kiran, known to gCaptain as BoatsRule. Kiran is a Software Engineer in the
Free Beer! By The Artful Blogger OK, now that I have you’re undivided attention; let’s talk about something near and dear to all of us (No,
Photo by Seth White The New York Times has the story on a California petition to limit ship emissions: The California attorney general and a coalition of
Today Fred Fry linked to an interesting post containing photos, video and the stories behind some of the world’s largest iron graveyards. One of the more
We are always on the lookout for “green” stories so were pleased when a friend forwarded a link to Skysails, a German based company looking to
This Korean newspaper tells us of Koreas plan to invest over $180 million in Wing-In-Ground aircraft to be used as a commercial transportation solution: The
Tomorrow (Friday) Sunday will be the end of our Maritime News & Links Discoverer iPhone contest. Voting will close at midnight EST and gCaptain editors
Shipping Times tells us of a tragic incident in the North Sea; he Viking Islay, a 53 metre emergency response and rescue vessel, was supporting the Ensco 92
Fred Fry brings us news of a slightly used Staten Island Ferry up for sale. No takers yet but we have high hopes for our orange friend. Read more
Our friends at Panbo, The Marine Electronics Blog clued us in on this rare San Francisco Bay sighting today; the WAM-V also known as the spider boat. The
Looks the Hawaii Superferry is running into even more trouble with environmental opposition. The New York Times tells
U.S. v. Kapp – What Happened? By James MacGuire As many are aware at this point, Mr. Kapp was the defendant in an action brought forth by the United
We have been hard at work finding information for those who have been “Kappsized” by the IRS’ decision against certain aspects of mariner tax
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