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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
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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
Monday, May 14, 2007
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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,
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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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