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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.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Pasha Bulker is Finally FREE!
It’s officially we’ve had reports from our resident reporters Ian & MarkL, fellow bloggers and the “real” media all confirming that
Sunday, July 1, 2007
The Week’s Top Posts
Here are the top posts for the end of June: Pasha Bulker – Photo Slideshow A random selection of the best (and worst) photos of the coal ship “Pasha
gCaptain Starbucks Contest Winner Announced
On June 9th we announced the first ever gCaptain reader contest! To recap: The first 10 people to sign up for the three main sections of our site will
Pasha Bulker Swung Out but Leaking Oil
The Sydney Morning Herald brings us this update: THE Pasha Bulker has budged but is still stuck fast on the reef at Nobbys Beach, Newcastle. Damage to the
Saturday, June 30, 2007
What Are You Sinking About?
Here’s a great video (just play it on mute) of maritime disaster footage from around the world.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Message in a bottle – $100 reward for toy ducks lost at sea
The Daily Mail of the UK brings us this story: “Thousands of rubber ducks to land on British shores after 15 year journey”. Apparently in 1992 a
Pasha Bulker – Questions and Answers
We have been receiving a lot of comments and interaction regarding our coverage of the Pasha Bulker story. There are many stories to cover on the seven seas
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Download YouTube Videos
The top 10 best maritime videos of ships, coast guard rescues at sea, funny commercials and maritime
Monday, June 25, 2007
Announcing Maritime Forum – Guest Posts
Today I’ve launched a new feature on our Maritime Forum – Guest Posting. While we still encourage you to Sign-up to use our site we realize this
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Ship Aground off Indian Coast
A ship reportedly heading to Dubai has run aground on a beach in Mangalore India. Three people are confirmed dead the others have been rescued after jumping
Pasha Bulker – Photo Slideshow
Here is a random selection of the best (and worst) photos of the coal ship “Pasha Bulker” grounded on Nobby’s Beach courtesy of Flickr. For
Friday, June 22, 2007
Maritime Experts Consider Dismantling Pasha Bulker For Scrap
In an interesting turn of events the salvage team working to remove the Coal Ship that ran aground on a popular Australian beach believe Pasha Bulker is
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Response to LNG Crewing Agreement Post
I have received a few emails regarding Sunday’s story about a DHS agreement to crew one quarter of LNG ships with American mariners. In a post titled
Discover Maritime News
Here are the top stories from our Maritime News Discoverer. Prison term for tanker chief engineer QE2 To Become A Floating Dubai Hotel APL tests way to cut
Sunday, June 17, 2007
1/4 of LNG Crews must be U.S. Mariners
Breaking news from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. During the graduation speech yesterday a MARAD administrator announced a deal was made with two terminal
Friday, June 15, 2007
Maritime Experts Delay Salvage of Grounded Vessel
The latest word from Newcastle, Australia is to wait before re-floating the grounded coal ship “Pasha Bulker”. The West gives us information
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Hospital Ship Comfort Departs to South America
In some of the most positive military news of recent memory we get word of preparations being made aboard the USNS Comfort for tomorrow’s departure on a
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Inside the New San Francisco Bay Bridge
Telstar Logistics brings us the scoop on the construction of the new Bay Bridge in San Francisco. They write: We live in a time of many wonders and miracles,
Monday, June 11, 2007
Environmental Catastrophe Possible Averted as M/V Pasha Bulker Salvage Operation Continues
After pouring over the media reports and available facts I’ve decided the story can best be said by our resident maritime experts, gCaptian’s r.
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