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Sunday, June 29, 2014
How Many Shipping Containers Are Really Lost At Sea?
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How Many Shipping Containers Are Really Lost At Sea?

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released an update to its 2011 survey and estimate of containers lost at sea.

June 29, 2014
Total Views: 4124

Friday, June 27, 2014
Naked Man Found Standing on Ship’s Rudder – PHOTOS
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Naked Man Found Standing on Ship’s Rudder – PHOTOS

We put this first photo up on the gCaptain Facebook page yesterday as a “caption this” and it was such at hit, that we thought we’d provide a little

June 27, 2014
Total Views: 463

WATCH: Harrier Jet Lands on Aircraft Carrier Without Front Landing Gear
Maritime News

WATCH: Harrier Jet Lands on Aircraft Carrier Without Front Landing Gear

Now here’s something you don’t see

June 27, 2014
Total Views: 61

MOL Comfort’s Stern Sank One Year Ago Today – PHOTOS

MOL Comfort’s Stern Sank One Year Ago Today – PHOTOS

On June 27, 2013, the MOL Comfort’s stern section sank in the middle of the Indian Ocean with some 1,700 containers and 1,500 metric tons of fuel oil.

June 27, 2014
Total Views: 682

First Reverse Stern Drive Compressed Natural Gas-Fueled Tug Planned
News

First Reverse Stern Drive Compressed Natural Gas-Fueled Tug Planned

What do you get when put a world-class shipyard, a leading propulsion expert, and an international towing specialist, together into one

June 27, 2014
Total Views: 55

Thursday, June 26, 2014
WATCH: Epic Rough Seas Medevac Video
Blog

WATCH: Epic Rough Seas Medevac Video

That. Was.

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 1011

Port of Algeciras Gets Some Really, Really Big Cranes
Blog

Port of Algeciras Gets Some Really, Really Big Cranes

This photo comes from Inchcape Shipping Services, which was recently hired to handle the arrival and offloading of 4 of the world’s largest ship-to-shore

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 91

Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Costa Concordia Salvage: Final Decision Delayed Once Again
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Costa Concordia Salvage: Final Decision Delayed Once Again

Just weeks away from the planned departure of the Costa Concordia hulk from Giglio and a final decision regarding its destination is yet to be

June 25, 2014
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, June 24, 2014
NTSB: Poor Decisions Led to Marseilles Dam Allision
Maritime News

NTSB: Poor Decisions Led to Marseilles Dam Allision

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief into the April 2013 aliision of the Dale A. Heller tow with Illinois’

June 24, 2014
Total Views: 87

Monday, June 23, 2014
TOTE’s First Dual-Fuel Engine Headed for NASSCO
News

TOTE’s First Dual-Fuel Engine Headed for NASSCO

The engine to power the first of TOTE’s new “Marlin-class” dual fuel containerships is currently underway to the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 90

North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Showboats Rusted, 1950’s-Era Submarine – PHOTOS
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Showboats Rusted, 1950’s-Era Submarine – PHOTOS

North Korea's "Supreme Leader" Kim Jong-un visited a naval base recently to tour a staple of the People's Navy's subsea warfare capabilities: a rusted-up,

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 192

Nordic American Offshore Firms PSV Order With VARD
News

Nordic American Offshore Firms PSV Order With VARD

Nordic American Offshore on Monday announced that it has entered into firm agreements to purchase two new Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) from Vard, which will

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 11

Tanker At Center of Record Heroin Bust
Maritime News

Tanker At Center of Record Heroin Bust

The Hellenic Coast Guard says it has seized a record of more than 2 tons of heroin smuggled into the country aboard a Togolese-flagged tanker, leading to the

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 95

Friday, June 20, 2014
WATCH: Drone Films as Luxury Yacht Gets Destroyed by Fire
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WATCH: Drone Films as Luxury Yacht Gets Destroyed by Fire

A 102-foot luxury yacht possibly worth $24 million has been completely destroyed after it caught fire while dry docked at a San Diego boat yard, and it was all

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 336

Poor Prep, Bad Weather, and Mechanical Breakdown Set Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Adrift – REPORT
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Poor Prep, Bad Weather, and Mechanical Breakdown Set Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Adrift – REPORT

It’s been more than a year now since a failed tow off Canada set a dilapidated Russian expedition ship adrift in the North

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 90

Thursday, June 19, 2014
WATCH: Minor Collision Absolutely Obliterates Lifeboat
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WATCH: Minor Collision Absolutely Obliterates Lifeboat

This collision would have been considered relatively minor had it not been for that protruding

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 127

Everyday Life Aboard A Triple-E – PHOTOS
Maritime News

Everyday Life Aboard A Triple-E – PHOTOS

Danish photographer Casper Tybjerg recently joined the MV Marie Maersk, one of Maersk Line’s new 18,000 TEU Triple-E class, to document everyday life for the

June 19, 2014
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
PHOTOS: Historic Whaleship Charles W. Morgan Under Full Sail
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PHOTOS: Historic Whaleship Charles W. Morgan Under Full Sail

The 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan with full sails set while in the midst of a historic voyage to New England ports.

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 118

Fire Disables LNG-Regasification Vessel in Indian Ocean
Maritime News

Fire Disables LNG-Regasification Vessel in Indian Ocean

A disabled LNG-regasification vessel is under tow in the Indian Ocean west of Mumbai after a Saturday engine room fire cut power and propulsion to the

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 61

Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area
Maritime News

Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying a hoax caller that made multiple false distress calls earlier this month in the Puget Sound

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 20
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