Mike Schuler

Mike Schuler is the Managing Editor of gCaptain, where he oversees daily news coverage on global shipping, maritime security, offshore energy, and industry policy. He is a key contributor to gCaptain’s editorial content, frequently writing about major maritime incidents, regulatory changes, and geopolitical developments affecting the shipping industry. Schuler has built a reputation for delivering timely and insightful maritime news, often breaking key stories that influence industry discussions. His reporting is recognized for its clarity, accuracy, and ability to distill complex maritime issues for a broad audience. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on X at @MikeSchuler.


Sunday, September 11, 2016
WATCH: Dumbass Jetskier Nearly Crushed by Giant Ship
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WATCH: Dumbass Jetskier Nearly Crushed by Giant Ship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3c9IKvfmsQ Darwin Award for the world’s dumbest jetskier goes to this guy. What was he thinking?  This extremely

September 11, 2016
Total Views: 713

Friday, September 9, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Installed Offshore England
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Installed Offshore England

Danish energy company Dong Energy this week completed the installation of the first of 32 8MW wind turbines at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm

September 9, 2016
Total Views: 111

Thursday, September 8, 2016
The U.S. Navy’s Largest, Most Expensive, and Most Advanced Destroyer Ever Leaves Shipyard
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The U.S. Navy’s Largest, Most Expensive, and Most Advanced Destroyer Ever Leaves Shipyard

The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the largest and most technologically advanced destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy, has departed Bath Iron Works shipyard

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 1432

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Höegh Target, Transits Expanded Panama Canal
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Höegh Target, Transits Expanded Panama Canal

The world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) Höegh Target is transiting the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal on Thursday. The

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 320

Tuesday, September 6, 2016
US Navy Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
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U.S. Navy Commander Orders Stand Down of LCS Engineering Crews Following Mishaps

The U.S. Navy Commander for Naval Surface Forces has ordered an engineering stand down for every LCS crew to review procedures and standards following the

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 78

Semi-Submersible to Provide Stricken Rig Transocean Winner with Lift to Turkish Shipbreaker
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Semi-Submersible to Provide Stricken Rig Transocean Winner with Lift to Turkish Shipbreaker

A Norwegian semi-submersible heavy lift vessel has been contracted to transport the stricken drilling rig Transocean Winner from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 203

Tanker Fire, Bunker Spill Closes Houston Ship Channel
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Tanker Fire, Bunker Spill Closes Houston Ship Channel

A tanker fire caused by a bunker fuel leak closed a 1 mile section of the Houston Ship Channel overnight as crews worked to contain the spill and

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 104

Monday, September 5, 2016
First X-Stern Enters Service in North Sea Wind Farm
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First X-Stern Enters Service in North Sea Wind Farm

The new Service Operations Vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour, the first vessel to feature the X-Stern hull, has commenced working in the 600 megawatt Gemini wind

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 94

Friday, September 2, 2016
Costa Concordia Hulk Makes Final Voyage to Scrapyard
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Costa Concordia Hulk Makes Final Voyage to Scrapyard

The rusted hulk of what was once the Costa Concordia made its final journey to a dry dock in Italy where it will be cut up and recycled once

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 705

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Video: Fire On Platform Supply Vessel in Brazil
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Video: Fire On Platform Supply Vessel in Brazil

The platform supply vessel UP Safira suffered a fire Tuesday in Macaé, Brazil. The vessel is currently on a 4-year charter contract with Petrobras, which

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 121

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Video: Carnival Cruise Ship’s Prop Wash Destroys Italian Marina
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Video: Carnival Cruise Ship’s Prop Wash Destroys Italian Marina

Check out this video showing the moment a Carnival cruise ship destroyed a small marina in Italy with its propeller wash as the ship was leaving port. The

August 30, 2016
Total Views: 487

Monday, August 29, 2016
Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom Suffers Engine Casualty
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Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom Suffers Engine Casualty

The U.S. Navy is investigating a casualty to one of the main propulsion diesel engines (MPDE) on board the first littoral combat ship USS

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 301

Friday, August 26, 2016
Matson Kanaloa Class
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Matson Orders Two ‘LNG-Capable’ ConRos for $511 Million

Matson, Inc has placed an order for two new combination container and roll-on/roll-off vessels to add to its Hawaii fleet at a contract price of $511 million.

August 26, 2016
Total Views: 118

MV Werften Stralsund
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New MV Werften to Build Two Polar Expedition Ships

Europe’s newest mega-cruise ship builder MV Werften says it has signed of Letter of Intent to build two Polar-class luxury expedition vessels for Crystal

August 26, 2016
Total Views: 159

HLC_Neubau_Expedition
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Vard Inks Order for Two Polar-Class Cruise Ships

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has ordered two new expedition-style cruise ships at Vard as the Hamburg-based cruise company looks to expand in the segment. The two

August 26, 2016
Total Views: 85

Thursday, August 25, 2016
mt vier harmoni at sea
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Indonesian Navy Tracks Down ‘Mutiny’ Tanker Taken by Crew

The Indonesian Navy has tracked down and intercepted a Malaysian tanker that was seized by its own crew earlier this month following a dispute with the

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 93

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Transocean Beached Offshore Oil Rig during sunset
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Transocean Winner ‘Stable’ Under Tow After Spending Two Weeks Aground in Scotland

The drilling rig that ran aground in bad weather on the Isle of Lewis a little over two weeks ago has been successfully refloated and stablized and is now

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 102

Allseas Pioneering Spirit Approaches Platform For First Oil Rig Decommissioning Job
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Decades in the Making, Record-Breaking ‘Pioneering Spirit’ Completes First Lift [PHOTOS]

Allseas’ giant installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit successfully executed her maiden heavy lift project on Monday with the

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 611

Unsecured Deck Cargo During Storm Video
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Oh Sh!t Moment: Cargo Ship in Storm Loses Cargo in an Instant

The only two words that come to mind while watching this video are “oh sh!t”.  This apparently happened in the Red Sea after the cargo

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 119

Monday, August 22, 2016
Transocean Beached Offshore Oil Rig during sunset
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Tugs Pull Grounded Transocean Drilling Rig from Rocks in Scotland

Two tugboats helped refloat the Transocean Winner drilling rig at high tide on Monday night nearly two weeks after it grounded in Dalmore Bay on the west

August 22, 2016
Total Views: 168