Mike Schuler

Hurricanes Karl, Igor and Julia over the Atlantic in 2010 courtesy NOAA The weather experts at NOAA today released their annual hurricane forecast for the 2011

Check out this video of a Coast Guard overflight of the lower Mississippi shot on May 18. On a positive note, the disaster is driving some good PR for

In this file photo of June 18, 2010, the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) is seen in

According to this report from MSNBC, passengers on board the MSC Opera got a bit unruly when the luxury cruise liner broke down in the Baltic, leaving the

(Photo: ReconRobotics) The micro-robotic company ReconRobotics has developed what they hope is the new standard in piracy reconnaissance aboard ship, the Recon

An estimated 100 of the 450 North Atlantic Right Whales left in existence have gathered in protest off the shores off Cape Cod this Earth Day in possibly the

Let me start by saying this is not your typical gCaptain job listing but hey, you never know. Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and

Photo courtesy tangobabe1 via Flickr 12 maritime organizations pledge their commitment to environmentally friendly shipping At the the Singapore International

On April 9, the EUNAVFOR Finnish warship FNS Pohjanmaa obliterated a dhow used by a suspected pirate group.  18 suspected pirates have been detained. Below,

Last year gCaptain was lucky enough to attend the inaugural Maritime Congressional Sail-In in Washington, D.C. and it was a truly unique experience.  This is

© Stéphane Saissi Cable laying vessel “Ile De Sein” selected to recover Air France flight 447 data recorder This weeks interesting ship is the

Earlier this week Ben Strong from Amver and his co-host Admiral Jim Watson of the United States Coast Guard sat down for their second episode of Quaterdeck, a

This interesting pic was brought to our attention by albertpachino in the gCaptain forum with the title “Gotta Love Those Yachties – A Pic Says

In commemoration of its 150th anniversary, Wilh. Wilhelmsen has launched the M/V Tønsberg, a Mark V class vessel said to be the largest, most sophisticated

While astronomists and scientists have dispelled rumors that this past weekends “Super Moon” did not cause any catastrophic events, the rare

Like everyone else, I was blown away to hear about the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan, spawning a massive and deadly tsunami.  I was even more

This weeks incident photos comes to us via the USS Bulkeley which, over the weekend, successfully freed the Japanese-owned tanker M/V Guanabara and her crew of

The marine and offshore online chandlery Shipserv today announced that is has launched a “deals” website, rightfully called ShipservDeals.com. 

According to a report in the Japan Real Time Report blog, Japanese Whale hunting in the Southern Ocean have been on hold since February 10 due to Sea Shepherds

Pictured here is construction of the first of the two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth, as workers at BAE Systems’ Govan