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Hurricane Alex on June 30, 2010.  Image via NOAA’s EVL website With Gulf Coast residents already feeling the effects of the first named storm of the

For those of you that are not familiar with the X Prize Foundation, it is a non-profit organization that aims to foster innovation through competition (and

Senator John McCain Introduces Open America’s Water Act. In a press release sent to his supporters on Friday he

Image courtesy of Robert Allan LTD. Here at gCaptain we’re big fans of fireboats and the latest in fireboat technology.  That being said, it’s not

NY Mermaid Parade 2010 – Coney Island has such a distinct culture that the sixth boro (the watery parts between the five terra-boros) should just annex

Questions remain on integrity of well WASHINGTON (June 20, 2010) — Today Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released an internal BP document showing that

Whoever said a little black magic couldn’t be used to help cut carbon emissions?  Well, the folks at Sauter Carbon Offset Design aim to do just that

Today, June 15th 2010, marks the 104th aniversary of the General Slocum disaster, a twin-paddlewheel steamboat that caught fire and sank shortly after leaving

Today, NOAA has launched an exciting new web tool that offers the general public a glimpse into the information responders to the Gulf Oil Spill are

by 1/c Heather Johanson For many, June 13th is a day just like any other. However, for the crew of the USCGC ESCANABA(WMEC 907) and the citizens of Grand

Earlier this week we challenged gCaptain readers in a contest to identify a rather odd looking ship (shown above).  Sure enough, the first commentor

The following is an article written by the good folks at the Towmasters blog: There is a powerful belief these days that you absolutely must have an advanced

While many engineers are focusing on ways to plug the gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, some are still focussing on raising critical parts of the sunken Deepwater

We came across the above image while reading an article titled “WTF is that?!”.  Quite frankly, it got us thinking:  WTF is that? Be the first

This week’s incident photo is of the M/V Laurel, a 26,800-deadweight-ton bulk carrier, which was in a dry dock undergoing routine maintenance in

We have posted some pretty good time lapse photography here on the blog and this one definitely ranks amongst the best.  The video is done by Keith Loutit, a

Earlier this week we showed how NASA was keeping on eye on the Gulf of Mexico’s Loop Current.  Today, Dr. Jeff Master’s of Weather Underground

An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued today by

Click HERE for high resolution graphic Federal On-Scene Coordinator Rear Admiral Mary Landry, acting on the validation of government scientists and in

Scientists and agencies monitoring the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are keeping a wary eye on changes in the nearby Loop Current, a warm ocean current that