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The General Slocum was a steamship that set sail in 1891. She caught fire wile traveling down New York’s East River on June 15, 1904. The Captain of the

*Red denotes a successful attack. Yellow marks an attempt This Google Maps mashup, brought to gCaptain’s attention by wired’s blog monkeybites,

Since 1992, June 8th has been World Ocean Day. It is a well known fact that the worlds oceans cover more then 70% of our planet and June 8th

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoI8BbIwYK8&feature=related The US-owned cruise operator, Regent Seven Seas, is taken bids on a brand new ultra-luxury

Today marks the 75th annual National Maritime Day. In 1933 the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America officially declared May 22

On April 27, 1865 the Mississippi River paddlewheeler, Sultana, was utterly destroyed when a boiler explosion ripped through the ship. The legal capacity of

Petrobras, which today passed GE as the worlds fifth largest company, placed an order for $30 Billion in new Drill Ships and Rigs. For more on this story head

Yesterday the European Union observed it’s first ever Maritime Day. Member States and Regional Governments were encouraged to celebrate the event in

Experts attempting to understand the strategic aims behind China’s aggressive military expansion have generally focused on Taiwan. But a new naval base

Here is a short video overview on todays shipping

If you think Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are the only ones suffering from Fame just be glad your not the captain of this brand new ship! This summer

Video look at some of the jobs on bard Oil

Heavy weather pound the fishermen of ‘Deadliest Catch’. Watch the crews of the ‘Deadliest Catch’ get pounded by massive waves in the

In 1805, British Admiral Horatio Nelson was killed during the Battle of Trafalgar off the coast of Spain. Most sailors were simply put to rest at sea, but as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rVBl6hRvdc Generating energy using tides in the Bay of

Ships have been around for thousands of years but it’s interesting to note that most of the traditional names have survived. We know that not all our

Marine experts in Denmark are testing a new device they call the Air Cavity System. Which has the potential to save up to 15% of fuel consumption by reducing

gCaptain’s new Discover Page is home to an RSS feed of all the latest Maritime Job Listings. No longer will you need to serf the web looking for a

More information on the possible effects of climate change came to light this week when Australian, British, US and French scientists released their study on

Taiwan just announced that they will start work on a project that will generate electric power through the use of ocean current. So how are they going to go