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Sunday, December 9, 2018
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Is He Dead? Or What Is a Stoma?

By Michael Carr – “Is he dead?” the diver asked. “Shit, I have no idea,” his buddy said. “Is he breathing?” asked the first diver.

December 9, 2018
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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Panic Is Not a Panacea

By George Livingstone – There are a myriad of topics discussed in gCaptain, accidents being a natural area of focus with attention on a host of issues

December 5, 2018
Total Views: 49

Sunday, December 2, 2018
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Sometimes There is No Solution

By Michael Carr – He looked in through the C-130’s rear cargo doors. He could see all the way up to the cockpit landing, and just stared as he and

December 2, 2018
Total Views: 41

Thursday, November 29, 2018
METOO
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Sexual Assault And The Jones Act – What Are The Victim’s Rights?

With the increase in public discussions on sexual abuse aboard ships we sat down with Steve Gordon, of Gordon Elias Seely, a Jones Act lawyer with experience

November 29, 2018
Total Views: 82

Sunday, November 25, 2018
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SWITCH ON!

By Michael Carr – “SWITCH ON!” the diver yelled into the speaker inside his Superlight 17 fiberglass diving helmet. This command was received on the

November 25, 2018
Total Views: 129

Friday, November 23, 2018
Wood Charts – gCaptain’s Favorite High End Holiday Gift
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Wood Charts – gCaptain’s Favorite High End Holiday Gift

Over the years we’ve shared dozens of amazing products – from gifts for the working sailor to small stocking stuffers – in our Holiday

November 23, 2018
Total Views: 82

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Norway Navy Ship Collision
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Who Sunk The Battleship?

Again. There was a collision at sea again. Last Thursday, as you most likely have already seen, there was a collision between a Nato Warship, the frigate the

November 13, 2018
Total Views: 152

Sunday, November 11, 2018
Carr: Going 50 Knots with Your Hair on Fire
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Carr: Going 50 Knots with Your Hair on Fire

By Michael Carr – “All boats, comms check, report when ready.” Three Riverine Warfare boat captains respond with “loud and clear”, and then

November 11, 2018
Total Views: 18

Sunday, November 4, 2018
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Dropping Anchors in the Gulf of Mexico: 60 Days of Letting Her Go and Pulling Her Up

By Michael Carr – Each of American Salvor’s four 6,000 lb. anchors were attached to its own huge winch by hundreds of feet of 1.5-inch diameter

November 4, 2018
Total Views: 147

Saturday, November 3, 2018
Merchant Marine Veterans Challenge Coin
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Why NOBODY Wants To Recognize US Merchant Marine Veterans

In this controversial episode of The REAL gCaptain Podcast Captain John Konrad explores why WWII US Merchant Marine Veterans and many Merchant Navy Allies are

November 3, 2018
Total Views: 55

gCaptain Bookshelf – Review of Maritime Transport 2018?
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gCaptain Bookshelf – Review of Maritime Transport 2018?

by Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. (gCaptain) Many members of the maritime industry enter the profession without an adequate knowledge of what preceded it and

November 3, 2018
Total Views: 202

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
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Graded Assertiveness: Captain, I Have a Concern…

By Rich Madden – Last year, I was inbound to a port-that-will-remain-nameless, with the local pilot at the conn.  As we maneuvered up a winding

October 30, 2018
Total Views: 2570

Monday, October 29, 2018
Ally Cedeno, Founder of WOMEN OFFSHORE
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A Candid Interview With Ally Cedeno Of Women Offshore

We recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Chief Mate Ally Cedeno, founder of the influential and inspiring organization Women Offshore. In

October 29, 2018
Total Views: 264

Why Are American Shipyards So Expensive And Prone To Delay?
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Why Are American Shipyards So Expensive And Prone To Delay?

In today’s episode of The REAL gCaptain podcast Captain John Konrad reflects on a topic that frustrates, saddens and sometimes angers him… the state of

October 29, 2018
Total Views: 161

Sunday, October 28, 2018
It Never Ends: A Month of Towing in the Bering Sea
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It Never Ends: A Month of Towing in the Bering Sea

By Michael Carr – He could not take it anymore. It was all too much. The constant gale force winds, the paranoid Master, the degenerate 2ndmate, the

October 28, 2018
Total Views: 99

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
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The Most Dangerous Hour In Shipping Is NOT 23:00 To Midnight

Most professional mariners agree that the most dangerous hour of shipping is the hour between 23:00 and 24:00 – this is because it’s the one hour when

October 24, 2018
Total Views: 45

Monday, October 22, 2018
Carr: Tons Per Inch Immersion, or What Was I Thinking?
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Carr: Tons Per Inch Immersion, or What Was I Thinking?

By Michael Carr – A 70-ton, 75-foot tug hung in the air 10 feet from the bridge windows. The ships master was attempting to maneuver his vessel sideways,

October 22, 2018
Total Views: 604

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Seasickness. What Is It? What Causes It? Is There Any Hope?
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Seasickness. What Is It? What Causes It? Is There Any Hope?

In today’s episode of The REAL gCaptain Podcast we tell you everything you need to know about the horrible, nasty and disgusting condition known as

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 87

Monday, October 1, 2018
Will Shipping Face Another Perfect Storm?
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Will Shipping Face Another Perfect Storm?

By Captain George Livingstone – One of my first columns of the year was on the state of the international maritime industry, I discussed a broad

October 1, 2018
Total Views: 27

Friday, September 28, 2018
METOO
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Is Sexual Harassment A Legitimate Maritime Issue In 2018?

In the recent decades the shipping and offshore industries have spent millions of dollars on Human Resource departments and initiatives to prevent sexual

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 13
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