A New Solution To A Pressing Problem – Maritime Piracy
Photo By Cayusa Note: This article was originally posted in The Maritime Executive Newsletter and can be found HERE. The dynamic in the Gulf Of Aden is
Photo By Cayusa Note: This article was originally posted in The Maritime Executive Newsletter and can be found HERE. The dynamic in the Gulf Of Aden is
2008 marked the first full year of operation here at gCaptain.com and the growth we saw was both amazing and unexpected. In 2008, we grew by over 136%,
The above image is a wordle extraction of the keywords found in this year’s Casualties Report List. The link speaks for itself but to summarize…
Here are more pirate attack photos. Best is that they use Molotov Cocktails as part of their defense strategy as suggested in my post “On Defending
In a well researched article titled Mercenary Guards Jump Ship as Somali Pirates Remain Undeterred Bloomberg exposes private security efforts to protect ships
View Larger Map From the Associated Press: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the same day Somali gunmen seized two more ships, the U.N. Security Council voted
Image Source: Containership-Info The MSC Daniela was built by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy industries Co. Ltd in South Korea and delivered to Mediterranean
Here are some photos of the damage sustained by the M/V KAPITAN MASLOV when it was attacked by pirates back in November. The photos below are of the Third
The 2008 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea has been presented to a Brazilian seafarer for his heroic actions in saving fellow crew members from an
At least 23 people drowned earlier today as the ferry Maejan capsized near Ballesteros which is located on the northern tip of Luzon in the Philippines. While
Interested in the latest marine casualty reports? Lloyds MIU, the world’s only casualty reporting service, has a new map that plots ship incidents as
This weeks incident photo comes from Sunday’s oil spill six miles offshore from Carpinteria in the Santa Barbara Channel. With an estimated 1,400
Somalia Piracy Update for December 12, 2008 is provided by NATO Shipping Centre 2 December – a cluster of possibly co-ordinated approaches made to 5
Last week we brought you information on marine license insurance and in our continuing quest to look at non-traditional protection available to mariners we
gCaptain’s Co Founder, Tim Konrad, and Marketing Director, Mike Schuler returned this week from the International WorkBoat Show where they had a chance
Earlier today gCaptain received reports from Australia that the M/V Athena was attacked by 29 pirate boats while transiting the Gulf Of Aden. This was the
OregonLive has accounts from a passenger of the M/V Nautica: Sunday’s attack on the nearly 600-foot long M/V Nautica — one of three ships operated
Floating drydock Mar Del Teide grounded at Playa de Barossa, Spain after being seperated from her tug. UPDATE: Our friends at IMC Blog have located video of
Currently all mariners are familiar with the large full mission ship simulators like the one pictured above. Some have even played with either purpose built or
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