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Thursday, May 12, 2011
piracy, indian ocean, attack
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update – Week of 4 May 2011

Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary, week of 4 May 2011 (Source: ONI) CARIBBEAN SEA: A container ship was robbed 7 May 2011 at 0642 UTC while anchored in

May 12, 2011
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When the hunters become the hunted: Sea Shepherd outruns Somali pirates
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When the hunters become the hunted: Sea Shepherd outruns Somali pirates

The notorious Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s flagship, the Steve Irwin, ran the gauntlet of Somali pirates recently as the ship and crew transited

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 120

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Chris Choy - Transocean BP Oil Spill Survivor
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Exclusive Interview With Deepwater Horizon Survivors Brent Mansfield & Christopher Choy

On April 20th 2011, the one year anniversary of the BP rig explosion, gCaptain was honored to conduct video interviews with many survivors of the Deepwater

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 341

Gulf Of Aden AIS Screenshot
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Security Breach – Gulf Of Aden AIS Feed Is Now Public

gCaptain has long been a proponent of open information and AIS technology (we even built our own iPhone app once) and in sharing maritime information publicly

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 92

Magnetic-wheeled robot climbs ships to fight pirates
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Magnetic-wheeled robot climbs ships to fight pirates

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

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 347

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Maersk Raises Piracy Surcharge
Piracy

Maersk Raises Piracy Surcharge

By Flemming Emil Hansen COPENHAGEN — Reflecting higher costs stemming from a jump in piracy off the Somali coast, A.P. Moller-Maersk AS raised its

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 115

Incident Photos – French Navy Disrupts Suspected Pirate Mothership
Navy

Incident Photos – French Navy Disrupts Suspected Pirate Mothership

On April 22nd, the EU NAVFOR French warship FS GUÉPRATTE was tasked to patrol the East coast of Somalia as part of her counter-piracy duties on Operation

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 90

Monday, May 9, 2011
Piracy, lifeboats among topics for IMO’s annual Maritime Safety Meeting
Piracy

Piracy, lifeboats among topics for IMO’s annual Maritime Safety Meeting

The following is the agenda for the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee’s (MSC) 89th session to be held from May 11 to May 20 at the

May 9, 2011
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Ship owners pressure governments to step up fight against piracy
Defense

Ship owners pressure governments to step up fight against piracy

USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) approaches the Japanese-owned commercial oil tanker M/V Guanabara. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anna

May 9, 2011
Total Views: 67

Thursday, May 5, 2011
Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update – Week of 28 April 2011
Maritime Security

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update – Week of 28 April 2011

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary (source: Office of Naval Intelligence) CARIBBEAN SEA: A RoRo was robbed 2 May 2011 at 0740 UTC while anchored

May 5, 2011
Total Views: 25

DPO yancy keplinger
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Exclusive Interview With Deepwater Horizon Survivor Yancy Keplinger

On April 20th 2011, the one year anniversary of the BP rig explosion, gCaptain was honored to conduct video interviews with many survivors of the Deepwater

May 5, 2011
Total Views: 432

Monday, May 2, 2011
Pirates Release Indonesian Bulker
News

Pirates Release Indonesian Bulker

Photo: M/V Sinar Kudus coutesy EU NAVFOR According to a report from EU NAVFOR, the bulk cargo carrier the M/V Sinar Kudus was released from pirate control

May 2, 2011
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
man-overboard-recovery
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INSTRUCTIONS – MAN OVERBOARD

Some years ago in a now defunct navy journal an article was written about what people think when they fall overboard. Several predominant factors were

May 1, 2011
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Singapore-Registered Chemical Tanker Hijacked-Xinhua
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Singapore-Registered Chemical Tanker Hijacked-Xinhua

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said Saturday that it received reports that suspected pirates had boarded the Singapore-flagged chemical tanker

May 1, 2011
Total Views: 49

Thursday, April 28, 2011
Transocean drillship finds Cuban refugees while en route to the Gulf of Mexico (UPDATED)
Defense

Transocean drillship finds Cuban refugees while en route to the Gulf of Mexico (UPDATED)

GULF OF MEXICO: While transiting back from the Mediterranean, the Discoverer Americas, an 830-foot long drillship, crossed paths with a small raft carrying 5

April 28, 2011
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Pirates release bulker, crew safe
News

Pirates release bulker, crew safe

EU NAVFOR has reported that on the April 23 the bulk carrier M/V Renuar was released from pirate control after 133 days in captivity. The Liberian owned,

April 28, 2011
Total Views: 57

Maritime Crime and Piracy Update – Week of 21 April 2011
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Maritime Crime and Piracy Update – Week of 21 April 2011

Summary of worldwide maritime crime and piracy (Source: Office of Naval Intelligence) CARIBBEAN SEA: A fishing vessel was robbed 21 April 2011 at 0100 UTC

April 28, 2011
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
USCG Deepwater Horizon Investigation Report REVIEW
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USCG Deepwater Horizon Investigation Report REVIEW

Since last Friday’s release of the USCG report into the Deepwater Horizon disaster, gCaptain staff has been looking over the report to see what the Coast

April 27, 2011
Total Views: 172

Pirate Negotiator in ‘Quest’ Hijacking Pleads Not Guilty
News

Pirate Negotiator in ‘Quest’ Hijacking Pleads Not Guilty

NORFOLK, Va.—A Somali man the U.S. believes is the highest-ranking pirate it has ever captured pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to piracy,

April 27, 2011
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Incident Video Of The Week – How Not To Handle A Stretcher
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Incident Video Of The Week – How Not To Handle A Stretcher

I seem to remember a nautical saying, something about leaving each foot on a different ship as they pull apart. Or maybe this is just nautical 101 at its

April 26, 2011
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