Incidents

What does it take to overcome Michael Jackson and Britney Spears from the top spot in Yahoo search queries? By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer Michael

The following is video of seatrials aboard a newly built German ship. The video commentary states “When testing the anchor winches it became obvious that

Many of us are guilty of it; doing something dumb early in life to impress a girl. In this way the three South Pacific teens are no different from

According to this report from the popular European shipping magazine Shipgaz, the timber-laden M/V Mirabelle had just one officer on watch when the vessel

For those of you who caught Maritime Monday this morning, hopefully you found the link over to Chapter 1 of the Star Ledger’s report into the mysterious

This video was an instant classic the second it hit the web and now, after months of deliberation by the powers that be, we officialy have someone to blame! 

There is some news coming out today with regards to the the Deepwater Horizon blowout. First, forensic testing on the Deepwater Horizon’s blowout

Photo By Ronald On November 11th the tug Fairplay 22 got underway to assist the ferry Stena Britannica in her transit to the Stena Terminal, Hoek van Holland,

The search continues for the 20 missing crew members of the Panamanian flagged, Nasco Diamond, after the vessel carrying 50 thousand tons of nickel ore sank

[polldaddy poll=”4069122″] In this poll we ask what safety lessons learned have been implemented by your vessel since the Deepwater Horizon

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released) Today, the trial of five Somali men accused of attacking the USS

How many vessels does it take to assist a Carnival cruise ship with 3,299 passengers and 1,167 crew adrift about 200 miles south of San Diego after an engine

The Deepwater Horizon tragedy teaches the general public and regulators about the safety culture in the offshore industry and the environmental risk associated

Fryderyk Chopin-Tall-Training-Ship The Fryderyk Chopin lost both its masts when it was hit by gale-force winds about 100 miles southwest of the English coast

Photo By OneEighteen If you work on ships it’s likely you are familiar with the Motorola HT750 Portable Two-Way UHF Radio. It’s well built, simple

Recently, gCaptain’s own John Konrad hooked up with his old podcasting partner Peter Mellow of Sea-Fever to bring to us Weekly Leader podcast episode

(Photo: Dutch Coastguard/AP) At approximately 04:56 UTC this morning (October 12, 2010) the Greek flagged tanker, Mindoro, collided with Cyprus flagged

By Lt.j.g. Jacob Beckelhymer, Navigator, USS Cole (DDG 67) You can’t miss them.  The 17 gold stars running across the deck in front of COLE’s

Image Source: U.S. Navy The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration and NATO Shipping Centre have issued a warning of an anticipated

Here at gCaptain.com, we are VERY happy to learn that Captain Alwin Landry has won the Lloyd’s List’s coveted Shipmaster of the Year Award 2010.