Multimedia

Discover a range of multimedia content from the maritime world, including photos and videos of ships and interactive features covering all aspects of the shipping industry.


Monday, March 7, 2011
USS Bulkeley frees pirated ship (PHOTOS)
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USS Bulkeley frees pirated ship (PHOTOS)

This weeks incident photos comes to us via the USS Bulkeley which, over the weekend, successfully freed the Japanese-owned tanker M/V Guanabara and her crew of

March 7, 2011
Total Views: 130

Thursday, February 24, 2011
Chief of Naval Operations visits Bath Iron Works
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Chief of Naval Operations visits Bath Iron Works

Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead and Maine Senator Susan Collins in a recent visit to Bath Iron

February 24, 2011
Total Views: 160

Monday, February 14, 2011
Shipyard Photos: Royal Navy’s ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ under construction
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Shipyard Photos: Royal Navy’s ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ under construction

Pictured here is construction of the first of the two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth, as workers at BAE Systems’ Govan

February 14, 2011
Total Views: 145

Wednesday, February 2, 2011
“The Dark Side of the Lens” – an inspiring view of the ocean, surfing, and the pursuit of creativity
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“The Dark Side of the Lens” – an inspiring view of the ocean, surfing, and the pursuit of creativity

An Astray Film.  Amazing photography by Allan Wilson…

February 2, 2011
Total Views: 41

Monday, January 31, 2011
“Shipping up to Boston”
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“Shipping up to Boston”

For all of you who need a jump start to break through that post-lunch food coma… here’s one you’ll recognize from the Dropkick Murphys. And

January 31, 2011
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Northrop Grumman-Built Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) Completes Successful “Super Trial”
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Northrop Grumman-Built Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) Completes Successful “Super Trial”

The Northrop Grumman-built Aegis guided missile destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) sails the Gulf of Mexico during sea trials last week. Source: Northrop

January 26, 2011
Total Views: 136

Carnival Splendor in Drydock
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Mega Cruise Ship – Mega Airplane – Mega Camera, Carnival Splendor Enters Drydock

Our friends at Telstar Logistics, with a tip from gCaptain member DH, bring us mega ships, planes and photos in their recent post A Very Big Airplane Helps a

January 26, 2011
Total Views: 113

Thursday, January 20, 2011
Let Pobedy: A Tour Of The World’s Most Powerful Nuclear Icebreaker
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Let Pobedy: A Tour Of The World’s Most Powerful Nuclear Icebreaker

Launched in Saint Petersburg Russia the NS Ural was not actually commissioned until 2007. By that time it had a new name, the NS Let Pobedy, and a new

January 20, 2011
Total Views: 100

Friday, January 14, 2011
Mannequins fight pirates in Gulf of Aden
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Mannequins fight pirates in Gulf of Aden

BMP3 has got nothing on on

January 14, 2011
Total Views: 59

Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tug boat saves bridge from Australia flood waters – VIDEO
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Tug boat saves bridge from Australia flood waters – VIDEO

Over the past few days a national disaster has been unfolding in eastern Australia, with flash floods effecting a vast area of Queensland.  Watch here as a

January 13, 2011
Total Views: 111

Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Incident Photos – Amver’s final rescue of 2010
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Incident Photos – Amver’s final rescue of 2010

This weeks incident photo comes to us via Ben Strong of Amver. If not for the partnership between Pole Star and Amver the Greek ship Vanessa A would never

January 12, 2011
Total Views: 29

500 Knots on the Houston Ship Channel – Time Lapse Photography
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500 Knots on the Houston Ship Channel – Time Lapse Photography

The power and beauty of time lapse photography is rarely as dramatic as when it is shot from a ship. This clip of the Houston Ship Channel, 500 Knots

January 12, 2011
Total Views: 154

Friday, January 7, 2011
Container Ship MSC Kalina HDR
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MSC Kalina – Ship Photo Of The Week

The mighty MSC Kalina, sister ship to the largest container ship ever built (by TEU) the MSC Daniela.  This image was shot using a method called High Dynamic

January 7, 2011
Total Views: 92

Monday, January 3, 2011
Passengers Perspective: A trip to Antarctica
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Passengers Perspective: A trip to Antarctica

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/18337531[/vimeo] Sure we’ve all seen and heard of the horror stories involving a boat full of tourists packed onto a ill-equipped

January 3, 2011
Total Views: 12

Sunday, January 2, 2011
Time Lapse Photo – Amazing Helicopter Rescue
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Time Lapse Photo – Amazing Helicopter Rescue

Ok, so the rescue itself was fairly ho-hum, but the photography is amazing. The video was made by combining two photographic techniques; time lapse

January 2, 2011
Total Views: 18

Saturday, January 1, 2011
Shipyard Time-Lapse Video, The Mega-Ship And The Mega-Crane
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Shipyard Time-Lapse Video, The Mega-Ship And The Mega-Crane

Building A Ship… Megablock Time-Lapse from gCaptain.com on Vimeo. The Ultra-Deepwater drillship Deep Ocean Ascension being constructed in Gejoe, South

January 1, 2011
Total Views: 87

Friday, December 31, 2010
Winter Marine Bouy Operations
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Winter Buoy Ops – Photo Of The Week

A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter William Tate, homeported in Philadelphia, services the light on top of a buoy during seasonal buoy replacement

December 31, 2010
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Coast Guard’s Top 10 Rescue Videos of 2010

Each year the USCG lists the top 10, well 11, rescue videos of the year, symbolizing the Coast Guard’s 11 missions.  It seems like the men and women

December 21, 2010
Total Views: 25

Saturday, December 4, 2010
Incidents

Video Of A Faulty Brake Or… How Not To Anchor A Ship

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

December 4, 2010
Total Views: 78

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Vessel with history of incidents grounds in Norway

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

November 23, 2010
Total Views: 57