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.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Chilean Earthquake Tsunami – Videos

Yesterday we showed you maps of the tsunami created by the February 27th 8.8 magnitude Chilean earthquake.  Today we follow up with a collection of videos of

March 10, 2010
Total Views: 661

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Dredge Overturns near La Push, Washington – Photos
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Dredge Overturns near La Push, Washington – Photos

SEATTLE – The barge Bar Fly sits partially submerged and surrounded by containment boom near La Push, Wash., in the Quillayute River Feb. 23, 2010. The

February 24, 2010
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Stena Drillmax – Photo Of The Week
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Stena Drillmax – Photo Of The Week

This week’s interesting photo is of Stena’s latest drillship the Stena Forth. This photo shows her departure from Samsung Heavy Industries at their

February 10, 2010
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Russian Ship Smolninsky, Stuck In Ice – Incident Photo Of The Week

The Huffington Post sheds light on the details of this maritime

January 26, 2010
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Port Au Prince Earthquake Damage
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Port Au Prince Haiti, Earthquake Damage – Incident Photo Of The Week

MARAD kindly sent these photos to gCaptain via our tip line ([email protected]) with the following

January 19, 2010
Total Views: 195

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Sea Shepherd Boat ADY GIL Rammed and Sunk by Japanese Whalers
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Sea Shepherd Boat ADY GIL Rammed and Sunk by Japanese Whalers

That did not take long: The crew of the New Zealand trimaran harassing Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean had to be rescued after their boat was rammed and

January 6, 2010
Total Views: 331

Monday, January 4, 2010
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Schat Harding Lifeboats – Shell Perdido Incident Photo Of The Week

The attached photos of a Schat Harding Lifeboat came to us via the gCaptain tip Line ([email protected]) and show extensive damage to a lifeboat. The tip came

January 4, 2010
Total Views: 882

Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Incident Photo of the Week – Horse Rescue
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Incident Photo of the Week – Horse Rescue

TITAN Salvage has added a new highlight to their resume – horse rescue experts. The team recently extracted seven prized horses, 260 tons of heavy fuel

December 29, 2009
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Incident Photo of The Week – F/V Cape Elizabeth
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Incident Photo of The Week – F/V Cape Elizabeth

This weeks incident photos were submitted to gCaptain by Doug Pine via the gCaptain Forum. The images show the F/V Cape Elizabeth ablaze after a fire broke out

December 22, 2009
Total Views: 48

Friday, December 18, 2009
NOAA

Scientists Discover Explosive Deep-Ocean Volcano – Video

The below videos show eruptions of the West Mata volcano, the deepest erupting volcano discovered by a team of scientists funded by NOAA and the National

December 18, 2009
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
USCG

USCG Releases Top 11 Rescue Videos of 2009

Every year, the Unite States Coast Guard releases a video compilation of the most compelling rescues of the year and today the USCG released its 2009

December 16, 2009
Total Views: 112

Thursday, December 10, 2009
jumbo crane colapse
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Jumbo Crane Collapse – Incident Photo Of The Week

Our good friend Captian Koos sent us this photo of the May 30th 2008 Jumbo Crane Collapse at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Pudong China. Lloyds List

December 10, 2009
Total Views: 780

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Incident Photo of the Week – Baosisio Assists MV Düden
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Incident Photo of the Week – Baosisio Assists MV Düden

This weeks incident photos are of the Brazilian frigate Baosisio assisting the MV Düden following a fire on November 23rd while 260 kilometers off the coast

December 1, 2009
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Ship Photo of The Week – Outbound in New York Harbor
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Ship Photo of The Week – Outbound in New York Harbor

This week’s ship photos have been submitted to us by gCaptain.com Forum Super Moderator, Doug Pine, and show the M/V UASC Shuwaikh outbound for sea on

November 24, 2009
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Crews remove barge from Sandbridge, Va., beach
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Crews remove barge from Sandbridge, Va., beach

Crews this morning were able to free the 572-ft. barge that ran aground on a Virginia beach Thursday night after it broke free from a tug in severe weather. 

November 18, 2009
Total Views: 129

Friday, November 13, 2009
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New UAV Architecture for Urban & Maritime Environments

We’ve talked about Unmanned Aerial Vehicals (UAV’s) here before on gCaptain particularly associated with piracy off the horn of Africa.  Here is a

November 13, 2009
Total Views: 32

Thursday, November 12, 2009
Incident Photo of The Week – M/V Marco Polo
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Incident Photo of The Week – M/V Marco Polo

The 128-m ferry Marco Polo, with 41 passengers and 64 crew, ran aground on the Croatian island of Sit on Oct. 24 at 0250LT while cruising on its regular

November 12, 2009
Total Views: 1803

Thursday, November 5, 2009
USS New York Arrives in N.Y. Harbor – Photo
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USS New York Arrives in N.Y. Harbor – Photo

The new amphibius assault ship USS New York, built with 7.5 tons of steel from the fallen World Trade Center, arriving in New York Harbor on November 2, 2009,

November 5, 2009
Total Views: 132

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Seadrill’s West Atlas Rig On Fire – Incident Photo of The Week
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Seadrill’s West Atlas Rig On Fire – Incident Photo of The Week

This weeks incident photos are of the fire that was burning on Seadrill’s West Atlas jackup oil rig located in the Timor Sea between Australia and

November 3, 2009
Total Views: 1549

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Video

Shiphandling Simulator

The Seamanship Tutor has put together a series of simple computer animations that show various shiphandling techniques. The animations include search and

October 28, 2009
Total Views: 277