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, December 3, 2008
Blog

Incident Photo Of The Week – MAR DEL TEIDE

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

December 3, 2008
Total Views: 67

Saturday, November 29, 2008
Marine Weather

ships in heavy weather – at sea photo slideshow

We found this interesting YouTube video of ships battling heavy seas and rogue waves. These photos have been provided by SplashVision.com. Here at gCaptain.com

November 29, 2008
Total Views: 133

Friday, November 28, 2008
USCG

Modernization Of The United States Coast Guard

iCommandant, the “Web Journal of Admiral Thad Allen” has recently posted updates on the Coast Guard’s modernization initiatives. Admiral

November 28, 2008
Total Views: 103

Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Blog

Incident Photo of The Week – Pirate ‘Mother Ship’ Mistaken Identity

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any more chaotic in the Gulf of Aden, the ‘pirate mother’ ship that was sunk last week by an Indian

November 26, 2008
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Marine Weather

Piloting Heavy Seas

. As a young cadet excited about an approaching storm the C/M told me something I find myself repeating; “You can tell the green hands from the old salts

November 18, 2008
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Video

An Ugly Reality – Whale Wars, Hunting The Whale Hunters

Love them or hate them, the crew of the Sea Shepard are now television stars. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HejYngWPV0A . You can find gCaptain’s Sea

November 11, 2008
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Blog

Incident Photo of The Week – JAXPORT Crane Collapse

UPDATE: A while back we post this incident photo of two large gantry cranes collasping under strong winds at Jaxport.  Well Thanks to Fred Frey in this

October 28, 2008
Total Views: 312

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Blog

Incident Photo – Fin Whale Collision

(Image courtesy: Press-Telegram) NOAA ship strike reduction rule made major strides recently with its passing of a 10 knot speed limit for large vessels near

October 21, 2008
Total Views: 48

Monday, October 20, 2008
USCG

USCG Ice Breaker Fleet Update – Video

Here is an update from the Pentagon Channel on the status of the USCG Polar Ice Breaking fleet: More USCG official videos can be found at the USCGImagery

October 20, 2008
Total Views: 19

Ship Fires

Incident Video Of The Week – Ing Hua Fu No 9

New Straight Times brings us this video with the following information from Port

October 20, 2008
Total Views: 87

Saturday, October 18, 2008
Interesting

FPSO Newbuild, Hyundai Shipyard | HDR Photo

by bhophoto HDR photo of an FPSO being built at the Hyundai Shipyard in Korea. This is only the thumbnail… Click on the photo for a larger view! For

October 18, 2008
Total Views: 33

Thursday, October 16, 2008
Video

LRAD – Video Of An Amazing Anti-Piracy Device

[googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7582246163985973299[/googlevideo] This video is of the LRAD or Long Range Acoustic Device, a product of

October 16, 2008
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Photo

Great Shipwreck Photos

Stunning, dramatic shipwreck photography by Donibane Sanjuan. See more here. Via Dark Roasted

October 15, 2008
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Incidents

MV Fedra Damage Survey – Flickr Slideshow

Maritime Photographer David Parody shot these photos of the M/V Fedra aground at Gibraltar. Play the entire slideshow and you will also get to view his

October 14, 2008
Total Views: 47

gCaptain

Video – M/V Fedra Beached Near Gibraltar

Stumble It! . . . Stay tuned for more information on this incident by bookmarking our M/V Fedra Tag. Thanks to Tom L for the

October 14, 2008
Total Views: 336

Sunday, October 12, 2008
Lifesaving Incidents

Video – Deadliest Catch Ocean Challenger Rescue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEu_oymX6iU Coast Guard comes to the aid of the Ocean Challenger as the crab fleet listens to the news. Video of USCG ( United

October 12, 2008
Total Views: 145

Saturday, October 11, 2008
Blog

M/V FEDRA – Incident Photo Of The Week

This photo was taken today by Ship Spotter Adrian Perera near Gibraltar. Lloyds List tells us: EMERGENCY services from Gibraltar and Spain mounted a joint

October 11, 2008
Total Views: 534

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
USCG

USCG’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium – Video

The Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) is an all-aluminum, 45-foot boat with twin diesel engines and with water jet propulsion was launched at Commencement Bay in

October 8, 2008
Total Views: 666

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Blog

Incident Photo Of The Week – M/V Holmatindur

This photo was sent by Jan Brand via our tips line with the following caption: Salvage of motor vessel Holmatindur at Walvis Bay, Namibia. The vessel capsized

October 7, 2008
Total Views: 70

Sunday, October 5, 2008
Video

Extreme Engineering – Container Ships

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg4lnKPBcqk Part 1 of a five part look at Container Ships from the television show Extreme Engineering on the Discovery Channel

October 5, 2008
Total Views: 71