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Uncover captivating maritime and nautical tales  and explore intriguing facts about the oceans, the shipping industry, and its rich history. A treasure trove for maritime enthusiasts, nautical book lovers, and history buffs alike.


Wednesday, November 30, 2016
OPEC Confounds Skeptics, Agrees to First Oil Cuts in 8 Years
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OPEC Confounds Skeptics, Agrees to First Oil Cuts in 8 Years

By Nayla Razzouk, Angelina Rascouet and Golnar Motevalli (Bloomberg) — OPEC confounded its doubters and sent crude oil prices soaring by agreeing to its

November 30, 2016
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Monday, November 28, 2016
Cyber Monday Deal Ship
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UPDATED: Cyber Monday Deals For Sailors

Last week we published a post titled Black Friday Deals For Sailors and it was immensely popular, generating almost a thousands purchases! Today we hope to do

November 28, 2016
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WATCH: Insane Helicopter Landing on Ship in North Atlantic Storm
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WATCH: Insane Helicopter Landing on Ship in North Atlantic Storm

I don’t really get seasick, or any kind of motion sickness for that matter, but then again I’ve never landed a helicopter on the back of a heavily

November 28, 2016
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Sunday, November 27, 2016
gCaptain Nautical Gift Guide
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UPDATED: gCaptain Holiday Gift Guide 2016

It’s that time of year when the world falls in love and every song you hear seems to say “Merry Christmas”… it’s also time for

November 27, 2016
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Deadly Straights by R.E. McDermott
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In Books: Deadly Straits by R.E. McDermott

For the sake of full disclosure, I am not a huge fans of thrillers, particularly thrillers involving ships. The plots often strike me as implausible and the

November 27, 2016
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Friday, November 25, 2016
gCaptain Black Friday Deals
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UPDATED: Black Friday Deals For Sailors!

Every year gCaptain compiles a list of holiday gifts and gear that the maritime community will love. This is a win-win because you get great gift ideas and

November 25, 2016
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
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Trump Picks Billionaire Shipowner For Cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select billionaire shipowner Wilbur Ross Jr as secretary of the Commerce Department, the Wall Street

November 23, 2016
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Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft
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2016 Book Recommendations From The Coast Guard’s Top Admiral

The following article was written by Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft and was originally published on USCG’s All Hands Blog.  by Adm.

November 23, 2016
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Tanker Captain is First Woman to Receive IMO’s ‘Exceptional Bravery at Sea’ Award
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Tanker Captain is First Woman to Receive IMO’s ‘Exceptional Bravery at Sea’ Award

Captain Radhika Menon has become the first woman to receive the prestigious IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her role in the dramatic heavy seas

November 22, 2016
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USS Zumwalt Breaks Down in Panama Canal
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USS Zumwalt Breaks Down in Panama Canal

The U.S. Navy’s newest and most high-tech destroyer is stuck in Panama after suffering an engineering casualty during a transit of the Panama

November 22, 2016
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Eleven Rescued from Cargo Ship in England After Heavy Weather Collision
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Eleven Rescued from Cargo Ship in England After Heavy Weather Collision

A major search and rescue operation off Dover, England on Sunday after a cargo ship with 23 crew members lost power and collided with a barge in heavy weather.

November 20, 2016
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Friday, November 18, 2016
MV Ocean Warrior – Sea Shepherd’s New Weapon in Fight Against Japanese Whalers
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MV Ocean Warrior – Sea Shepherd’s New Weapon in Fight Against Japanese Whalers

In January 2015, the controversial whale warriors Sea Shepherd Conservation Society won 8.3 million euro from the Postcode Lotteries in the Netherlands and UK

November 18, 2016
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Check Out This Awesome Panama Canal LEGO Set That Actually Works
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Check Out This Awesome Panama Canal LEGO Set That Actually Works

LEGO is known for releasing awesome nautical themed toy sets – including the amazing LEGO Maersk Triple-E Containership – but today they

November 16, 2016
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Shipping Stock Rally Raises Interest (and Questions)
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Shipping Stock Rally Raises Interest (and Questions)

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. shipping companies shot higher again on Wednesday, tripping various volatility halts

November 16, 2016
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries
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World’s No. 1 Shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Announces Four-Way Split

SEOUL, Nov 15 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries is being split into four companies, with its non-shipbuilding businesses being

November 15, 2016
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Monday, November 14, 2016
Underwater Archaeology Expedition Uncovers Dozens of Ancient Shipwrecks in Black Sea
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Underwater Archaeology Expedition Uncovers Dozens of Ancient Shipwrecks in Black Sea

When an international team of scientists set out on an expedition to map submerged ancient landscapes in the Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea, there was no

November 14, 2016
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
Listen to Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ on Anniversary of the Tragedy
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Listen to Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ on Anniversary of the Tragedy

November 10th marks the anniversary of the sinking of Great Lakes freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in a strong gale on eastern Lake Superior

November 10, 2016
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Maersk’s Second Generation Triple-E’s Could Carry 20,000 TEU
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Maersk’s Second Generation Triple-E’s Could Carry 20,000 TEU

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line’s 11 second generation Triple-E class vessels, due to be delivered from April next year through to May

November 9, 2016
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World’s Biggest Shipping Line Falls Amid Fears of Trade Wars
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World’s Biggest Shipping Line Falls Amid Fears of Trade Wars

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, saw its shares fall on Wednesday

November 9, 2016
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
PHOTOS: Explosion at Pakistani Shipbreaker
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PHOTOS: Explosion at Pakistani Shipbreaker

At least 17 people have died and many more are still missing 24 hours after a series of explosions ripped through a beached oil tanker at a shipbreaking yard

November 2, 2016
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