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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
gCaptain Announces Partnership With TheTeakRail
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gCaptain Announces Partnership With TheTeakRail

MORRO BAY, CA (April 23, 2014)- A new website, TheTeakRail.com, created by a professional mariner and an accomplished executive chef and restaurant owner, is

April 23, 2014
Total Views: 24

gCaptain Radio Episode 41: What could have been done to avoid the Korean Ferry incident?
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gCaptain Radio Episode 41: What could have been done to avoid the Korean Ferry incident?

This week marks the 41st episode of gCaptain Radio sponsored by Six Maritime. gCaptain Radio is a weekly talk show discussion with gCaptain founder John

April 23, 2014
Total Views: 33

Monday, April 21, 2014
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Fire Breaks Out at Hyundai Heavy Industries

South Korea’s YTN News reports today two people are dead and at least two injured after a fire broke out at Hyundai Heavy Industries, one of the

April 21, 2014
Total Views: 57

Portuguese Navy’s New Drone Demonstration Ends With Hilariously Epic FAIL
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Portuguese Navy’s New Drone Demonstration Ends With Hilariously Epic FAIL

The Portuguese navy unveiled a new state-of-the-art surveillance drone this week in front of assembled media and Portugal’s defence minister, José Pedro

April 21, 2014
Total Views: 241

South Korean President Says Conduct of Sewol Crew Amounts to Murder
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South Korean President Says Conduct of Sewol Crew Amounts to Murder

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Monday the actions of the captain and crew of a ferry that sank last week with hundreds feared dead were

April 21, 2014
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, April 16, 2014
sewol sinking
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Four Dead, Scores Rescued, Many More Still Missing From South Korean Ferry

UPDATE: Six have no been confirmed killed and between 277 and 290 are still missing. By Narae Kim JINDO, South Korea, April 16 (Reuters) – More than 280

April 16, 2014
Total Views: 75

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Cargo Ship Burns Off Togo
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Cargo Ship Burns Off Togo

The 1992-built ConRo vessel M/V Repubblica di Roma, owned by the Grimaldi Group caught fire last week and its current status is unknown this morning. These

April 15, 2014
Total Views: 216

Monday, April 14, 2014
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gCaptain Radio Episode 40: Wind Powered Ships, How green will the Industry get?

This week marks the 40th episode of gCaptain Radio sponsored by Six Maritime. gCaptain Radio is a weekly talk show discussion with gCaptain founder John

April 14, 2014
Total Views: 51

Friday, April 11, 2014
Cal Maritime Cadet Found Dead on Training Ship
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Cal Maritime Cadet Found Dead on Training Ship

A California State University Maritime Academy cadet was found dead onboard the Academy’s Training Ship Golden Bear early Wednesday morning while docked

April 11, 2014
Total Views: 842

Dutch Reporter Gives Best Interview Ever – Video
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Dutch Reporter Gives Best Interview Ever – Video

A Dutch reporter is onboard a ship to interview the Mayor of Kampen when, well, this

April 11, 2014
Total Views: 141

Thursday, April 10, 2014
A View of Saturation Diving Like You’ve Probably Never Seen – VIDEO
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A View of Saturation Diving Like You’ve Probably Never Seen – VIDEO

Here’s a view of saturation diving that not many people ever

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 709

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
EXXON Valdez In Shipyard After Spill
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What Happened to the Ship Exxon Valdez After The Big Spill?

by Gary Shigenaka (NOAA) – A popular myth exists that it is bad luck to rename a boat.  It is unclear whether this applies to “boats” as big as

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 1816

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Storm Over Parenting – Do Infants Belong At Sea?

By Jennifer Medina, New York Times — As her family began what was supposed to be a monthslong journey in a 36-foot sailboat from Mexico to New Zealand,

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 38

Friday, April 4, 2014
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Kidnapped off Nigeria – An American Ship Captain Unveils the Truth

Surrounded by rolling cornfields, Sidney, Illinois is a sleepy midwestern town with a population hovering just above 1,000. Captain Wren Thomas III grew up on

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 751

Wednesday, April 2, 2014
New Video Shows 2010 MV Taipan Hijacking by Somali Pirates
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New Video Shows 2010 MV Taipan Hijacking by Somali Pirates

The German Navy has released new video showing the 5 April 2010 hijacking of the German containership MV Taipan by pirates some 500 miles off the Somali coast.

April 2, 2014
Total Views: 289

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Bridge Audio Recording Reveals Mistakes in Houston Ship Channel Collision
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Bridge Audio Recording Reveals Mistakes in Houston Ship Channel Collision

A ship-to-ship audio recording released by the U.S. Coast Guard to the Houston Chronicle has provided some new insight into the moments leading up to the March

April 1, 2014
Total Views: 253

AIS Animation Shows Collision of Baltic Breeze Car Carrier and Mar de Marin
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AIS Animation Shows Collision of Baltic Breeze Car Carrier and Mar de Marin

The following video shows the specific course changes leading to the collision this morning between the Baltic Breeze car carrier and the fishing vessel Mar de

April 1, 2014
Total Views: 106

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Baltic Breeze Car Carrier Runs Over Fishing Vessel, At Least 3 Dead

At approximately  0100 UTC this morning, the car carrier Baltic Breeze collided with the fishing vessel, “Mar de Marin” approximately 1.5

April 1, 2014
Total Views: 96

Monday, March 31, 2014
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UN Court Orders Japan to End Whaling

Judges at the highest U.N. court ordered Japan on Monday to halt whaling in the Antarctic, rejecting its long-held argument that the catch was for scientific

March 31, 2014
Total Views: 70

Video: OSV Deck Crew Gets Pummeled By Crashing Wave
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Video: OSV Deck Crew Gets Pummeled By Crashing Wave

Check out this video of an OSV crew working on deck in extremely harsh conditions. At about the 1 minutes mark, a huge wave actually crashes over the rail,

March 31, 2014
Total Views: 783