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Thursday, March 13, 2014
Five Interesting Facts About Maritime Losses and Casualties in 2013
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Five Interesting Facts About Maritime Losses and Casualties in 2013

Global marine insurance provider Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has released its second annual Safety and Shipping Review 2014, analyzing trends of

March 13, 2014
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RAW VIDEO: Resolve Raises and Removes MV Rena Accommodation Block
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RAW VIDEO: Resolve Raises and Removes MV Rena Accommodation Block

It's been more than two years since the MV Rena's superstructure has seen the light of day since slipping below surface at New Zealand's Astrolabe Reef in

March 13, 2014
Total Views: 322

Monday, March 10, 2014
Mysteries of Deep Often Solved in Air Accidents Over Water
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Mysteries of Deep Often Solved in Air Accidents Over Water

Teams searching for the wide-body jetliner that vanished off Vietnam almost certainly will locate it and figure out what brought it down, according to aviation

March 10, 2014
Total Views: 56

Amazing Photos Show True Scale of Queen Mary 2 Ocean Liner
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Amazing Photos Show True Scale of Queen Mary 2 Ocean Liner

To mark the 10th Anniversary of the iconic ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, Cunard captain, Captain Kevin Oprey, agreed to go overboard and pose for these

March 10, 2014
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Saturday, March 8, 2014
Crew Rescued From Grounded Containership at Mykonos Island – VIDEO
Grounding Incidents

Crew Rescued From Grounded Containership at Mykonos Island – VIDEO

The Hellenic Coast Guard called in some help from the U.S. Navy on Saturday to assist in the rescue of crewmembers from a grounded containership at Mykonos

March 8, 2014
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Friday, March 7, 2014
HMCS Protecteur Arrives in Pearl Harbor After Fire [PHOTOS]
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HMCS Protecteur Arrives in Pearl Harbor After Fire [PHOTOS]

The HMCS Protecteur has arrived safely in Pearly Harbor following recovery efforts led by the U.S. Navy after a major fire aboard the Canadian ship last

March 7, 2014
Total Views: 140

Crowley Barge Catches Fire Off Bahamas – UPDATE
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Crowley Barge Catches Fire Off Bahamas – UPDATE

Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators in Miami are coordinating fire-fighting efforts of an unmanned 730-foot barge with containers on fire about 86-miles

March 7, 2014
Total Views: 179

Thursday, March 6, 2014
kara class cruiser sunk
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Russian Warship Sunk Off Crimea

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released the above image today showing the Russian Navy’s Ochakov, a Kara-class cruiser, which was intentionally sunk

March 6, 2014
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Odfjell Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty in ‘Magic Pipe’ Case, Faces Prison
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Odfjell Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty in ‘Magic Pipe’ Case, Faces Prison

Singapore-based shipping company Odfjell Asia has pleaded guilty to federal pollution charges and agreed pay a $1.2 million fine in relation to yet another

March 5, 2014
Total Views: 150

Lifeboat Free-Fall Video Compilation
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Lifeboat Free-Fall Video Compilation

One of the many tasks that are required by ship’s crew on a periodic basis is to test the free-falling lifeboat. Or, in the case of the builders of

March 5, 2014
Total Views: 181

Sunday, March 2, 2014
USS Somerset – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship
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USS Somerset – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship

The Navy's newest amphibious transport dock ship, USS Somerset (LPD 25), was commissioned during a ceremony Saturday at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia,

March 2, 2014
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
uss chosin navy warship ticonderoga-class cruiser
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USS Chosin Takes HMCS Protecteur Under Tow After Major Fire

Update: On Sunday 2 March, USS Chosin successfully took HMCS Protecteur under tow. Earlier Following a major fire on board the HMCS Protecteur off Hawaii late

March 1, 2014
Total Views: 183

Friday, February 28, 2014
Join gCaptain’s Career Page – The Latest Featured Jobs
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Join gCaptain’s Career Page – The Latest Featured Jobs

We invite you to join the gCaptain Career Page. Here’s why: When you upload your resume on gCaptain, your contact info WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL until you

February 28, 2014
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
PHOTOS: Disgraced Captain Francesco Schettino Returns to Costa Concordia
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PHOTOS: Disgraced Captain Francesco Schettino Returns to Costa Concordia

Francesco Schettino, former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, returned to the ship on Thursday for the first time since it sank just over two years

February 27, 2014
Total Views: 217

Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Integrated Bridge System With ECDIS - Electronic Chart Display showing tech data
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Rolls-Royce Testing Drone Technology for Unmanned Cargo Ships

In an age of aerial drones and driver-less cars, Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is designing unmanned cargo

February 25, 2014
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Monday, February 24, 2014
lcs 4 uss coronado trials
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USS Coronado Bangs Into Panama Canal

It’s not really a big deal that USS Coronado, the U.S. Navy’s fourth littoral combat ship (LCS), banged itself up today while transiting through

February 24, 2014
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Car Carrier and Brunei Navy Ship Have Hard Time Letting Go [INCIDENT PHOTOS]
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Car Carrier and Brunei Navy Ship Have Hard Time Letting Go [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

Here are some photos sent in to us today from Brunei showing a little mishap involving the Trans Future 2 car carrier and a Royal Brunei Navy

February 23, 2014
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Salvors to Remove Sunken Baltic Ace Near Rotterdam
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Salvors to Remove Sunken Baltic Ace Near Rotterdam

The Dutch Government is getting ready to award the salvage contract for the complete removal of the sunken Baltic Ace car carrier near the port of

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 53

Drugs Found On Maersk Alabama Where Security Contractors Died
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Drugs Found On Maersk Alabama Where Security Contractors Died

An investigation into the deaths of two American security contractors by the Seychelles Police has confirmed the presence of drugs and paraphernalia in the

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 315

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Affidavit Details Cruise Ship Attack
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Affidavit Details Cruise Ship Attack

A cruise ship attendant confessed to raping a female passenger on Valentine's Day and trying to toss her overboard to cover up the crime, according to an

February 19, 2014
Total Views: 89