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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.


Saturday, March 30, 2013
High-Risk Ferry Docking in Greece [VIDEO]
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High-Risk Ferry Docking in Greece [VIDEO]

Check out this footage of a ro/ro passenger ferry Mediterranean mooring to a dock in heavy seas at the Greek island of Kimolos on March 25, 2013. Long video

March 30, 2013
Total Views: 2421

Friday, March 29, 2013
beaufort sea time lapse
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WATCH: 1000 Kilometer Fracture Develops in Beaufort Sea Ice

By Adam Voiland, Science Writer at NASA Earth Observatory The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view

March 29, 2013
Total Views: 85

Thursday, March 28, 2013
Can The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Clean Itself?
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Can The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Clean Itself?

We’ve heard it before; the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a problem for which there is no solution. It affects the food chain, it fouls beaches,

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 238

U.S. Navy’s LCS’ Lack Muscle, Admiral Warns
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U.S. Navy’s LCS’ Lack Muscle, Admiral Warns

By David Lerman (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s troubled Littoral Combat Ship, a vessel intended to be small and speedy for use in shallow waters

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 100

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Contractors to the Rescue
Defense

Contractors to the Rescue

The U.S. Bristow Group announced today that the United Kingdom has awarded its British affiliate a new contract to provide civilian Search and Rescue services

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 77

Sunday, March 24, 2013
ac72 oracle racing americas cup foiling
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WATCH: Oracle Team USA Sending it on San Francisco Bay

I suppose after racing on this boat, everyone on board can safely say that they’ve hit the pinnacle of their sailing career. I mean, what else could

March 24, 2013
Total Views: 113

Saturday, March 23, 2013
Latest Maritime and Offshore Industry Jobs: Week of 18 – 23 March 2012
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Latest Maritime and Offshore Industry Jobs: Week of 18 – 23 March 2012

123 new jobs were posted on gCaptain this week… here they are: Ships Operations Officer – Chief Mate – Galveston, TX Marine Surveyor- Nigeria

March 23, 2013
Total Views: 41

Friday, March 22, 2013
Great White Shark Breaks Into Dive Cage [VIDEO]
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Great White Shark Breaks Into Dive Cage [VIDEO]

This is why I don’t shark dive. Here’s the description from the uploader: I went shark diving March 21st, 2013 for the first time in Gansbaai,

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 46

WATCH: Replacing Z-Drives Onboard the USCGC Barbara Mabrity
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WATCH: Replacing Z-Drives Onboard the USCGC Barbara Mabrity

Continuing with our streak of timelapse videos this week – we’ve already seen Building the World’s Largest Ship in 50,000 Pics and 1100-Ton

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 236

Thursday, March 21, 2013
norden
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Norden Captain: “Hey Look, No Engines!”

Nord Integrity Captain Cut the Power and Drifted for Days to Save Fuel By Isaac Arnsdo (Bloomberg) — A tanker owned by D/S Norden A/S, Europe’s biggest

March 21, 2013
Total Views: 47

WATCH: Building the World’s Largest Ship in 50,000 Pics
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WATCH: Building the World’s Largest Ship in 50,000 Pics

This timelapse, produced by Discovery Channel and Maersk Line, shows the construction of Maersk Line’s first Triple-E containership at the DSME

March 21, 2013
Total Views: 164

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Amazon Founder Raises Apollo 11 F-1 Engines from Atlantic Ocean
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Amazon Founder Raises Apollo 11 F-1 Engines from Atlantic Ocean

On July 16, 1969, the world watched as the historic Apollo 11 mission took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, which of course ended

March 20, 2013
Total Views: 172

WATCH: 1100-Ton Car Ferry Superstructure Placed Onto Hull
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WATCH: 1100-Ton Car Ferry Superstructure Placed Onto Hull

This timelapse video comes to us via Vigor Industrial, which is building Washington State’s new 144-car ferries at their Seattle shipyard. On March 5,

March 20, 2013
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Carnival Cancels More Cruises as Fleet Review Moves Forward
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Carnival Cancels More Cruises as Fleet Review Moves Forward

Carnival Cruise Lines said Tuesday that it is moving forward with the first implementation phase of a fleetwide operational review in wake of the Carnival

March 19, 2013
Total Views: 26

Monday, March 18, 2013
MSC Flaminia Sets Sail for Romanian Repair Yard
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MSC Flaminia Sets Sail for Romanian Repair Yard

The burned out MSC Flaminia has left the Jade-Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and is sailing under its own power to a repair yard in Romania where it will

March 18, 2013
Total Views: 106

Thursday, March 14, 2013
carnival dream
Engineering News

Carnival’s PR Nightmare Continues: Carnival Dream Stuck in Caribbean Port with Generator Issue

By Colleen Jenkins and Phil Wahba March 14 (Reuters) – A Carnival Cruise Lines ship with 5,600 passengers and crew was stuck at a Caribbean port with

March 14, 2013
Total Views: 282

MV Pipit Arrow
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Ship Pilot Dies in Accident off Panama City [UPDATE]

Update 1 – Statement from Florida Harbor Pilots Association added While boarding the Pipit Arrow, a 656-foot bulk carrier at the Panama City, FL sea

March 14, 2013
Total Views: 414

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Towing the World’s Largest Containership
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Ship Photos of The Day – Towing the World’s Largest Containership

At 396-meters long and weighing in at a 250,000 tonnes, you’d think that having to do an emergency tow of the world’s largest containership would

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 276

Barge Strike Causes Massive Fireball in Louisiana Bayou [INCIDENT PHOTOS]
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Barge Strike Causes Massive Fireball in Louisiana Bayou [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

Update: The fire has reportedly reduced in size by approximately 30 percent, and there are no reports of oil in the water.  The Coast Guard says that

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 126

Monday, March 11, 2013
maersk line panama canal container shipping
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Maersk Line Ships Will No Longer Transit Panama Canal

(Bloomberg) — Maersk Line, the world’s biggest container shipping company, will stop plying through the Panama Canal to move goods from Asia to the

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 764