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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
CSL Virginia Ulysse collision
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Watch: AIS Animation Shows Mediterranean Ship Collision

We’re getting our first look at the track of the Ro-Ro passenger vessel Ulysse before and after it collided with containership CSL Virginia early Sunday

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 442

Thursday, September 20, 2018
Cruise Ship With More Than 500 People On Board Breaks Moorings and Drifts from Dock in Scotland
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Cruise Ship With More Than 500 People On Board Breaks Moorings and Drifts from Dock in Scotland

Several tugs helped wrangle an Oceania Cruises cruise ship with more than 500 people on board after it broke free from its moorings in Scotland. The incident

September 20, 2018
Total Views: 40

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Announcing The REAL gCaptain Podcast
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Announcing The REAL gCaptain Podcast

In 2007, gCaptain launched the first world’s first maritime news podcast, and since that day, gCaptain founder John Konrad has recorded over 200

September 18, 2018
Total Views: 86

Thursday, September 13, 2018
WATCH Kings Point’s New U.S. Merchant Marine Ad Campaign
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WATCH Kings Point’s New U.S. Merchant Marine Ad Campaign

This month U.S. Merchant Marine Academy alumni are celebrating the 75th birthday of Kings Point with a new website and ad campaign geared toward informing

September 13, 2018
Total Views: 86

Monday, September 10, 2018
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First Ocean Plastics Cleanup System Launched from San Francisco

The world’s first large-scale ocean cleanup system was launched from San Francisco over the weekend to a location offshore California where it will

September 10, 2018
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Incident Video: Cargo Ship Spends Day at Greek Beach
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Incident Video: Cargo Ship Spends Day at Greek Beach

The 116-meter general cargo ship Arslanbey spent much of Tuesday aground at a beach in Greece. Video posted online shows the ship firmly aground near what

September 5, 2018
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, September 4, 2018
WATCH: Tanker Smashes Bridge as Typhoon Jebi Slams Japan
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WATCH: Tanker Smashes Bridge as Typhoon Jebi Slams Japan

A tanker smashed into the bridge linking Japan’s Kansai International Airport with the mainland on Tuesday as a powerful typhoon slammed Japan’s

September 4, 2018
Total Views: 40

Friday, August 31, 2018
Facepalm: Some Idiot Drives Truck Onto a NorCal Jetty Last Year To Watch Waves… Needed An Airlift Out
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Facepalm: Some Idiot Drives Truck Onto a NorCal Jetty Last Year To Watch Waves… Needed An Airlift Out

The U.S. Coast Guard had to rescue a man from the Humboldt Bay north jetty in northern California last year after he drove his truck on the jetty and

August 31, 2018
Total Views: 278

Thursday, August 30, 2018
Need to Relax? Try Listening to the Sounds of an Idling Icebreaker Beset by Ice
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Need to Relax? Try Listening to the Sounds of an Idling Icebreaker Beset by Ice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpW7iYfuGDU I’ll take idling arctic icebreaker beset in ice and snow over North Atlantic cargo ship in winter

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 195

This Video of a Lab Simulated Rogue Wave Will Make Your Palms Sweat
Maritime News

This Video of a Lab Simulated Rogue Wave Will Make Your Palms Sweat

It’s a sailor’s worst nightmare. A monster wave that comes out of nowhere, two to three times bigger than the others. In certain cases, waves like

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 1072

How To Build A Massive LEGO Ship
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How To Build A Massive LEGO Ship

Lego makes ridiculously cool MAERSK Lego ship kits but if you really want to impress your friends you’ll need to purchase haze grey blocks in bulk

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 2998

WATCH: Model Emma Maersk Under Tow Looks Just Like the Real Thing
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WATCH: Model Emma Maersk Under Tow Looks Just Like the Real Thing

A 1:65 scale model of the Emma Maersk under tow at SMG Ijmond ship model harbor in the Netherlands on September 20,

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 308

Wednesday, August 29, 2018
sailors-knife-custom-rigging
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How To Forge Your Own Traditional Sailor’s Knife

An alarming number of shipping companies today are banning knives and even many of the ones who still permit them only allow sailors to carry folding knives.

August 29, 2018
Total Views: 942

Monday, August 27, 2018
Watch: Sailboat Loses Mast After Hitting USS Midway in San Diego
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Watch: Sailboat Loses Mast After Hitting USS Midway in San Diego

Sorry, the video doesn’t want to embed. View it here on Instagram. View this post on Instagram Qualified Captain vs USS Midway ?? #qualified #ragbagger

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 176

Friday, August 24, 2018
Watch: Incredible Whale Watching Close Call in Alaska
Maritime News

Watch: Incredible Whale Watching Close Call in Alaska

You would have to be hiding under a rock to miss this video this week. But if somehow didn’t catch it, here it is. The video was filmed during

August 24, 2018
Total Views: 105

Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Meyer Werft Floats AIDAnova, the World’s First LNG-Powered Cruise Ship
Maritime News

Meyer Werft Floats AIDAnova, the World’s First LNG-Powered Cruise Ship

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has floated out the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship from its covered construction dock in Papenburg. The float-out

August 22, 2018
Total Views: 196

Monday, August 20, 2018
BD1 derrick barge removal
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Resolve Raises Sunken Derrick Barge DB1 from Gulf of Mexico, Setting New Salvage Lift Record in Americas

After several months of planning, engineering, and on-site preparations, Resolve Marine has successfully raised the sunken derrick barge DB1 from the U.S. Gulf

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 574

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
WATCH: Meet the Shannon, RNLI’s New Class of Waterjet-Propelled, Self-Righting, All-Weather Lifeboats
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WATCH: Meet the Shannon, RNLI’s New Class of Waterjet-Propelled, Self-Righting, All-Weather Lifeboats

When the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution was given the chance to design their dream lifeboat, they came up with the Shannon: a

August 15, 2018
Total Views: 159

Friday, August 10, 2018
New Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at Port of Houston
Maritime News

New Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at Port of Houston

The Port of Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal welcomed this week the arrival of three new Super Post-Panamax cranes, highlighting of the

August 10, 2018
Total Views: 465

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Watch This Boat Get Tossed by a Huge Wave
Maritime News

Watch This Boat Get Tossed by a Huge Wave

This video was apparently filmed this week in Nias in Sumatra, Indonedia as a huge swell hit the island. Luckily, according to reports the vessel was unmanned

July 25, 2018
Total Views: 125
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