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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Sea Power – Bringing Balance to the Force
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Sea Power – Bringing Balance to the Force

It shouldn’t surprise any of us that combat at sea is the focus of the United States

November 4, 2014
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Monday, November 3, 2014
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Jet Powered Seaplane Kicks Up Wicked Rooster Tail [VIDEO]

If you happen to notice a contact on your radar screen with speed leader stretching clear across your screen, it may not be an anomaly, but rather a

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 247

Sunday, November 2, 2014
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LNG – Eastern Europe’s Hope to Escape the Russian Bear?

Just a week ago, a vessel arriving to the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda was met with a bit more fanfare than the average commercial ship – the welcoming

November 2, 2014
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier Rides Air Bubble Blanket to Reduce Emissions
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Post-Panamax Bulk Carrier Rides Air Bubble Blanket to Reduce Emissions

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced the delivery of the first of three post-panamax bulk carriers to achieve energy efficient operations through the use

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 418

Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Video: Life Aboard One of the Biggest Container Ships in the World
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Video: Life Aboard One of the Biggest Container Ships in the World

We saw a short clip of this video earlier this month along with a New York Times feature article, “Aboard a Cargo Colossus“, so consider this the

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 579

Sunday, October 26, 2014
8 Tips for Ship Launching via Rubber Inflatables
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8 Tips for Ship Launching via Rubber Inflatables

Ship launching using rubber inflatables, or commonly known as airbags, is a very popular vessel launching method, particularly in Asia. Besides, many

October 26, 2014
Total Views: 1755

Don’t Annoy Mr. Sea Lion Because He’ll Pick Up and Throw Your Furry Butt Across the Boat
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Don’t Annoy Mr. Sea Lion Because He’ll Pick Up and Throw Your Furry Butt Across the Boat

Watch what happens when a dog gets up in the grill of a sea lion 10 times his size. Reminds me of what almost happened when a lap dog

October 26, 2014
Total Views: 1309

Friday, October 17, 2014
Video: Arctic Escort Aboard Canadian Icebreaker Pierre Radison
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Video: Arctic Escort Aboard Canadian Icebreaker Pierre Radison

Video from onboard Canadian Coast Guard's medium icebreaker, CCGS Pierre Radison, as she escorts the expedition-style cruise ship, National Geographic

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 112

Saturday, October 11, 2014
Video Shows RV Ocean Researcher V Aground Off Taiwan, Frantic Search and Rescue
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Video Shows RV Ocean Researcher V Aground Off Taiwan, Frantic Search and Rescue

New video shows the scene from Friday night’s search and rescue after the Taiwanese research vessel Ocean Researcher V struck a reef and sank near the

October 11, 2014
Total Views: 175

Thursday, October 9, 2014
Jaenichen: The Jones Act Moves Industry and America’s Economic Prosperity
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Jaenichen: The Jones Act Moves Industry and America’s Economic Prosperity

Our very first Congress singled out the domestic U.S. Merchant Marine as essential to our economy and national defense. That is why, from the beginnings of

October 9, 2014
Total Views: 46

This USMMA Cadet’s Sea Year With MSC Did Not Suck [VIDEO]
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This USMMA Cadet’s Sea Year With MSC Did Not Suck [VIDEO]

Check out this highlight reel from a USMMA midshipman’s Sea Year with Military Sealift Command on board the USNS Joshua Humphreys. The USNS Joshua

October 9, 2014
Total Views: 125

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Australia Pacific LNG On Turning CSG Into LNG… Safely [VIDEO]
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Australia Pacific LNG On Turning CSG Into LNG… Safely [VIDEO]

The Australia Pacific LNG Project is a US $21 billion project that involves the construction of a new plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone, located in

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 23

Monday, September 29, 2014
WATCH: Lifeboat Launch FAIL Leads to Perfect Front Flip
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WATCH: Lifeboat Launch FAIL Leads to Perfect Front Flip

Unfortunately we don't have any info about this video whatsoever except that we can see it was filmed onboard a Chinese-flagged ship and, yes, it actually does

September 29, 2014
Total Views: 1210

Friday, September 26, 2014
This Tilting Lock Could Solve Traffic Problems Caused By Movable Bridges
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This Tilting Lock Could Solve Traffic Problems Caused By Movable Bridges

A Dutch engineering firm has come up with a unique solution that it believes could be the answer to road and waterway traffic congestion caused by the raising

September 26, 2014
Total Views: 350

Video: Ocean Art – The North Sea’s Most Stylish PSV
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Video: Ocean Art – The North Sea’s Most Stylish PSV

Here's a new video showing a look at the painting of Atlantic Offshore's new PSV Ocean Art, dubbed the "coolest looking" vessel in the North

September 26, 2014
Total Views: 197

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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The Salt of the Earth

There are crocodile tears, but salt tears are always the ones that are genuine, memorable, passionate and sometimes pedagogical. It has been said that the cure

September 24, 2014
Total Views: 333

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Here’s What It Looks Like to Climb the 58-Meter Mast of a Tall Ship – Video
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Here’s What It Looks Like to Climb the 58-Meter Mast of a Tall Ship – Video

Here’s some GoPro video of a cadet at Russia’s Murmansk State Technical University climbing a 58-meter mast onboard the STS Sedov, a steel-hulled

September 23, 2014
Total Views: 385

Thursday, September 18, 2014
Concept “Skybench” Technology Looks Like Potential for a Seafarer Shish Kabob
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Concept “Skybench” Technology Looks Like Potential for a Seafarer Shish Kabob

Check out this video showing a new concept design for a movable accommodation block for large containerships being developed by Hyundai Heavy

September 18, 2014
Total Views: 392

Tuesday, September 16, 2014
NOAA Team Reveals Forgotten Ghost Ships Off Golden Gate
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NOAA Team Reveals Forgotten Ghost Ships Off Golden Gate

A team of NOAA researchers today confirmed the discovery just outside San Francisco’s Golden Gate strait of the 1910 shipwreck SS Selja and an unidentified

September 16, 2014
Total Views: 52

Thursday, September 11, 2014
The U.S. Merchant Marine Response to 9/11
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The U.S. Merchant Marine Response to 9/11

Thirteen years ago today the world forever changed when thousands lost their lives in the September 11

September 11, 2014
Total Views: 202