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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: 677

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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It Pays to Have a Good Reputation

How are you perceived at work? Are you thought of as a strong worker, a good leader, great team player, a follower, a loner, or a complainer? Over time,

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
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SS United States: America’s Flagship, Historic Maritime Artifact and Engineering Marvel

She was built as an unsinkable ship, a claim allegedly attributed to Bruce Ismay, the managing partner of the White Star Line, the direct shipowning company of

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 537

Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Animation Shows Tsunami From 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile
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Animation Shows Tsunami From 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile

Here is the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center’s near real-time animation for the tsunami from northern Chile following the 8.2 magnitude earthquake that was

April 2, 2014
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Video: Ship Hits Rough Seas NOT in Search of Flight MH370 – UPDATE
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Video: Ship Hits Rough Seas NOT in Search of Flight MH370 – UPDATE

Update: And you guys cracked the case once again. Turns out this video is not from the search, rather it was filmed in January 2013 aboard the LPG carrier

March 26, 2014
Total Views: 250

Monday, March 24, 2014
Two Great Videos to Watch On Today’s 25th Anniversary of The Exxon Valdez Disaster
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Two Great Videos to Watch On Today’s 25th Anniversary of The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Here are two great videos to watch on today's 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez

March 24, 2014
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Do These Chinese Satellite Images Show MH370 Plane Wreckage? – UPDATE
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Do These Chinese Satellite Images Show MH370 Plane Wreckage? – UPDATE

New images released by the Chinese government show three large objects that may be wreckage debris from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

March 12, 2014
Total Views: 478

Monday, March 10, 2014
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
Total Views: 1767

Thursday, March 6, 2014
Treasure Hunters to Recover Gold Cargo from SS Central America Shipwreck
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Treasure Hunters to Recover Gold Cargo from SS Central America Shipwreck

The ship sank in 1857 with one of the largest documented cargoes of gold ever lost at sea and now lies at a depth of approximately 2,200 meters (7,200 feet)

March 6, 2014
Total Views: 159

Monday, March 3, 2014
Ship Photo of The Day – How Many Triple-E’s Can Fit Into One Photograph?
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Ship Photo of The Day – How Many Triple-E’s Can Fit Into One Photograph?

How Many Triple-E's Can Fit Into One

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 36

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PHOTOS: Jack/St. Malo Platform Delivered to U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Here's a series of photos showing the three phase delivery of the massive semi-submersible floating production facility, Jack/St. Malo, approximately 280 miles

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 309

Friday, February 21, 2014
Crazy Video: Crew Ditches Cargo to Save Ship
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Crazy Video: Crew Ditches Cargo to Save Ship

Check out this crazy video showing what could have easily been this cargo ship's final

February 21, 2014
Total Views: 250

Thursday, February 20, 2014
Ship Photo of The Day – You Now It’s Cold When…
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Ship Photo of The Day – You Now It’s Cold When…

Check out this photo showing a February 16 crew change on the frozen Great Lakes. Photographer Mark Langdon tells

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 59

Friday, February 14, 2014
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Know Your Equipment – Digital Selective Calling

By Captain Richard Madden, Those on deep-sea vessels frequently overlook the lessons learned from brown-water and fishing vessels.  This is unfortunate as it

February 14, 2014
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Real Life Castaway Returns Home
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Real Life Castaway Returns Home

The real life castaway that miraculously washed up recently on a Marshall Islands after more than a year adrift in his small fishing boat has returned to his

February 12, 2014
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Castaway Jose Salvador: Blame the Tehuantepecer?
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Castaway Jose Salvador: Blame the Tehuantepecer?

By Surfline/Buoyweather Chief Meteorologist Mark Willis By now you have likely seen the media coverage of Jose Salvador’s story. If not, Jose is the famous

February 11, 2014
Total Views: 163

Monday, February 10, 2014
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Mighty Servant 3 Sinks – A Look Back

In December 2006, Dockwise’s heavy lift vessel, Mighty Servant 3 was offloading the semi-submersible drilling rig Aleutian Key in the port of Luanda,

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 4405

Sunday, February 9, 2014
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the World’s Largest Ship – INFOGRAPHIC
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the World’s Largest Ship – INFOGRAPHIC

Check out this infographic from A.P. Moller – Maersk Group about their record breaking Triple-E

February 9, 2014
Total Views: 1096

Thursday, February 6, 2014
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USCG Rolling Out AIS Aids to Navigation: Are They Safe AND Secure?

By Captain Richard Madden – There are new buoys – and is some cases virtual buoys – coming to a U.S. port near you.  First seen in the port of

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 233

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Drone Gives Bird’s-Eye View of Costa Concordia Wreck Site – VIDEO
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Drone Gives Bird’s-Eye View of Costa Concordia Wreck Site – VIDEO

Here's some video of the Costa Concordia wreck site as it appeared in early January 2014, approximately two years after the Costa Concordia ran aground at

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 74