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Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public board meeting on its investigation into the Cosco Busan allision.  The goal of which, was

This was brought to our attention by digg.com, the social networking site that allows its users to submit links and news stories and then list the stories by

To celebrate US Presidents Day we would like to bring you 5 of our favorite Presidential quotes on the Merchant Marines. 1. President John Adams, Memoirs No

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 149th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 99 here. (Published 25 February 2008) You

Photo via Navy.mil It has been a bad week for pirates in the Gulf of Aden.  Yesterday, the USS Vella gulf apprehended 9 suspected pirates following a

If you have been following the news for the past two weeks, you must have read about the discovery of the HMS Victory, the legendary British warship that went

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 148th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 98 here. (Published 18 February 2008) You

Last week we were pleased to bring you google’s announcement of ocean data inclusion in Google Earth. Today we bring you an interview with the leading

Here is the Condé Nast’s annual list for top cruise ships of the year, as voted by more than 11,000 of its readers.  We have taken the top five

To give everyone a good sense to the extent of the container shipping crisis, we have put together this Bubble Chart using IBM’s Many Eye’s

Image via Flickr user OneEighteen Photostream While searching the web, I came across an article in the Chicago Tribune titled “Shipping Industry Runs

Yesterday, Google unveiled its newest version of Google Earth at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.  Google Earth 5.0 introduces a number of

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 147th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 97 here. (Published 11 February 2008) You

Yesterday we were honored to join ProMariner, Workboat Magazine and the distinguished guest gathered in Seattle to wish fair winds to the first official

The Exploratorium brings us live earthquake monitor and mapping links! Normally I wouldn’t cut an paste so much info but in light of messages I’ve

In reading the WSJ article mentioned yesterday titled “The Mega Containers Invade” we noticed this line: “Meanwhile, a ship capable of

Japan’s defense minister Yasukazu Hamada has announced that its Maritime Self Defense Force will join other nations in the fight against piracy off of

For the full list of gCaptain’s incident photos, CLICK HERE For most, the notion of a bad time on a luxurious vacation aboard a cruise ship is eating

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 146th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 96 here. (Published 4 February 2008) You

Frequently passing under bridges for a living and over them in the family sedan we, like most mariners, have a fascination with bridge design. In fact one of