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Sunday, December 23, 2007
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Upcoming Maritime News – Weekly Picks

Here are gCaptain editor’s Top 10 upcoming picks of the week from gCaptain’s Maritime News Discoverer. Please Vote on the ones you like to have

December 23, 2007
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
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China Recovers 800 Year Old Ship

Archaeologists in China have just salvaged an 800 year old ship from the South China Sea. The Associated Press tells us; After 800 years at the bottom of the

December 22, 2007
Total Views: 53

Friday, December 21, 2007
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Cosco Busan Departs San Francisco

This time the Cosco Busan’s departure is not a drill and we made sure to get video evidence of the fact! The San Francisco Chronicle tells us; The U.S.

December 21, 2007
Total Views: 68

Messing About In Ships Podcast – Interviews and Visits
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Messing About In Ships Podcast – Interviews and Visits

This week’s highlights include: the introduction of a new feature, “A Mariner’s Perspective” with Master Mariner Captain Kelly Sweeney,

December 21, 2007
Total Views: 17

Monday, December 17, 2007
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The Ocean’s Tyrannosaurus Rex

The Star Tribune points us to a new prehistoric discovery; Remains of a bus-sized prehistoric “monster” reptile found on a remote Arctic island may

December 17, 2007
Total Views: 37

Sunday, December 16, 2007
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Launching Kite Power

The 433 ft long “Beluga SkySails” in an undated image. Turning ocean winds into gold while cutting greenhouse emissions in the process might sound

December 16, 2007
Total Views: 53

Saturday, December 15, 2007
Captain Kidd’s Ship Found – Treasure Missing
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Captain Kidd’s Ship Found – Treasure Missing

The Associated Press tells us; A U.S. underwater archaeology team announced Thursday it has likely discovered the shattered remnants of a ship once captained

December 15, 2007
Total Views: 145

Friday, December 14, 2007
Cosco Busan Taking Departure – San Francisco
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Cosco Busan Taking Departure – San Francisco

SF’ist blog has sent us this breaking news item: The Cosco Busan is now departing shipyard in San Francisco. UPDATES: Our friends at Jakota and BoatingSF

December 14, 2007
Total Views: 46

Thursday, December 13, 2007
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Maritime Podcast – Episode 02

Here’s episode 02 of Messing About In Ships, your new maritime podcast. This week’s topics include; Listener Comments Antarctic Cruise Ship Sinking

December 13, 2007
Total Views: 30

AIS Conversation Continued – SHIP VS BOAT
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AIS Conversation Continued – SHIP VS BOAT

Earlier this week I received a request from our friend Ben Ellison at Panbo to poll our readers on the use of AIS. He was especially concerned with the

December 13, 2007
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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Buy A Rivet – Save A Ship

In a move similar to the amazingly successful Million Dollar Homepage the Manxman Steamship Company has started selling rivets. The idea – sell 100,000

December 12, 2007
Total Views: 59

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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Container Ship Captain – This Is My Job

Sea-Fever.org points us to Popular Mechanic’s feature “This Is My Job. World’s Coolest Professions“. This month’s feature;

December 11, 2007
Total Views: 378

AIS-B, Automatic Information System  For Boats. A Welcome Change?
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AIS-B, Automatic Information System For Boats. A Welcome Change?

  We have already proclaimed our love of AIS, the technology that helps watchkeepers identify surrounding vessel traffic, but currently this technology

December 11, 2007
Total Views: 78

Sunday, December 9, 2007
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The Crunchies – Support Your Favorite Sites

We received this note nominating us for “Most Likely To Succeed” start-up in Techcrunch‘s Web 2.0 award contest “The Crunchies”

December 9, 2007
Total Views: 22

Saturday, December 8, 2007
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Big Announcement… gCaptain’s First Podcast

We are thrilled to announce a new endeavor from the editors of gCaptain and leadership gurus at Sea Fever Consulting… A Maritime podcast; Messing About

December 8, 2007
Total Views: 45

Friday, December 7, 2007
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San Franciso Pilots Respond To Proposed Regulations

In a well written article published by The San Francisco Chronicle Captain Peter McIsaac, president of the San Francisco Bar Pilots, lays out the reasons why

December 7, 2007
Total Views: 46

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Last Minute Tax Tips For Mariners

Last Minute Tax Tips For Mariners by James Maguire We’re all guilty. We don’t enjoy pondering many of the negative aspects of our lives. Having

December 7, 2007
Total Views: 112

Thursday, December 6, 2007
Search Is Over For Tall Ship Alvei
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Search Is Over For Tall Ship Alvei

After one long day of a full-press search for the tall ship Alvei, New Zealand Coast Guard’s P-3 aircraft crew was able to find the overdue ship. The

December 6, 2007
Total Views: 282

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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Ship Launching on Yokohama Fenders?

MarineBuzz brings us photos of the M/V Bohai Challenge, being launched on what appears to be Yokohama Fenders (official they’re not Yokohamas). They tell

December 4, 2007
Total Views: 248

Friday, November 30, 2007
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Ship of the Day – Saipem 7000

Ship of the Day brings us the Saipem 7000; Today’s SotD is world’s second largest crane vessel Saipem 7000 (IMO: 8501567, Port of Registry: Nassau,

November 30, 2007
Total Views: 563