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NY Mermaid Parade 2010 – Coney Island has such a distinct culture that the sixth boro (the watery parts between the five terra-boros) should just annex

This map from worldmapper.org uses relative size to show proportion of all shipping containers being loaded and unloaded in each country. There are more

The research team led by James Cameron released their proposal to stop the flow of oil today. gCaptain was surprised to discover a few good ideas that have

We will be live blogging the hearing officially titled “Foreign Vessel Operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone” which can be watched live

Photo By Richard Hartog, AP UPDATE: According to the latest reports, Abby Sunderland, the 16 year old Californian attempting a solo sailing trip around the

The primary relief well is currently being drilled by the DD3, followed shortly by a back-up well being drilled by the sister-rig DD2. But, considering

Click to read Part 1 of this Post: 10 Anti-Piracy Weapons For Use In Somalia Last year gCaptain brought you Anti-Piracy Weapons – Top 10 For Future Use

There exists a myth that mariners do not like investigations because they resist the changes that take place (regulatory, company policy, etc) as a result of

President Obama brings us the following message for Maritime Day 2010: Even before our Nation declared independence, our forebears recognized the importance of

They’re both about localisation, but that doesn’t make them apples and apples By Ryan Skinner (email) You probably already know AIS. The

Last week I was in Washington, D.C. attending the first ever Maritime Congressional Sail-In. The purpose of the event was to increase awareness of the

Recent news that the EU would most likely take over the US role of hosting an international exchange of LRIT (Long-Range Identification and Tracking Systems)

You’re looking for a job overseas and you send an email message to a few people you have worked with in the past. Something

Earlier today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the approval of the nations first offshore wind farm to be located in the Nantucket Sound.  A

An alert rig site senior mechanic spotted a welder carrying out a job that could have led to an explosion. It is a reminder to check thoroughly what’s

Here is another classic accident report from the Danish Maritime Authority. We have a ship’s engineer, wooden shoes and alcohol. Division for

In essence, a simple succession of errors on the part of a very tired crew member resulted in the grounding of Shen Neng 1 on Douglas Shoal, part of

Five Somali pirates accused of attacking the USS Nicholas could be sent to the United States to face trial, only the second time in recent history.  CNN tells

The U.S. Department of Transportation has officialy announced launch of the marine highway program, a new initiative that aims to take advantage of the

The following is a press release issued on The International Law of the Shipmaster, a new book that serves as a reference tool and guide to “Shipmaster