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Explore captivating maritime news videos and documentaries covering ship launches, offshore operations, navy warships, and industry events.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Humor: The front fell off
In the vein of Abbot and Costello’s “Who’s On First,” only related to ships. Thanks to BitterEnd reader Robert S, of Seattle and
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Admiral Thad Allen – 2008 State of the Coast Guard
This Week Admiral Thad Allen gave his annual State Of The Coast Guard speech at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The Unofficial Coast Guard blog has
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Cruise Ship “Voyager” Battling Storm – Video
Here is some video of the cruise ship Voyager battling the 2005 cyclone Valentina off the coast of Majorca. The full story: LINK
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Grounded Ship – Video Of Helicopter Rescue
The BBC Tells us; A cargo ship captain who was seriously injured in a force 10 gale off the Isles of Scilly is in hospital after being rescued by
Friday, January 25, 2008
USCG Boat Rescue – Video
During a January 4 storm, two 47-foot Motor Life Boats from Station Golden Gate responded to calls and assisted four boaters in distress, towing one of the
What Are You Sinking About?
g Captain's favorite video - what happens if you call the German Coast Guard when your ship starts sinking? What are you thinking about?? We're thinking this
Monday, January 21, 2008
Coast Guard C-130 Air Drop – Video
A short clip from our friends at the USCG; Kodiak, Alaska-Jan 17, 2008–An Air Station Kodiak C-130 crew perform drop training. USCG video by PA1 Kurt
Monday, January 7, 2008
A Video of Unwanted Fame
If you think Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are the only ones suffering from Fame just be glad your not the captain of this brand new ship! This summer
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Launching Of A Free-Fall Lifeboat
. Here’s the arial view; . Finally, here’s how they test these boats: . For more info on the history behind these types of lifeboats visit
Friday, December 28, 2007
Top 10 USCG Resuces of 2007 – Video
The US Cost Guard gives us their Top 10 Rescues of 2007: 1. Coast Guard rescue crews assist with over 160 rescues in the flood-ravaged Pacific Northwest.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Underwater Ocean Turbines
We have taken a look at ways to harness the ocean’s immense power before but this alternative energy solutions is slightly different. Using subsea
Monday, December 10, 2007
The Protector – Anti Piracy Robot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjtH70edsGQ Want to know more about The Protector? Popular Mechanics tells us; Robots versus pirates—it’s not as
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Cosco Busan – ECDIS Tracking w/ Google Maps
So the gCaptain team has been exceptionally busy in the last few weeks and we have the Cosco Busan partially to thank. In addition to the server traffic and
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Hebei Spirit South Korea Tanker Incident – Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmG0KkC8e6k . Video of the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill In South Korea. Video not working in your browser? Try the direct
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Tug-of-War | USCG Icebreakers VS Great Lakes Freighter
YouTube user 20greatlakes07 recently put together this video of the USCG Icebreaker Mackinaw’s unsuccessful, but valiant, attempt to free the Great Lakes
Saturday, December 1, 2007
USCG Cruise Ship Medivac – Video
Every wonder what happens if you need to be helicoptered off a cruise ship? The USCG has released this video of a medivac operation off the coast of Mexico.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
A Whale Of A Greeting – Deep Seas Exploration
At times commercial interests and biological research align with stunning results. Today we look at projects underway that utilize technology employed by the
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Hull Inspection Video – More Exciting Than It Sounds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxDH2CS7c0I We’re hard at work on some interesting new features including a visualization of the Cosco Busan incident in