Some pretty good discussion starting in the forum regarding this incident and we will be watching as it developes. The forum discussion can be found HERE.
. As a young cadet excited about an approaching storm the C/M told me something I find myself repeating; “You can tell the green hands from the old salts
This weeks Interesting Ship is brought to us by MarineBuzz.com: Thanks to increasing oil prices! Here comes E-Ship 1 from ‘Enercon’, one of the
In keeping with the arctic theme, this weeks Interesting Ship is the United States Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20). The ship is a research icebreaker that
Google, the search engine and advertising powerhouse that is just about set to take over the world, is catching some real grief over their original Veterans
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Image Courtesy: mhsd.org To coincide with the 23rd anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in Lake Superior, Southport Video Productions
Love them or hate them, the crew of the Sea Shepard are now television stars. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HejYngWPV0A . You can find gCaptain’s Sea
When we think of early Aircraft Carriers, most defer to the US Navy converting Jupiter (Collier # 3) in 1920 to CVI Langley. Commissioned in March 1922,
This coming Saturday the U.S. Navy will be commissioning its first Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom (LCS-1), in a ceremony at Veterans Park in Milwaukee,
Perusing ” A failure in XXX Resource Management” I must accept the authors concern. Although encompassing, the point is understood: the maritime
The Queen Mary was in service for decades as both a World War II transport ship and a luxury liner. It wasn’t intended as such at the time, but
UPDATE: A third mystery lego-man has washed up on a beach in Florida. What is happening! Read here for the update!! ORIGINAL: To the delight of children in
More on accidents and why. By John G. Denham A pilotage pardox presently exists because of the lack of explanations as to the “root cause” of
UPDATE: A while back we post this incident photo of two large gantry cranes collasping under strong winds at Jaxport. Well Thanks to Fred Frey in this
Carl Nolte of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: According to a report released Thursday by the state pilot commission… “There was unequivocally
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These days, it is impossible to watch or read any news publication, maritime or not, and not know about pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden. The hijacking
Despite the declining shipping markets, global maritime recruitment firm Faststream says that it is experiencing strong demand from its shipowning, broking and
(Image courtesy: Press-Telegram) NOAA ship strike reduction rule made major strides recently with its passing of a 10 knot speed limit for large vessels near
Here is an update from the Pentagon Channel on the status of the USCG Polar Ice Breaking fleet: More USCG official videos can be found at the USCGImagery
New Straight Times brings us this video with the following information from Port
