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Monday, September 14, 2009
Blog

M/V Elli, A Crude Oil Tanker’s Broken Back – Incident Photo Of The Week

Crude oil tanker M/V Elli broke her back on August 28th after considerable hogging was witnessed while she was in ballast and anchored awaiting drydock near

Monday, September 14, 2009
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Friday, September 11, 2009
USCG

Coast Guard Excersize Sparks Confusion in The Nation’s Capital

Via The New York Times: A Coast Guard training exercise in the Potomac River near the Pentagon stirred alarm and confusion on Friday morning around the time

September 11, 2009
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Lifesaving Incidents

TITAN Salvage Team nominated for the IMO’s 2009 Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award

The TITAN Salvage team involved in the dramatic, 12-hour cliff-top rescue of the 25 crewmembers onboard the grounded cargo ship Fedra and one rescue swimmer

September 11, 2009
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

IDPOA’s Training Scheme Initiative

The International DP Operators Association (IDPOA) has been hard at work on a new program to aid self funded DPO’s gain the sea time needed for an

September 10, 2009
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Photo

SHI Shipyard Photo, A View From Aloft – Photo Of The Week

Photo By gCaptain Today’s Photo Of The Week is an HDR view of Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)– Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. This photo was taken

September 10, 2009
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Maritime Security

U.S. signing anti-piracy agreement at UN

Washington, D.C. – Sept. 9, 2009 In a September 9 keynote address to the ComDef 2009 defense policy conference in Washington, D.C., Assistant Secretary

September 9, 2009
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Maritime Security

Maritime Administration Warns of Likely Increase in Piracy

Sep 9 2009 The Maritime Administration today issued an advisory to mariners and ship operators that piracy is likely to increase off the Horn of Africa and in

September 9, 2009
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Weather

NOAA’s Powerful New Supercomputers Boost U.S. Weather Forecasts

NOAA has completed implementation of the final phase of a nine year, $180 million contract by installing the newest generation of IBM supercomputers for

September 8, 2009
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Blog

News Update: Superferry 9 Capsizing

The last missing person was rescued a day after a ferry carrying more than 900 people capsized in Philippine waters, officials said Tuesday. The woman was

September 8, 2009
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
Lifesaving Incidents

Ferry carrying nearly 1,000 passengers capsizes in the Philippines

Nine people were killed and 983 rescued when a ferry capsized Sunday in the Philippines, leaving crews scouring the waters for survivors, officials said. The

September 6, 2009
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Ship Design

M/V Seabed Worker – Interesting Ship of The Week

This weeks interesting ship is the M/V Seabed Worker, an 88 meter Multi Purpose Support Vessel that is very well equipped for Subsea operations. The M/V Seabed

September 4, 2009
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Photo

Photo of The Week – Crowley’s newest heavy-lift deck barge

Crowley welcomed the newest 400-foot by 105-foot, heavy-lift deck barge to its fleet Saturday at a christening celebration at the Gunderson Marine shipyard in

September 1, 2009
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Oil Spill

New Ballast Water Rules – CG Proposal Announced

Via AP: The Coast Guard on Thursday proposed national standards for regulating the release in port of ships’ ballast water, which can introduce new,

August 28, 2009
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Maritime Security Incidents

Somali Pirates Fire on Navy Helicopter – Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY7Q5-S3vI4 Somali pirates aboard a hijacked ship fired at a U.S. Navy helicopter yesterday, Navy officials said. According to

August 27, 2009
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Photo

Training Ship Empire State – Interesting Photo Of The Week

Today’s photo of the week, by Captain Richard Robson, shows SUNY Maritime’s training ship Empire State anchored in a clam sea. You can find

August 25, 2009
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A Brief History of Dynamic Positioning

Dynamic Positioning (DP) has come a long way in the 58 years since its inception, developing alongside the oil industry.  Today its applications are as varied

August 25, 2009
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Fire Incidents

Formosaproduct Brick Tanker Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

Many thanks to gCaptain reader Ryan C for sending this photo of the product tanker M/V Formosaproduct Brick catching fire after a recent collision. Bloomberg

August 21, 2009
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Engines

Big Motor Problems

Big Motor Problems By John G. Denham I am impressed with the significant improvements that large diesel engine manufacturers are making in reducing offensive

August 19, 2009
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Photo

First Lift – World’s Largest Crane In Action

A few months back we brought you photos of the world’s largest crane being built, today we show you it in action. It is the world’s first fixed

August 19, 2009
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Photo

VTS Photo Gallery – A look inside maritime vessel traffic services worldwide.

Our friend Richard Rodriguez of the BitterEnd Blog had an excellent post titled VTS – Working with large vessels, that gives Puget Sound boaters tips on

August 18, 2009
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
USCG

Interview with Vice Admiral Papp

On the heels of gCaptain’s interview with Commandant Thad Allen, the Unofficial Coast Guard blog sits down with the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area

August 16, 2009
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