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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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Some Buttons to help you navigate gCaptain. Click on the ones that interest you! 1) Like our favorite random story site Stumble Upon. Read a random gCaptain

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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Monday, August 20, 2007
Interesting

Speed From Efficiency – The Sea Phantom

Looking like a James Bond craft but powered by a simple outboard the Sea Phantom’s design focuses on efficiency to bring speeds over 70knots. Wired Blog

August 20, 2007
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Marine Weather

Using Google Earth to Track Hurricanes

Additional Links For Google Earth Storm Tracking: Google Earth Blog: Best Storm Tracking Tools Storm Tracking with Google Earth – Video Google Earth

August 20, 2007
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Incidents

The Nightmare of the Ship M/V Alpha Action

We brought you the story of a collision between the bulk carrier M/V Alpha Action and and container ship M/V Wan Hai 307 late last month in a post

August 20, 2007
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Marine Weather

5 Interesting Hurricane Tracking Charts

Here is a list of gCaptain’s picks for the most interesting ways to track Hurricane Dean. 1) IBISeye.com’s Hurricane Tracker. Click on past and

August 19, 2007
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August 19, 2007
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Fire on USS New Orleans Amphibious Warship Off Okinawa Now Extinguished
Defense

Fire on USS New Orleans Amphibious Warship Off Okinawa Now Extinguished

An amphibious warship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) suffered a fire off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Wednesday, prompting a coordinated international response

Ukrainian Man Arrested Over Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks
News

Ukrainian Man Arrested Over Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks

A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of coordinating the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, German prosecutors said on

U.S., EU Lock In Trade Deal
News

U.S., EU Lock In Trade Deal

The United States and the European Union on Thursday locked in a framework trade deal reached last month that includes a 15% U.S. tariff on most EU imports,

Container Shipping Rates Keep Dropping as Tariff Surge Runs Out of Steam
Shipping

Container Shipping Rates Keep Dropping as Tariff Surge Runs Out of Steam

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 4% to $2,250 per 40ft container this week, marking the tenth consecutive week of decline as the market continues

UK Targets Iranian Oil Magnate and Maritime Networks in Fresh Sanctions
News

UK Targets Iranian Oil Magnate and Maritime Networks in Fresh Sanctions

The UK government has announced a new round of sanctions targeting an Iranian oil magnate and multiple companies enabling Iran’s destabilizing


Saturday, August 18, 2007
Video

Saturday Afternoon Fun – Riding The Shaft Video

Reason #72 why I’m not an engineer; Dangerous Initiation Rituals or as the cadets would say; “Bringing new meaning to Getting the Shaft“. My

August 18, 2007
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Incidents

Pasha Bulker – Postscript

Our top commenter from down under, Ian, has sent me a wrap-up of the Pasha Bulker story: “PB left our shores several weeks ago under tow to an Asian

August 18, 2007
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Video

Remember your first time transiting the Panama Canal?

August 17, 2007
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Video

Video – Not so bright boaters

Yes, If I was the sailor here I’d have given the container ship more room to pas the QM2…. but that’s just

August 16, 2007
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
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Interesting

gCaptain’s Favorite Maritime Photographer

We use flickr to bring you the Photo Of The Day on our homepage and more than a dozen times a single photographer’s work has been featured; OneEighteen.

August 15, 2007
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Most Read

Fire on USS New Orleans Amphibious Warship Off Okinawa Now Extinguished
Defense

Fire on USS New Orleans Amphibious Warship Off Okinawa Now Extinguished

An amphibious warship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) suffered a fire off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Wednesday, prompting a coordinated international response

Ukrainian Man Arrested Over Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks
News

Ukrainian Man Arrested Over Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks

A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of coordinating the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, German prosecutors said on

U.S., EU Lock In Trade Deal
News

U.S., EU Lock In Trade Deal

The United States and the European Union on Thursday locked in a framework trade deal reached last month that includes a 15% U.S. tariff on most EU imports,

Container Shipping Rates Keep Dropping as Tariff Surge Runs Out of Steam
Shipping

Container Shipping Rates Keep Dropping as Tariff Surge Runs Out of Steam

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 4% to $2,250 per 40ft container this week, marking the tenth consecutive week of decline as the market continues

UK Targets Iranian Oil Magnate and Maritime Networks in Fresh Sanctions
News

UK Targets Iranian Oil Magnate and Maritime Networks in Fresh Sanctions

The UK government has announced a new round of sanctions targeting an Iranian oil magnate and multiple companies enabling Iran’s destabilizing


Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Engines

Video – How Gas Turbines Work

Another great

August 14, 2007
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gCaptain

Tropical Storm Tracking

Tracking Tropical Storms? Try our new Weather Dashboard. Our dashboards grab the live NOAA maps our editors use aboard their ships to track weather systems and

August 14, 2007
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Monday, August 13, 2007
gCaptain

Maritime Magazine – gCaptain Ad Debut

An Exciting Announcement – Maritime Executive Magazine An exciting announcement from gCaptain… Our new internet ad will debut on an upcoming issue

August 13, 2007
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Video

Time Lapse Video – Container Ship Loading

August 13, 2007
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Lifesaving Incidents

Ships Collide and One Partially Sinks Off Gibraltar

The Shipping Times tells us: “The Panamanian cargo Vessel NEW FLAME, carrying a cargo of scrap metal and the Danish Product Tanker TORM GERTRUDE collided

August 13, 2007
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Corporate News

August 20, 2025

Autonomous Technology to be Explored by ABS and Saronic

ABS and Saronic Technologies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore autonomous technologies for maritime applications. The agreement establishes a cooperative

August 20, 2025

Anglo-Eastern selects Inmarsat’s NexusWave for Hadley Shipping Group

The agreement enables Hadley Shipping’s fleet under Anglo-Eastern’s technical management to upgrade to Inmarsat NexusWave.  Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has

August 20, 2025

Sperry Marine FOG Cuts Through Ship Jamming and Spoofing

Once detected as isolated incidents – if at all – jamming and spoofing of ship locations now afflict the world’s busiest waterways. Sperry Marine’s Ralf Magner

August 19, 2025

Moxie Media Launches Free Training Resource to Help Families Support Their Mariners While at Sea

Moxie Media has released Supporting Your Mariner’s Mental Health: A Guide for Loved Ones, a free online training program that helps families and friends support the

August 18, 2025

Thordon Bearings appoints Progreen as exclusive distributor in Azerbaijan

Thordon Bearings Inc., a global leader in water-lubricated and grease-free bearing solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Progreen as its exclusive distributor for

August 14, 2025

ABB integrates multi-megawatt marine fuel cell system for the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell superyacht

ABB has integrated a comprehensive scope of technologies onboard Feadship Breakthrough. The vessel was constructed by Dutch high-end yacht builder Feadship. Launched in May 2025,

August 12, 2025

The Trust For Governors Island Debuts New Hybrid Electric Ferry: The Harbor Charger

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island unveiled today its new hybrid-elec­tric fer­ry, the Har­bor Charg­er, the first of its kind in New York State and a wel­come

August 12, 2025

Bardex Reinforces Commitment to Allied Maritime Infrastructure at US-ASEANADS Mission

Bardex Corporation can confirm that Nick Atallah, Director, Product Development for Bardex, will represent the company at the upcoming Aerospace, Defense & Security (ADS)

Corporate News

August 20, 2025

Autonomous Technology to be Explored by ABS and Saronic

ABS and Saronic Technologies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore autonomous technologies for maritime applications. The agreement establishes a cooperative

August 20, 2025

Anglo-Eastern selects Inmarsat’s NexusWave for Hadley Shipping Group

The agreement enables Hadley Shipping’s fleet under Anglo-Eastern’s technical management to upgrade to Inmarsat NexusWave.  Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has

August 20, 2025

Sperry Marine FOG Cuts Through Ship Jamming and Spoofing

Once detected as isolated incidents – if at all – jamming and spoofing of ship locations now afflict the world’s busiest waterways. Sperry Marine’s Ralf Magner

August 19, 2025

Moxie Media Launches Free Training Resource to Help Families Support Their Mariners While at Sea

Moxie Media has released Supporting Your Mariner’s Mental Health: A Guide for Loved Ones, a free online training program that helps families and friends support the

August 18, 2025

Thordon Bearings appoints Progreen as exclusive distributor in Azerbaijan

Thordon Bearings Inc., a global leader in water-lubricated and grease-free bearing solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Progreen as its exclusive distributor for

August 14, 2025

ABB integrates multi-megawatt marine fuel cell system for the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell superyacht

ABB has integrated a comprehensive scope of technologies onboard Feadship Breakthrough. The vessel was constructed by Dutch high-end yacht builder Feadship. Launched in May 2025,

August 12, 2025

The Trust For Governors Island Debuts New Hybrid Electric Ferry: The Harbor Charger

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island unveiled today its new hybrid-elec­tric fer­ry, the Har­bor Charg­er, the first of its kind in New York State and a wel­come

August 12, 2025

Bardex Reinforces Commitment to Allied Maritime Infrastructure at US-ASEANADS Mission

Bardex Corporation can confirm that Nick Atallah, Director, Product Development for Bardex, will represent the company at the upcoming Aerospace, Defense & Security (ADS)


Sunday, August 12, 2007
Navy

Stealth Warship – HMS Daring

We don’t usually cover Navy stories but think the stealth design on a ship this size is impressive, even if the radar signature is not 100% invisible.

August 12, 2007
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Video

Video – How fast is you’re ship?

August 12, 2007
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Engines

Victory Ship Engine Room Tour

Also read our post Ship Engines – Wartsila-Sulzer Super Engine – The Emma Maersk’ s Enormous Power

August 12, 2007
Total Views: 308

Saturday, August 11, 2007
Incidents

Company Quick To Blame Captain

In a recent incident aboard the Russian Cruise/Research vessel Alexey Maryshev, passengers where injured when an iceberg, which the vessel was navigating close

August 11, 2007
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Friday, August 10, 2007
Merchant Marine

LMSR Ablaze in Boston

This just in from the Boston Globe: Firefighters battled through smoke and heat to quench a blaze early this morning in the bowels of a Navy ship in dry

August 10, 2007
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Thursday, August 9, 2007
Maritime Security

IMB’s Maritime Security Hotline Goes Live

Launched this June the International Maritime Bureau’s Maritime Security Hotline is a confidential phone line that enables the seafarer and others in the

August 9, 2007
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Offbeat

Rescue At Sea – Lego Life Saved

A daring rescue at sea was performed by tourists at the Dutch resort of Zandvoort yesterday. The efforts began when a large orange head was observed floating

August 8, 2007
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Interesting

gCaptain Blog Photo Spelling

August 7, 2007
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Sunday, August 5, 2007
Video

Ship Simulator 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eM_azpF_54 Ship Simulator is a revolutionary simulation game that puts players at the helm of some of the most varied and

August 5, 2007
Total Views: 657

Saturday, August 4, 2007
gCaptain

Ask a Maritime Expert. Response Guaranteed

Need background information for your newspaper, blog, research paper…? Need help with your job search, career plans, maritime training, coast guard

August 4, 2007
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