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Like the Zhen Hua near Rotterdam, the Den Den in India and the Pasha Bulker in Newcastle Australia the Cargo Ship (actually it’s a container ship)

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The damaged Cosco Busan is seen in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 The Associated Press is reporting that criminal charges were filed today against

Here is a short video overview on todays shipping

via Military.com Women have been serving as an integral part of the US Navy since the establishment of the Nurse Corps in 1908. Nine years later, the US Navy

Congrats to gCaptain contributer Richard Rodriguez for the recent syndication of his post on whaling protests by Reuters. Next stop a Pulitzer for his coverage

. The Greenwich Phantom blog brings us a slice of reality; One of the sculptures commissioned for the Millennium Dome, Slice of Reality is looking a little

From the Freedom Ship to Underwater Hotels we have covered most of what you’ll find on weburbanist’s latest post titled “5 Floating Utopia

We are cleaning up after our migration to a new dedicated server by squashing waterbugs as we find them. Today we fixed our mash-ups. Take a look: News

US Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen   US Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen said in a recent email: “USCG activities involving U.S. and foreign

The Whaling – Conservation controversy in the Southern Ocean has escalated to violence. Earlier today it appears that the Japanese Coast Guard fired on

Stealth ships: HMS Helsingborg and HMS Visby. Photo: Peter Nilsson/Kockums AB   The folks at Giz Magazine are reporting scientists at Britannia Royal Navy

by Øystein Ellingsen Shipspotter VOX tells us: The Norwegian car ferry Bergensfjord was enroute Bergen – Hanstholm early last week when she enouctered

Welcome to this 100th edition of Maritime Monday! You can find Maritime Monday 50 here. (Published 12 March 2007) You can find last week’s edition here.

photo by Jim Hartland If you see this post it means your viewing the gCaptain from our brand new Dedicated Server! STBY – normal ops to resume

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

INTERVIEW WITH USCG RESCUE HELICOPTER CREW This past July, in a gCaptain and Robin Storm exclusive, we brought you the Lessons Learned by North Atlantic freak

Editor’s Note: Looking for information on the Baltic Ace tragedy? Catch gCaptain’s full coverage HERE or read, Are RoRo’s Safe?, for more

The Coast Guard has launched a new website with Video, Podcasts and Photos featured on the homepage. In the official Press Release they write: I am excited to

It comes as no surprise that we in the United States are security aware. Possible threats create new legislation on a regular basis. Today, I enrolled for my

The bow and stern parts of the Seitoku Maru fishing boat are lifted onto the deck of a salvage barge Wednesday off Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture. Two fishermen

Did you send a AMVER / SEAS report to NOAA and are unsure if they received it? Head over to NOAA’s VOS Observations Received Table and search down the

A short follow up to yesterday’s post: 72 ColRegs and a Japanese Destroyer Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to dismiss Maritime

Last Tuesday, at about 04:00 Agato, a 170 meter, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer and the fishing vessel Seitoku Maru collided about 28

The Anatomy of Allisions By Captain John G. Denham. The recent accidents on the waters of San Francisco Bay has triggered the attention of maritime afficiando