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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Do you have a story to tell?

Did you know that gCaptain accepts YOUR articles? That’s right, regardless of whether you work as an Ordinary Seaman, Captain, Cadet or Cook we are

Monday, January 7, 2008
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Incidents

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

January 7, 2008
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Sunday, January 6, 2008
Offbeat

Popsicle Stick Ship – Interesting/Odd Ship of The Week

MAKE Blog brings us this interesting ship: He used to break bones, now former Hollywood stuntman Robert Mc-Donald uses popsicle sticks to break world records.

January 6, 2008
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
Maritime Security

Missile Defense Systems to Be Tested on JFK Jets

American Airlines Passenger planes at JFK will be outfitted with a new missile defense system. Gothamist tells us: The Dept. of Homeland Security is funding

January 5, 2008
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Blog

Ship Disasters At Sea – Photos of Maritime Destruction

A collection of Ship Disaster Photos. From explosions to deep ocean sinking to massive fires they are all here. Enjoy these photos? Check out our other

January 5, 2008
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Top Stories Of The Year 2007

We woke up this morning to an emails asking what our best post of 2007 was? While we’ll leave that for you to decide, here are our the most

January 5, 2008
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
Blog

Incident Photo Of The Week

The above photo was taken by Mark Zanzig during a flight over the Nambia desert. Mark Writes; Another photo of the Edward Bohlen, this time providing a view on

January 5, 2008
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
Lifesaving Incidents

The Spirit of Shacketon – Aboard the M/S Explorer

The Spirit of Shacketon – Aboard the M/S Explorer by Michael Morrissey On 11 November 2007 Sola and I departed from Ushuaia, Argentina aboard the M/S

January 3, 2008
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Interesting

Funicular Railway – Interesting Ship Of The Week

We are starting a new feature here on gCaptain titled “Interesting Ship Of The Week” and the first vessel we’d like to share this unusual

January 2, 2008
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Interesting

World’s Best Designed Lighthouses

Deputy Dog brings us “12 stunning lighthouses“. While today’s technology limits their usefulness we at gCaptain agree they are a good backup

January 2, 2008
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Photo

Ghost Ship Tours

Our apologies to anyone looking for paranormal activity… you (probably) won’t find any here because by ghost ship we mean vessels no longer in

January 1, 2008
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
Video

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

December 30, 2007
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Blog

Incident Photo Of The Week – M/V Hanjin Pennsylvania

After a brief hiatus we return to a popular gCaptain feature “Incident Photo Of The Week”. This weeks photo is the aftermath of a 2002 fire aboard

December 30, 2007
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

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.

December 28, 2007
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Sunday, December 23, 2007
Interesting

The Ultimate Christmas Gift For A Future Mariner

With a 5m LOA (nearly three times larger than G.I. Joe’s Carrier) Gizmodo brings us the World’s Largest Toy Aircraft Carrier: “an absolutely

December 23, 2007
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Empress Of The North – Preliminary Report Published

The preliminary report on the Empress Of The North grounding and subsequent abandonment (no fatalities) was released by the NTSB today. The BBC reports; Marino

December 22, 2007
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Friday, December 21, 2007

Cosco Busan Departs San Francisco

This time the Cosco Busan’s departure is not a drill and we made sure to get video evidence of the fact! The San Francisco Chronicle tells us; The U.S.

December 21, 2007
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Sunday, December 16, 2007
Weather

Shedding light on rogue waves

Physics World points us to an article from the most respected journal in science; Nature. They tell us; Every so often mariners report the sighting of a huge

December 16, 2007
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
gCaptain

Maritime News Discoverer Voting Campaign

Our Maritime News Discoverer is really taking off. Our google page views have almost doubled and feedback is excellent. Our one problem… we need you to vote

December 15, 2007
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Shipyard

World’s Largest Cruise Ship – Keel Laying Ceremony

Cunard Cruiser tells us of the recent keel laying ceremony for what will be the world’s largest cruise ship. They write; Project Genesis, the largest

December 15, 2007
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Video

A Video Tour Of Basic Tanker Ops

Video look at some of the jobs on bard Oil

December 15, 2007
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