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Monday, December 2, 2013
Stuck in a Shipwreck – New Video Surfaces of Miraculous Jascon 4 Rescue
Blog

Stuck in a Shipwreck – New Video Surfaces of Miraculous Jascon 4 Rescue

A new video has surfaced showing divers discovering a man found tucked inside an air bubble of a the Jascon 4 shipwreck after two days at depth of 30

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 1198

Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Dead Sperm Whale Explodes – WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC
Multimedia

Dead Sperm Whale Explodes – WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC

This video really falls under the Not Safe For Life (NSFL) category. You've been

November 26, 2013
Total Views: 167

Friday, November 1, 2013
Watch: Containership’s Structure Visually Flexing in Heavy Seas
Interesting

Watch: Containership’s Structure Visually Flexing in Heavy Seas

As the MOL Comfort disaster clearly showed, there is a point at which the load on a ship’s structure exceeds the breaking strength. One might say the

November 1, 2013
Total Views: 2690

Monday, October 28, 2013
WATCH: Guy Gets Hilariously Rude Awakening in Norway
Interesting

WATCH: Guy Gets Hilariously Rude Awakening in Norway

A reminder to always sleep with one eye

October 28, 2013
Total Views: 42

Friday, October 18, 2013
DDG 1000 Pics: Billy Badass Has Arrived
Defense

DDG 1000 Pics: Billy Badass Has Arrived

Due to the US government shutdown over the past few weeks, the christening of the US Navy and General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works’ latest creation, DDG 1000

October 18, 2013
Total Views: 1413

Friday, October 11, 2013
VIDEO: Animation Shows Float-On of Costa Concordia Onboard Dockwise Vanguard
Blog

VIDEO: Animation Shows Float-On of Costa Concordia Onboard Dockwise Vanguard

For those of you who have never seen Dockwise Vanguard in action, and even for those of you who have, it's difficult to comprehend how the float-on is going to

October 11, 2013
Total Views: 231

Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Mol comfort
Interesting

A Look Back: MOL Comfort Incident Photos

A collection of photos from the ongoing MOL Comfort incident.

July 10, 2013
Total Views: 27344

Monday, July 8, 2013
Bulk Carrier “Cyprus Cement” Lays Waste to Local Marina
Incidents

Bulk Carrier “Cyprus Cement” Lays Waste to Local Marina

While attempting to leave port on Saturday, the bulk carrier Cyprus Cement encountered some sort of propulsion issue and ends up tearing through a Norwegian

July 8, 2013
Total Views: 1046

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Maersk Triple-E Ship at night
Interesting

Maersk Triple-E – A Detailed Look At The World’s Biggest Ship

Forty-thousand alarm clocks buzzed as one, waking an equal number of workers for work at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the world’s

May 28, 2013
Total Views: 1457

Monday, May 20, 2013
WATCH: Costa Concordia Shipwreck Like You’ve Never Seen Before
Interesting

WATCH: Costa Concordia Shipwreck Like You’ve Never Seen Before

The Costa Concordia wreck site sets the backdrop for this amazing quadcopter promotional video just posted to

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 115

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Most Intense Bridge Conversation EVER – USS Porter Collides With Supertanker [BRIDGE RECORDING AUDIO]
Defense

The Most Intense Bridge Conversation EVER – USS Porter Collides With Supertanker [BRIDGE RECORDING AUDIO]

Bridge audio from the August 2012 collision between the USS Porter and a VLCC.

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 3090

Monday, May 13, 2013
Mærsk McKinney-Møller – Meet The World’s Largest Ship! [Multimedia Gallery]
Interesting

Mærsk McKinney-Møller – Meet The World’s Largest Ship! [Multimedia Gallery]

Early this month gCaptain was invited to DSME, the world's second largest shipyard, for a behind-the-scenes tour of the world's largest ship, the mighty Maersk

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 588

Saturday, March 30, 2013
High-Risk Ferry Docking in Greece [VIDEO]
Blog

High-Risk Ferry Docking in Greece [VIDEO]

Check out this footage of a ro/ro passenger ferry Mediterranean mooring to a dock in heavy seas at the Greek island of Kimolos on March 25, 2013. Long video

March 30, 2013
Total Views: 2192

Sunday, March 3, 2013
Bulk Carrier Runs Over Cargo Ship in Singapore Straits [VIDEO]
Collision

Bulk Carrier Runs Over Cargo Ship in Singapore Straits [VIDEO]

According to AIS data, the name of the larger ship is the Beks Halil, which departed Singapore on 1 March 2013, the smaller vessel is the Thuan My. It’s

March 3, 2013
Total Views: 209

Thursday, January 17, 2013
USS Guardian philippines aground
Grounding Incidents

USS Guardian is Fully Bricked Up and Getting Battered on Philippine Reef [IMAGE]

Friday Update: Crew removed as salvors get to work. *Update: The above image was sent to us last night by a confidential source Original story: While at a

January 17, 2013
Total Views: 155

Tuesday, January 1, 2013
kulluk aground
Grounding Incidents

Kulluk Drilling Rig Grounds After Tow Lines Fail [Incident Photo]

Latest Update (Jan. 2): Overflight Video, Environmental Groups Respond as Damage Assessment Begins on the Stranded Kulluk By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska

January 1, 2013
Total Views: 88

Saturday, December 29, 2012
Coast Guard: Crews Battle Fierce Storm While Assisting Disabled Aiviq and Kulluk [Incident Photos]
Offshore

Coast Guard: Crews Battle Fierce Storm While Assisting Disabled Aiviq and Kulluk [Incident Photos]

Update from USCG on the disabled Aiviq and Shell’s Kulluk drilling unit near Kodiak, Alaska. At this point it seems that the Aiviq’s engines cut

December 29, 2012
Total Views: 185
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