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Friday, November 23, 2007
Incidents

Preventing Future Cosco Busan Type Incidents – NPR Audio

A gCaptain reader forwarded the following National Public Radio appearance by our friend Kelly Sweeney, author of the book “From the Bridge, Authentic

November 23, 2007
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Video

Darwin Award Close Call of the Week – Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj502ncMu7E Youtube commentary; While sailing on San Francisco Bay we had a close encounter with a container ship. The container

November 20, 2007
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
gCaptain

Shipping References – Cosco Busan Research Links

For those curious how the editors at gCaptain research maritime incidents like the Cosco Busan’s allision with San Francisco’s Bay Bridge, here are

November 14, 2007
Total Views: 43

Oil Spill

Cosco Busan Audio Files – San Francisco Oil Spill

Coast Guard Photo By CWO Scott Epeprson I thought I would list a few podcasts, interviews and audio files that relate to the Cosco Busan Incident and the

November 14, 2007
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Oil Spill

San Francisco Pilot’s Report Published

The San Francisco Chronicle has published the Pilot’s Report on the Cosco Busan Incident. Here are the parts of interest to mariners; Meadows said

November 13, 2007
Total Views: 26

Monday, November 12, 2007
Engines

Ship Types 101 – San Francisco Bay Bridge Oil Tanker Collision

I have been amazed lately by the number of errors in both media reports and political commentary related to the the container ship Cosco Busan that allided

November 12, 2007
Total Views: 64

Oil Spill

Cosco Busan – Questions For Investigators

Chronicle photo by Michael Macor After visits from California powerbrokers Arnold Schwarzenegger and Diane Feinstein yesterday the head of the US Coast Guard,

November 12, 2007
Total Views: 64

Sunday, November 11, 2007
Incidents

Bridge Resource Management – A New Focus On Watchkeeping

First a note… I am publishing this short clip ahead of my next article because of its importance! While preparing our upcoming “questions for

November 11, 2007
Total Views: 2618

Incidents

Follow the path of the Cosco Busan

UPDATE: BoatingSF has a new animation that can be found here: COSCO BUSAN’S TRACK – UPDATED _________________ Our friend John of VesselTrax.com

November 11, 2007
Total Views: 161

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Incidents

Allision – Nautical Word of the Day

In covering the recent Cosco Busan incident (now the Overseas Reymar allision HERE) I have noticed most of the news articles have made a small error in

November 8, 2007
Total Views: 3757

Incidents

San Francisco Bay Bridge Allision

“At 8:30 am this morning, the Cosco Busan, an 810-foot container ship, collided with the base of one of the towers of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay

November 8, 2007
Total Views: 110

Saturday, October 27, 2007
Uncategorized

Iran builds first large container ship

Speaking at the Ninth Seminar of Marine Industries in Noshahr, deputy head of Ship-Making and Offshore Industries Company said that all stages of the

October 27, 2007
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Photo

The ms Hjördis, in ice and fog.

This amazing photo of the ms Hjördis comes to us via Fred Fry’s weekly must read; Maritime

October 22, 2007
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Interesting

Elly Maersk: The last in a class of world record holders is launched

The picture above, by Ship Spotter Frederik, is of the Elly Maersk. Along with her sister ships the Emma, Evelyn, Eleonora, Estelle and Ebba Maersk she is the

September 22, 2007
Total Views: 81

Monday, September 17, 2007
Incidents

Shipping Container Collapse – UK

UK – report on shipping container collapse – The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued the report of its investigation of the

September 17, 2007
Total Views: 107

Thursday, September 13, 2007
Incidents

Incident Picture of the Week – M/V Tampa Maersk

How did this happen? According to Cargo Law: January 2000 the vessel was attempting to turn in the area in front of the Maersk Container Terminal, Oakland so

September 13, 2007
Total Views: 345

Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Ships Collide in Turkey

Two ships have collided off the Coast of Turkey. The Turkish Press tells us: One of two cargo ships sank after they collided off Darica hamlet of Gebze town

September 5, 2007
Total Views: 55

Sunday, September 2, 2007
Video

Supplying McMurdo Station – Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pg6CdettEQ Video Notes: The annual supply ship the American Tern being unloaded at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Time-lapse

September 2, 2007
Total Views: 24

Monday, August 20, 2007
Uncategorized

Ebba Maersk – World Largest Sistership

“Ship of the Week” brings us the fifth in the Maersk E-Class Container Ships and Sister Ship to the Emma Maersk: The Ebba Maersk (IMO: 9321524,

August 20, 2007
Total Views: 155

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
Total Views: 860
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