The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 181st edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 131 here. (Published 13 October 2008) You can find last week’s...

Working on a DP vessel shares many similarities with working on a regular vessel. There are unique aspects about it as well. The following article is by no means comprehensive, as we cannot hope to cover all the variations here, but the intent is to paint a broad picture of the scope of work & what is expected.

Photo by DocBudie The following letter came in via satellite from forum member Doug Pine who is currently working aboard a US Flagged fishing vessel in the Pacific:

This week’s photo is an HDR view of Samsung Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The photo was taken from the crown of a drillship’s derrick. Notice the 5 heavy lift...

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 168th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 118 here. (Published 7 July 2008) You can find last...

While we have covered eLoran before, most notably in this eLoran FAQ early last year, new headlines provide the need for revisiting the topic. In an article titled “Will Obama...

Today, we are excited to announce the launch of the all new Maritime Jobs Section on gCaptain.com!  This decision finally comes after numerous requests and a high demand from gCaptain...

Should LRIT replace Amver? This question was raised by Ryan Erickson on the Unofficial Coast Guard Blog. Ryan did a nice job of highlighting many of the features of both...

  Passion focused on a singular goal is often the driver of new ideas and technology. Today the focus for many is on saving our planet from the effects of...

Filmed back in 2009, this incredible footage shows an underwater volcano erupting within the Tonga Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. According to an AFP report in March 2009: The volcano, on...

Photo By Jay Q The first documented lighthouse was in Alexandria Egypt, circa 290 BC. And today, lighthouses are an endangered species. Pharos Lighthouse stood on the eastern point of...

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. Why do...