A friend who knew my father recently sent me a book titled Sh*t My Dad Says (HarperCollins 2010). Well not only was it really funny but, apparently, I am not...

U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Matt Schofield This week’s photo is brought to us by members from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles.  Here they watch as their rendition...

This crane contributed to the development of this instruction manual Before we go any further, please note: If you are anywhere in or near the US Gulf of Mexico and...

RIP George H.W. Bush  Former President George H.W. Bush apparently ran his 38-foot boat aground on a beach in Maine while out in fog.  According to the AP, Bush’s Fidelity IV...

Check out this old 70’s board game that has been being autcioned off on eBay.  CNN news blog tells us: A nearly 40-year-old board game is getting a lot of...

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Fit out the phattest sea-ride… Make your suggestions to the best, wildest fantasy ship, and see your ideas come to life By Ryan Skinner for 59° 56′ N Somewhere, at...

We have received many great article submissions in gCaptain’s YOUblog section, the place where mariners get a chance to blog, but few posts have received the quick acclaim of this...

This video was first brought to our attention on the Forum, but we think it deserves a post here on the blog.  According to the comments made on YouTube, this...

The gCaptain.com Forum now has nearly 900 active users who discuss wide variety issues that apply to the professional mariner. Some are deadly serious. Others are strictly entertaining and way...

Mental Floss brings us “Ship Happens – 10 Things To Know Before Boarding an “Unsinkable” Ship“: So, on that note, today is the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Yes,...

1. Who developed this coating? a. Northeast Maritime Institute in Fairhaven, MA USA has an engineering group under its sister company Transportation Security Logistics. This group worked to solve a...

Our friends at theboaters.com have came up with a fun game called “Complete The Caption”. Each day they post a new photo submitted by their users and allow you to…....

(Ed. note: This comes from a current student, Dave Yell. You may well be able to deduce that Dave is British. In deed he held a Unlimited License there. He’s...

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 gCaptain forum user CMA_decky for this great...

Working aboard boats in Puget Sound, I hear lots on the radio. This is but a short list of Nautical Misnomers that ticks me off: Slack Tide … there is...

Bravo on My Watch By The Artful Blogger I review shipboard incidents every day. It’s what I write about. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of material out there. The other day, something...

g Captain's favorite video - what happens if you call the German Coast Guard when your ship starts sinking? What are you thinking about?? We're thinking this is the best humor video of the year. Is it really THAT funny? Play the video to find out.

“This video contains a lot of (very old) pictures on Titanic, and even two short (original) films” Related Post: Was the titanic sunk by a small key?

Tim’s Times has a conversation that put a big smile on our faces and reminded me of my favorite TV commercial. Here’s the story: You have to imagine a heavy...