USMMA’s Gagnam Style: VS USNA’s Gagnam Style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhHufV9g4k4 Question is… Who does Gagnam Style better?

It has now been six months since the International Maritime Organization published Best Management Practices for Protection against Somalia Based Piracy which told ship owners how to deter pirate attacks....

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This past year at gCaptain we’ve seen an unsurpassed growth of the site.  In fact, we just recently logged out 5,000th fan on facebook and are now recording hundreds of...

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As of recently, deepwater self-propelled drilling vessels were considered “MODUs”, or mobile offshore drilling units.  Recent changes to flag state classification rules now classify these vessels as “Dynamic Positioning Vessels”,...

According to the Toronto Sun, a junior naval officer in Canada’s “Maritime Command” is in a bit of trouble after he was caught emailing his senator and urging his coworkers...

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Photo Via Notes From Sea Level gCaptain has covered nearly every anti-piracy measure from weapons (both lethal and non-lethal) to Molotov Cocktails and safe rooms. Many have asked readers to...

Two weeks ago, in cooperation with 59-56, we asked you to design the ship of your dreams in a feature called “Pimp My Ship“. Not suprising we had a few...

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Image via Flickr user OneEighteen Photostream While searching the web, I came across an article in the Chicago Tribune titled “Shipping Industry Runs Short of Mariners.”  Here is a brief...

After reading our posts (HERE and HERE) on less-than-lethal anti-piracy weapons, which system do you think has the best chance of success against Somali pirates?

We certainly lack the ability to see into the future but we also know that we have many forward thinking readers so it’s time for you to decide! We have...

What is the solution to Somali Piracy? ( surveys) If your answer is other please explain in a comment below… ideas are good!

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