It's an inevitable fact that the United States is set for a major increase in the number of wind turbines off its coast in the coming decade. This means more people, from ship crews to turbine technicians, working at sea and on top the massive structures. In order to prepare for this, the U.S. Coast Guard recently conducted a simulated rescue on top of a 400-foot-tall wind … [Read more...]
Windoc Incident – Story Behind YouTube’s Most Chilling Video
In August 2001 the Bulk Carrier Windoc was lined up on the Welland Canal's Bridge 11 in Ontario Canada. After receiving the flashing amber approach light indicating that the bridge operator was aware of the vessel, the captain lined up on the centerline and maintained a speed of 5 knots. Minutes later while the vessel was half way through the bridge started descending. The … [Read more...]
Massive Explosion in Beirut Port Area Rocks Lebanon’s Capital
By Samia Nakhoul and Yara Abi Nader BEIRUT, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the center of Beirut killed more than 25 people, injured over 2,500 others and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, shattering windows and causing apartment balconies to collapse. Officials expected the death toll to rise sharply as emergency … [Read more...]
VIDEO: THANK YOU To The Unseen Maritime Professionals On The Front Lines Of COVID-19
https://youtu.be/VSMh7E_mCoc by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) While gCaptain joins the majority of people working from home, Coast Guard, Navy, Tugboaters, Seafarers, facilities engineers, ferry captains, and millions of maritime professionals are at work on the front lines of this pandemic. Thank you! … [Read more...]
Time-Lapse: Two Week U.S. East Coast Run in 10 Minutes
Check out this new video from Youtuber JeffHK showing an East Coast transit with calls in New York, Charleston and Savannah. According to Jeff, the time-lapse was filmed over a two-week period of continuous, non-stop shooting, resulting in 62,000 individual files encompassing 1,600GB and 500GB of rendered video that were combined to create the time-lapse. Jeff also notes … [Read more...]