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Friday, March 26, 2021
Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal
Accidents

Watch Part 2: A Naval Historian and Master Mariner Discuss the Ever Given Grounding in Suez

In Part 2 of their popular video series, Dr. Sal Mercogliano, Associate Professor of History at Campbell University and Adjunct Professor at the United States

March 26, 2021
Total Views: 5528

Thursday, March 25, 2021
Ever Given Containership Bow With Front End loader
Grounding Incidents

Watch: How To Salvage A Grounded Suez Canal Mega-Ship

How long could the Suez Canal salvage operation take? Could the mega containership Ever Given capsize? Could her hull crack and spill oil like the grounded

March 25, 2021
Total Views: 22890

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
VIDEO: How Does A Ship Run Aground In The Suez Canal
Accidents

VIDEO: How Does A Ship Run Aground In The Suez Canal

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday morning an ultra-large containership ran aground and blocking ship traffic in the Suez Canal. AIS data shows the MV

March 24, 2021
Total Views: 43263

Thursday, October 22, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Simulated Rescue on Offshore Wind Turbine
Environment

U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Simulated Rescue on Offshore Wind Turbine

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

October 22, 2020
Total Views: 306

Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Massive Explosion in Beirut Port Area Rocks Lebanon’s Capital
Interesting

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

August 4, 2020
Total Views: 481

Thursday, March 19, 2020
VIDEO: THANK YOU To The Unseen Maritime Professionals On The Front Lines Of COVID-19
Blog

VIDEO: THANK YOU To The Unseen Maritime Professionals On The Front Lines Of COVID-19

While gCaptain joins the majority of people working from home, Coast Guard, Navy, Tugboaters, Seafarers, facilities engineers, ferry captains, and millions of

March 19, 2020
Total Views: 59

Friday, January 17, 2020
Watch: Amazing Time-Lapse Shows the World’s Biggest Nuclear Icebreakers
Evergreen

Watch: Amazing Time-Lapse Shows the World’s Biggest Nuclear Icebreakers

Check out this mesmerizing time-lapse showing the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Yamal conducting Arctic operations along the Northern Sea Route. The video

January 17, 2020
Total Views: 469

Monday, January 13, 2020
Time-Lapse: Two Week U.S. East Coast Run in 10 Minutes
Blog

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

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Watch: Boat Catches Part of SpaceX Rocket in Net
Maritime News

Watch: Boat Catches Part of SpaceX Rocket in Net

Check out this video posted by SpaceX’s Elon Musk showing part of a rocket being caught by ship at sea with a giant net.  The catch comes after

August 7, 2019
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Viral Video Shows Passenger Cruise Take on Huge Breaking Waves
Maritime News

Viral Video Shows Passenger Cruise Take on Huge Breaking Waves

Apparently this took place in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 30, 2019. “A charter boat on their return from a sunset cruise ran into huge waves. He was coming

July 10, 2019
Total Views: 288

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Thule Air Base
Defense

Time-Lapse Video: Resupplying Thule Air Base, America’s Northernmost Military Installation

Located 207 km north of the Arctic Circle, on the northwest coast of the island of Greenland, Thule Air Base is the US military’s northernmost

April 24, 2019
Total Views: 116

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Video: Can this Tiny Car Pull a 13,000 Metric Ton Ship?
Maritime News

Video: Can this Tiny Car Pull a 13,000 Metric Ton Ship?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA-6Bs-NAhw Going into the video I honestly wasn’t sure what the outcome would be. The car in the video is a Citroen

March 13, 2019
Total Views: 484

Tuesday, September 4, 2018
WATCH: Tanker Smashes Bridge as Typhoon Jebi Slams Japan
Interesting

WATCH: Tanker Smashes Bridge as Typhoon Jebi Slams Japan

A tanker smashed into the bridge linking Japan’s Kansai International Airport with the mainland on Tuesday as a powerful typhoon slammed Japan’s

September 4, 2018
Total Views: 40

Friday, August 31, 2018
Facepalm: Some Idiot Drives Truck Onto a NorCal Jetty Last Year To Watch Waves… Needed An Airlift Out
Interesting

Facepalm: Some Idiot Drives Truck Onto a NorCal Jetty Last Year To Watch Waves… Needed An Airlift Out

The U.S. Coast Guard had to rescue a man from the Humboldt Bay north jetty in northern California last year after he drove his truck on the jetty and

August 31, 2018
Total Views: 278

Thursday, August 30, 2018
Need to Relax? Try Listening to the Sounds of an Idling Icebreaker Beset by Ice
News

Need to Relax? Try Listening to the Sounds of an Idling Icebreaker Beset by Ice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpW7iYfuGDU I’ll take idling arctic icebreaker beset in ice and snow over North Atlantic cargo ship in winter

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 194

This Video of a Lab Simulated Rogue Wave Will Make Your Palms Sweat
Maritime News

This Video of a Lab Simulated Rogue Wave Will Make Your Palms Sweat

It’s a sailor’s worst nightmare. A monster wave that comes out of nowhere, two to three times bigger than the others. In certain cases, waves like

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 1070

WATCH: Model Emma Maersk Under Tow Looks Just Like the Real Thing
Evergreen

WATCH: Model Emma Maersk Under Tow Looks Just Like the Real Thing

A 1:65 scale model of the Emma Maersk under tow at SMG Ijmond ship model harbor in the Netherlands on September 20,

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 308

Monday, August 27, 2018
Watch: Sailboat Loses Mast After Hitting USS Midway in San Diego
News

Watch: Sailboat Loses Mast After Hitting USS Midway in San Diego

Sorry, the video doesn’t want to embed. View it here on Instagram. View this post on Instagram Qualified Captain vs USS Midway ?? #qualified #ragbagger

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 175

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Watch This Boat Get Tossed by a Huge Wave
Maritime News

Watch This Boat Get Tossed by a Huge Wave

This video was apparently filmed this week in Nias in Sumatra, Indonedia as a huge swell hit the island. Luckily, according to reports the vessel was unmanned

July 25, 2018
Total Views: 124

Monday, May 21, 2018
This Might Be The Best Maritime Commercial Ever [VIDEO]
Blog

This Might Be The Best Maritime Commercial Ever [VIDEO]

This VLinc video, produced by gCaptain’s own Mario Vittone, might be the best maritime commercial ever but it’s certainly the most true. We also

May 21, 2018
Total Views: 121
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