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Blog for the Professional Mariner, Shipping Industry, Maritime Expert and those who enjoy ships.
Includes content from Ship Captains, Industry Executives, Marine Salvage Experts, Maritime Lawyers, Pilots, Chief Engineers, Weather Experts, Incident Investigators, Maritime Security (ISPS) Experts, Coast Guard Officials, Navy Officers and more.
Ship types include; Container Ships, Tankers, Cruise Ships, Bulkers, Hospital Ships, Research Vessels, Ferry's, Oil Rigs, Drillships, Ro-Ro, Navy Vessels, Wing-in-Ground Craft, Workboats, Tugs, LNG, FPSO and more.
Recent Posts
Ship Photo of The Week – Outbound in New York Harbor
This week’s ship photos have been submitted to us by gCaptain.com Forum Super Moderator, Doug Pine, and show the M/V UASC Shuwaikh outbound for sea on the Con Hook Range, New York Harbor. Photo’s by Joel Milton (Click images for higher...
Maritime Monday 189
The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 189th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 139 here. (Published 08 December 2008) You can find last week’s edition here. You can find links to all the previous editions at the...
Secretary LaHood Reminds Mariners of Best Practices Following Recent Attacks on the Maersk Alabama and M/V Harriett
Washington, DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today reminded mariners about the importance of taking necessary precautions and implementing best practices in the wake of recent attacks on the M/V Harriett and Maersk Alabama off the coas...
November 1950 East Coast Superstorm
The following has been submitted to us by gCaptain member Fredwx and originally published to the Weather section of the gCaptain forum: With Thanksgiving approaching I thougt I would post this on the famous Thangsgiving storm of 1950: The November 19...
ASL Shipyard Builds Big and Complex
The application of diesel electric technology gives a remarkable flexibility to vessels in the larger offshore market. In November Singapore’s ASL Shipyard completed work on the 90 by 22-meter diving support vessel Mermaid Asiana. Destined for ser...
Joining a New Vessel as DPO
Joining a new vessel can be a very exciting time. There are new people to meet, tasks to complete & food to eat! You may already have experience with the type of work that vessel performs, or it may be completely new to you. Either way, it is up...



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