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Guilty - Cosco Busan Pilot John Coata Faces Jailtime
Seeded on Fri Mar 6, 2009 6:02 PM EST (gcaptain.com)
First revealed on gCaptain's Professional Mariner Forum last week, the news is now official… John Cota, pilot of the Cosco Busan, the ship that damaged San Francisco's Bay Bridge causing an oil spill, has plead guilty to charges and faces jail time.
The Maritime Executive Magazine :: A New Solution To a Pressing Problem Of Maritime Piracy
Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:30 AM EST (The Maritime Executive)
The dynamic in the Gulf of Aden is changing by the day. The last two weeks brought news of two separate attacks on Cruise Ships and a determined attack against a convoy under the protection of an Italian navy destroyer.
A Ship Versus The Rock Of Gibraltar
Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:33 PM EDT (gcaptain.com)
EMERGENCY services from Gibraltar and Spain mounted a joint operation last night to save 31 seafarers whose cargo ship, the M/V Fedra, ran aground against Europa Point in severe weather. Yideo and Photos
Activists Held Hostage By Whalers
Seeded on Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:33 AM EST (gcaptain.com)
The Sea Shepherd campaign group said the two - a Briton and an Australian - had been assaulted and tied to the radar mast by the Japanese crew. They said they wanted charges of kidnap to be filed in Australia.
Armed Cruise Ship To Intercept Japanese Whalers
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:35 AM EST (gcaptain.com)
AUSTRALIA plans to spy on the Japanese whaling fleet using an armed P&O cruise ship. Under plans being developed, the ship Oceanic Viking would have two .50-calibre machine-guns manned by a customs boarding party to supply "muscle".
Podcasting From The High Seas - Maritime Bloggers Talk Via Satellite
Seeded on Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:04 AM EST (PRWeb)
What's impressive about Captain Konrad's story however, is not the spread of flat panel displays illuminating the bridge; it's his off duty hobby that's intriguing.
Ooops! Container Ship Collides with SF Bay Bridge
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 11:52 PM EST (telstar logistics)
At 8:30 am this morning, the Cosco Busan, an 810-foot container ship, collided with the base of one of the towers of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while the ship was under the control of a Bar Pilot.
Was the titanic sunk by a small key? | gCaptain.com
Seeded on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:26 PM EDT (gcaptain.com)
New evidence suggests the Titanic's lookout missed seeing the iceburg because his binoculars were stored in a locker and someone lost the key!
World s Largest Container Ship - ON FIRE
Seeded on Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:03 PM EDT (gcaptain.com)
The mighty Emma Maersk, world s largest container ship, is the envy of photographers, boaters and school children everywhere but the new paint covers up a secret.
What Went Wrong Aboard the MV Pasha Bulker?
Seeded on Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:35 PM EDT (telstarlogistics.typepad.com)
A mind bogglingly large ship ends up on a popular Australian beach... what went wrong? The answer might surprise you.
How to steal a ship - Seajacking and Phantom Ships
Seeded on Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:23 PM EDT (gcaptain.com)
In this modern age with AIS tracking and global satellite coverage you may ask how a pirate can get away with stealing an entire ship. Occasionally referred to as Seajacking this video shows how legal ships are stolen and redocumented to appear legitimate.
Florida Tropical Storm Mashup
Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:14 PM EDT ()
25 best maps, feeds, charts, photos... for tracking the latest tropical storm... or hurricane.
Ships at rest - Photo Essay
Seeded on Sun Sep 9, 2007 8:31 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
A collection of maritime photos showing ships at rest in calm seas.
Discoverer Maritime News iPhone Contest
Seeded on Sat Sep 8, 2007 10:15 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
Maritime News and Links Discoverer will bring you the best maritime related content and we have a HUGE announcement to make. Actually it's tiny an Apple iPhone giveaway contest! If you like ships, boats or other maritime sites this link is for you.
The Race Is On - NYC Tugboat Photos
Seeded on Thu Sep 6, 2007 8:34 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
One day a year, the tugboat industry dresses up its hardworking vessels and parades them before judges, showing off fresh paint jobs, displaying horsepower in nose-to-nose pushing competitions and a one-mile sprint up the Hudson.
Ships Collide in Turkey
Seeded on Thu Sep 6, 2007 8:29 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
One of two cargo ships sank after they collided off Darica hamlet of Gebze town of northwestern city of Kocaeli. One person was reported missing after the collision and another was injured.
Rescue At Sea - Lego Life Saved
Seeded on Wed Aug 8, 2007 6:13 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
A daring rescue at sea was performed by tourists at the Dutch resort of Zandvoort yesterday. The efforts began when a large orange head was observed floating towards the beach. The man in question... well actually it was a giant, 8 foot tall, Lego person of unknown origin.
One Million Rescues by the United States Coast Guard
Seeded on Wed Aug 1, 2007 4:32 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
In a tough week that included the a record number of saves off the Oregon coast the saviors of the sea reached a milestone; 1,000,000 Rescues! In a press release today Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff wrote:
Ship Accident Photo Of The Week - Boat Runs Into A House
Seeded on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:21 PM EDT (gcaptain.com)
The Captain of a huge ship falls asleep and drives into a family's summer cottage! Funny Photos, Video and the story of the baby sleeping inside.
gCaptain Exclusive - Sailing in Severe Weather Lessons Learned
Seeded on Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:49 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
In a gCaptain exclusive we were able to discuss the May 2007 abandonment of the s/v Sean Seamour II with her captain Jean Pierre de Lutz.
Ships Transiting Panama Canal Collide In Fog
Seeded on Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:40 PM EDT (gcaptain.com)
Panama Guide brings us news of a collision between the bulk carrier White Mist (IMO 7821506) collided with the bulker Miltiades (IMO 8208323) south of canal marker 101, in the curve heading into the Cuebra Cut. Here is a clip of the story:
Ship MSC Napoli Exploded During Marine Salvage Attempt
Seeded on Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:06 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
The beached vessel "MSC Napoli" was broken in two with the use of explosives as part of the $100m and rising salvage attempt. The Guardian UK tells us:
Cruise the Strait of Magellan on the Carnival Splendor
Seeded on Fri Jul 6, 2007 4:00 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
So the news is Carnival Cruise Lines, the largest cruise ship operator in the world, has announced it's newest ship the Carnival Splendor will begin South American Itinerary starting 2009. A Carnival Press Release states:
Pasha Bulker is Finally FREE!
Seeded on Mon Jul 2, 2007 9:22 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
n some exciting news from Australia gCaptain's Blog tells us:
Maritime Experts Consider Dismantling Pasha Bulker For Scrap
Seeded on Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:11 AM EDT (gcaptain.com)
In an interesting turn of events the salvage team working to remove the Coal Ship that ran aground on a popular Australian beach believe Pasha Bulker is damaged worse than predicted. The Herald Sun tells us:
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