Crane Ship Beached In Rotterdam

gCaptain brings us news of the Crane Ship Zhen Hua Beached Near Rotterdam:"Today we have a very special report at Ship of the Day. In the night between friday and saturday, the heavy load carrier Zhen Hua 10...

San Francisco Pilot’s Report Published

The San Francisco Chronicle has published the Pilot’s Report on the Cosco Busan Incident. Here are the parts of interest to mariners; " Meadows said problems also cropped up in “bridge management,” the...

Cosco Busan Audio Files - San Francisco Oil Spill

We at gCaptain's Maritime Blog thought we would list a few podcasts, interviews and audio files that relate to the Cosco Busan Incident and the resultant oil spill in San Francisco Bay. If you find any more of...

Ships Collide off Turkish Coast

gCaptain brings us: Ships Collide in Turkey Two ships have collided off the Coast of Turkey. The Turkish Press tells us: " One of two cargo ships sank after they collided off Darica hamlet of Gebze town of northwestern city of Kocaeli. One person was...

Sailing in Severe Weather - Captain Shares His Lessons Learned

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. This story was brought to us by Robin Storm, Marine Salvage Specialist,...

Ships Transiting Panama Canal Collide In Heavy Fog

gCaptain tells us: 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...

Ship Salvaged Using Explosives

gCaptain tells us: 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: " When the cargo vessel was...

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