http://netvouz.com/gcaptain/tag/ships?feed=rss gcaptain's bookmarks tagged "ships" on Netvouz http://www.marinebuzz.com/2007/10/06/10-reasons-to-classify-ship-as-feminine/ Whenever a ship sinks due to any reason, the Captain of the Ship prefers to sink with the ship. In my last post “Cargo ships collide in Thessaloniki Port, Greece” dated 18 October 2007, I have highlighted that the Captain of Diamond I, heroically sank gcaptain Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:45:56 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/cruise-the-strait-of-magellan-on-the-carnival-splendor/ Why are we fascinated by this strait? For those of us on ships unable to transit the Panama or Suez Canals we are left with only two options in leaving the Atlantic; the Cape of Good Hope to the East and Cape Horn to the West. With a high potential for ex gcaptain Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:02:23 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/maritime-discoverer-contest-free-iphone/ 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. gcaptain Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:17:25 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/tropical-storm-mashup/ 25 best maps, feeds, charts, photos... for tracking the latest tropical storm (or hurricane??) gcaptain Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:10:38 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/seajacking-phantom-ship-piracy/ 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 gcaptain Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:20:49 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/kite-powered-ships/ You've seen kite surfing, same concept only MUCH bigger kites. gcaptain Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:54:04 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/maritime-flags-of-convenience-visualized/ It is well know that our Nation's Merchant Ships gave us the supplies needed to win WWII but with 33,222 merchant ships in the world today how many do you think fly the American Flag? You'd be surprised by the answer this Visualization clearly shows. gcaptain Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:48:06 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/pasha-bulker-photo-slideshow/ A neat slideshow of the coal ship "pasha bulker" that went aground on nobby's beach in newcastle australia. gcaptain Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:25:08 GMT http://www.nowpublic.com//people/podcasting-high-seas From across the ocean Captain John Konrad watches the sunset from the bridge of his ship, a world record setter in size and capability. From his perch 100 feet above the water’s edge he has control of six 8,000 horsepower azipod thrusters that tie into gcaptain Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:50:19 GMT http://www.professionalmariner.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid= The role of Titanic s standard compass in the loss of the ship and some 1,500 lives has been ignored for almost a century, even though it shows the importance of efficient bridge design for high-speed vessels. gcaptain Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:15:34 GMT