http://netvouz.com/gcaptain?feed=rss gcaptain's bookmarks on Netvouz http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/the-5-most-unusual-bridges/ History is littered with bridges designed to do the impossible. Today bridges are being designed that would cast shadows over previous designs. Here’s what is being planned. gcaptain Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:35:00 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/34-45-434-2958-how-do-you-dial-that/ Got an international number to dial and no idea when or how? Mariner weblog gCaptain.com runs down a list of online resources for making international phone calls including calling code and time zone lookups. gcaptain Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:23:00 GMT 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/10-things-to-remember-if-youre-shipwrecked/ Tips that will save you re life next time you take that 3 hour tour. gcaptain Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:17:59 GMT http://frikoo.com/18-stunning-bridges-from-around-the-world gcaptain Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:34:55 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/alternative-energy-from-our-oceans/ Wave power generation is not a widely employed technology, and no commercial wave farm has yet been established... yet. gcaptain Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:03:50 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/australia-sends-armed-merchant-ship-to-track-whalers/ 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”. gcaptain Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:34:34 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/container-ship-msc-napoli-photo-slideshow/ The Container Ship “MSC Napoli” was beached off the coast of Branscombe in the UK and subsequently exploded in a gruesome salvage attempt. gCaptain brings you the Photo Slideshow. gcaptain Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:09:07 GMT http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/best-ship-photos-flickr-slideshow/ A Flickr slideshow of the best Maritime photos of ships. gcaptain Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:22:37 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