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Fire Gear Locker – Laser Temperature Guns
gCaptain has long been a proponent of Thermal Imagers for firefighting use and we just received a Flir First Mate thermal imaging camera for maritime SAR and Security use (we hear it can even detect...
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Iridium inReach – Text Messaging From Sea!
Text messaging from sea has long been an option either via expensive internet at sea connections or via cheap (i.e. not reliable) systems like the SPOT Messenger, which do not have global coverage, but...
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gCaptain Interview with BILLY PUGH CEO Paul Liberato
In the world of gCaptain coverage we tend to favor cutting edge technology over quality products that mariners have relied on for decades. But why? The truth is, we rely on old, tested technology...
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Marine Air Bags? A Most Unusual Way To Launch A Ship
To learn more about marine airbags and their use for moving and launching large ships, we reached out to Song Tao of Qingdao Evergreen Shipping Supplies Co.,Ltd. Let’s here what he has to say… What...
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Flash Bang – Inside The USCG’s Secret Weapon Development Center
The Office of Specialized Capabilities (CG-721) is located in Coast Guard headquarters and reports directly to the Assistant Commandant for Capability, Rear Admiral Vincent Atkins, but works with all...
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Part 1: How to Design a More Efficient Ship
Wärtsilä put together a presentation recently that evaluated a number of new technologies and design concepts aimed at cutting operating costs, while at the same time reducing ship emissions. The...
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Man Overboard – Are AIS SARTS the Best MOB Devices?
Fire, sinking, and even collisions can turn an ordinary day at sea into a flutter of activity and worry, but nothing provokes the immediate and raw emotions as the two simple words, “Man Overboard.”...
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Magnetic iPad Mount – Perfect For Ship Bulkheads
gCaptain knows there are tons of die-hard iPad users on ships, however up until now you have had really only two options to mount your iPad to the wheelhouse, either 1) drill into the bulkhead, or 2)...
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BNWAS – Can The Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System Prevent Fatigue?
On April 3rdh, 2011, bulkcarrier “Shen Neng 1” hit a coral reef off the Australian west coast. In its final report on the grounding the Australian Transport Safety Bureau put forward that the chief...
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Historic Sea Forts of England
Historic Sea Forts An armada of sea forts were built during World War II specifically designed to repel smaller aircraft flying in to attack Great Britain. Each fort consisted of a cluster of smaller...
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Ship of The Week – Space Ships – NASA’s (former) Space Rocket Booster...
Photo courtesy NASA Note: This week’s interesting ships are reposted and updated from gCaptain’s archives. When one thinks of a NASA ship, it’s generally not the seagoing type that pops into ones head....
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. In this article, Mario explains what drowning really looks like and how to recognize it when its happening. The post...
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