# Homepage News **URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/blog-comments/60.md [Latest](https://forum.gcaptain.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.gcaptain.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.gcaptain.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Homepage News category](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-the-homepage-news-category/66)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-the-homepage-news-category/66 "2017-02-18T12:41:58Z")
This is the place to post comments about recent Maritime News articles posted to the gCaptain homepage. --- ## [Did the Military Sealift Command try to resupply our carriers/destroyer?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/did-the-military-sealift-command-try-to-resupply-our-carriers-destroyer/77013)
**Author:** [@oldSK](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/oldSK)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/did-the-military-sealift-command-try-to-resupply-our-carriers-destroyer/77013 "2026-08-29T14:39:54Z")
I can’t tell. Anyone know ? --- ## [Surrender of diego garcia](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/surrender-of-diego-garcia/71042)
**Author:** [@Memel](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Memel)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/surrender-of-diego-garcia/71042 "2026-06-22T19:57:40Z")
ANOTHER NAIL IN THE WESTERN COFFIN – THE DIEGO GARCIA SELLOUT The British Indian Ocean Territory comprises over 1,000 islands in the center of the Indian Ocean and has been controlled by the UK since 1810 when it was se… --- ## [How Big A Bonus Needed To Sail Though Strait of Hormuz](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-big-a-bonus-needed-to-sail-though-strait-of-hormuz/74652)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-big-a-bonus-needed-to-sail-though-strait-of-hormuz/74652 "2026-05-06T10:14:43Z")
Unfortunately I expect those who hate DJT to turn this into another “Hating on DJT” thread & it will be shut pretty quick. But I don’t want to hear anything about DJT on this thread. Someone asked me the question in the … --- ## [US Navy Creates Middleman Position To Improve Inefficient Bureaucracy In Shipbuilding](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-navy-creates-middleman-position-to-improve-inefficient-bureaucracy-in-shipbuilding/74379)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-navy-creates-middleman-position-to-improve-inefficient-bureaucracy-in-shipbuilding/74379 "2026-02-24T00:22:10Z")
Having worked as a military contractor & seeing military inefficiency up close, farming out the handling of shipbuilding to a company that works for profit (& efficiency) isn’t that bad of an idea imo. --- ## [NTSB: Critical Maintenance Error Leads to Engine Room Fire That Claimed Two](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-critical-maintenance-error-leads-to-engine-room-fire-that-claimed-two/71925)
**Author:** [@shipengr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/shipengr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-critical-maintenance-error-leads-to-engine-room-fire-that-claimed-two/71925 "2026-02-22T06:23:57Z")
The 7x11” cut out in the vent piping is wild. I can’t think of a reason for that to exist. I wish there was a little more investigation into why it was there, especially after being discovered on four of eight ships … --- ## [Centers of Excellence Network for Maritime Training](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/centers-of-excellence-network-for-maritime-training/74337)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/centers-of-excellence-network-for-maritime-training/74337 "2026-02-20T19:24:06Z")
In a recent gCaptain article I was reading about the Centers of Excellence Network for US maritime training. For anyone curious as to which 32 schools make up this network, this is what Chatgpt claims. In Alaska. Ala… --- ## [White House Shifts Deepwater Port Licensing to MARAD in Bid to Accelerate](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/white-house-shifts-deepwater-port-licensing-to-marad-in-bid-to-accelerate/73965)
**Author:** [@shipengr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/shipengr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/white-house-shifts-deepwater-port-licensing-to-marad-in-bid-to-accelerate/73965 "2026-01-06T02:02:20Z")
Interesting. Not sure MARAD presently has the staffing or knowledge base for this but if it means hiring and expanding MARAD back into relevance as an agency that seems like a cautiously optimistic good thing? I thin… --- ## [Navy Launches New Ice Breaker & Multi Purpose Drone Aircraft Carrier](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navy-launches-new-ice-breaker-multi-purpose-drone-aircraft-carrier/71458)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navy-launches-new-ice-breaker-multi-purpose-drone-aircraft-carrier/71458 "2024-12-27T21:58:02Z")
Unfortunately it’s not our navy. Actually, a navy in direct competition with us so really unfortunate. But both ships look pretty cool. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/12/27/china/china-type-076-amph… --- ## [Trump Signals Jones Act Policy Will Stay The Course On Truth Social](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/trump-signals-jones-act-policy-will-stay-the-course-on-truth-social/71397)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/trump-signals-jones-act-policy-will-stay-the-course-on-truth-social/71397 "2024-12-19T01:20:10Z")
I don’t have Truth Social nor plan on getting it but trust Mike Schuler with gCaptain News. This sounds promising imo. Like I & others have stated before, if Trump wanted to sink the Jones Act he probably would have done… --- ## [American Maritime Unions Slam Proposal to Operate US-Flag Vessels with](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/american-maritime-unions-slam-proposal-to-operate-us-flag-vessels-with/67426)
**Author:** [@shipengr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/shipengr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/american-maritime-unions-slam-proposal-to-operate-us-flag-vessels-with/67426 "2024-10-20T23:59:35Z")
I was a little surprised to not see any topic or discussion on this article/report (unless I missed it). It took a while to get through the 50 page report, and then I looked back at the Union response. I won’t blame … --- ## [FEMA Fumbles Again: Naval Resources Left Idle in Hurricane Milton Response](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fema-fumbles-again-naval-resources-left-idle-in-hurricane-milton-response/70863)
**Author:** [@RumRunner](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/RumRunner)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fema-fumbles-again-naval-resources-left-idle-in-hurricane-milton-response/70863 "2024-10-09T02:16:38Z")
So what I glean from this article is that FEMA: FEMA’s disaster response system is fundamentally flawed. Time and again, we’ve witnessed the same predictable cycle: relief supplies positioned directly in the path of … --- ## [USCG Medical](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-medical/69796)
**Author:** [@Wildbill1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Wildbill1)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-medical/69796 "2024-06-24T21:41:21Z")
New to GCaptain. Not sure this is the correct forum. The question is a 2nd mate on the ship I’m on looked up a 3rd mates medical cert status and printed out the information that the 3rd mate at home medical certificate … --- ## [Thoughts on gCaptain Club](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/thoughts-on-gcaptain-club/68512)
**Author:** [@RBV127](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/RBV127)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/thoughts-on-gcaptain-club/68512 "2024-04-23T09:42:53Z")
What is everyone’s thoughts on the gCaptain Club? I only really subscribe to gCaptain to get the daily email so I can (somewhat) stay current on industry events. Not too convinced on what the difference is, or why I woul… --- ## [New ship simulator game](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-ship-simulator-game/48099)
**Author:** [@thesailingblackmamba](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/thesailingblackmamba)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-ship-simulator-game/48099 "2023-11-16T10:35:14Z")
Hi all! Here a message for ship simulator enthusiasts. Currently I am studying Creative Media and Game Technologies and as part of my studies I am researching the interest in a new ship simulator game. I actually know a… --- ## [CME and Electical Pandemic](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cme-and-electical-pandemic/67044)
**Author:** [@DCondino](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DCondino)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cme-and-electical-pandemic/67044 "2023-09-04T12:02:31Z")
Master Mariners, Keep your wind up Chronometer, HO 229, and Sextant handy! We could all probably use a little refresher/practice. Captain Dave Condino, MM --- ## [Revival of Letters of Marque](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/revival-of-letters-of-marque/65715)
**Author:** [@OneEighteen](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/OneEighteen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/revival-of-letters-of-marque/65715 "2023-08-24T16:03:15Z")
For the unfamiliar, a Letter of Marque, was a document issued by a sovereign government to a private citizen that allowed them to arm a ship and prey on an enemy’s ships at sea. The ships in this program were called priv… --- ## [What $5 billions buy you](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-5-billions-buy-you/66631)
**Author:** [@ccairoli](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ccairoli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-5-billions-buy-you/66631 "2023-07-18T13:48:16Z")
8.5 (as in not quite 9) John Lewis class T-AOs… or 24 Methanol-fueled 16000TEU containerships… :dizzy\_face: --- ## [Austal USA Secures U.S. Navy Contract for New Class of Ocean Surveillance Ships](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/austal-usa-secures-u-s-navy-contract-for-new-class-of-ocean-surveillance-ships/66178)
**Author:** [@PaddyWest2012](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/PaddyWest2012)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/austal-usa-secures-u-s-navy-contract-for-new-class-of-ocean-surveillance-ships/66178 "2023-05-19T17:14:24Z")
Austal USA Secures U.S. Navy Contract for New Class of Ocean Surveillance Ships Aesthetically speaking I like the look of the twin-stack arrangement, one of the things that I have always liked about the Arleigh Burke-cl… --- ## [House-Passed Crew Mandate Bill Seen as ‘Gut Punch’ to Offshore Wind](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/house-passed-crew-mandate-bill-seen-as-gut-punch-to-offshore-wind/63663)
**Author:** [@shipengr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/shipengr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/house-passed-crew-mandate-bill-seen-as-gut-punch-to-offshore-wind/63663 "2022-08-13T22:05:02Z")
“This provision is a gut punch to offshore wind projects,” Heather Zichal, head of the American Clean Power Association, said in an emailed statement. “We can’t keep saying we support clean energy and clean energy job… --- ## [Nigeria ship fire](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nigeria-ship-fire/62192)
**Author:** [@jimrr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jimrr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nigeria-ship-fire/62192 "2022-02-04T16:48:33Z")
Doubtful I’ve ever posted here but check this out!, I bet this was possibly out of compliance? they had 10 crewmen aboard? … so far no one knows anything. --- ## [Announcing gTrax - AIS Vessel Tracking For The iPhone](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/announcing-gtrax-ais-vessel-tracking-for-the-iphone/3030)
**Author:** [@admin1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/admin1)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/announcing-gtrax-ais-vessel-tracking-for-the-iphone/3030 "2021-12-15T21:37:38Z")
\[image\] Have you ever used an iPhone on the bridge of a ship? In August of 2008 gCaptain forum member \[... Click HERE to read the full blog article. --- ## [MSC Newbuilds to Ride Carpets of Bubbles to Fuel Savings](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/msc-newbuilds-to-ride-carpets-of-bubbles-to-fuel-savings/60762)
**Author:** [@shipengr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/shipengr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/msc-newbuilds-to-ride-carpets-of-bubbles-to-fuel-savings/60762 "2021-09-27T02:16:35Z")
Silverstream acknowledges this concept has been around for quite some time, and it reminds me of the Masker part of the Navy’s Prairie-Masker systems. From Wikipedia: The Masker portion typically consists of two ban… --- ## [Navy Enlisted Harbor Pilots](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navy-enlisted-harbor-pilots/15224)
**Author:** [@Da\_Rookie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Da_Rookie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navy-enlisted-harbor-pilots/15224 "2020-12-08T18:16:21Z")
Hello all, I am working on a piece of Pilot history for the Navy. I am currently an Active Duty Navy Harbor Pilot and I was recently tasked with tracking down all of the Pilots who have served in Little Creek, Virginia… --- ## [Captain of Chaos - a critique](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/captain-of-chaos-a-critique/57637)
**Author:** [@DeckApe](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DeckApe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/captain-of-chaos-a-critique/57637 "2020-12-08T16:58:54Z")
While the article feels correct on a gut level, one of the conclusions seem thin. Specifically, the author makes an appeal to authority to explain the difference between an expert and a pseudo-expert. (For those who hav… --- ## [Superyacht Conversions - From Workboat To Luxury Yacht](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/superyacht-conversions-from-workboat-to-luxury-yacht/2163)
**Author:** [@Mikey](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Mikey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/superyacht-conversions-from-workboat-to-luxury-yacht/2163 "2020-04-13T20:05:53Z")
\[image\] During the years I spent as a cadet on SUNY Maritime's train... Click HERE to read the full blog article. --- ## [US Company Claims Ownership Of Plimsoll Mark](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-company-claims-ownership-of-plimsoll-mark/48044)
**Author:** [@coldstack](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/coldstack)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-company-claims-ownership-of-plimsoll-mark/48044 "2019-05-13T10:30:48Z")
We also believe that mariners should be able to buy and wear with pride this mark that signifies safety and professionalism. In the spirit of this belief gCaptain will be donated $10 for each plimsoll shirt we sell to a… --- ## [Loss of confidence - gCaptain Post](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loss-of-confidence-gcaptain-post/51432)
**Author:** [@otnmbrd](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/otnmbrd)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loss-of-confidence-gcaptain-post/51432 "2019-05-08T23:34:38Z")
Having heard the pilots perspective on this incident, I’d be curious as to what lessons the writer learned from this incident. --- ## [American LNG, Oil & Coal to China Via Mexico](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/american-lng-oil-coal-to-china-via-mexico/50819)
**Author:** [@almelvin](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/almelvin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/american-lng-oil-coal-to-china-via-mexico/50819 "2019-03-06T04:51:03Z")
Please check out my Op-Ed on this subject which started to appear today. It puts forward major cost savings by avoiding the Panama Canal. Capt Al Melvin, USNR (Ret) --- ## [AIS Problems Revealed in East China Sea](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ais-problems-revealed-in-east-china-sea/50116)
**Author:** [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ais-problems-revealed-in-east-china-sea/50116 "2019-01-01T11:50:24Z")
From gCaptain AIS Problems Revealed in East China Sea Local fisherman discovered that by putting AIS transponders on their fishing nets, large ships would change course for the nets, thinking they were vessels. Last … [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/blog-comments/60.md?page=1)