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Re: Weapons Aboard Ship? | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:19:11 -0000

Funny this very question is being discussed on the History Channel as I write this. Here's some of the "expert's" opinions:

Pros:
*It's a historic right
*Companies can afford larger, more powerful guns than pirates

Cons:
*Guns can't be used on tankers or LNG ships...there not intrinsically safe! (I'm not joking this was really brought up)
*Mariners are likely to freeze when face to face with a pirate isnce they have no experience killing people, the priate won't

Now their discussing the Carnival cruise story Bill linked to. 3 passengers said they wish they had guns with them. There's the sonic gun looks neat!! (commercial break)

Re: Be Carefull When Naming Your Ship - Arklow Fame | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:51:11 -0000

LOL.... poor sucker

Re: One Million Lives Rescued by the United States Coast Guard

NavMan3 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:22:04 -0000

That heavy weather surf school is something else! Too bad they don't let civilians give it a try.

Re: One Million Lives Rescued by the United States Coast Guard

NavMan3 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:00:54 -0000

Those guys got big brass ones!

Re: CO2 Firefighting and an Engine Room Fire | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:11:21 -0000

I'm not sure what good an "Artful" blogger is on a maritime site. Maybe "thoughtful" blogger is a better title since you're right on the mark with this one.

ERroomer your new title is "idiot"

Re: CO2 Firefighting and an Engine Room Fire | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:31:57 -0000

MACK,

Idiot because I believe you should barrier cool and let a fire burn itself out WITHOUT putting people in the space?!?

OR am I an idiot because I think you need to improvise to get the job done like these people clearly did?!?

Re: DSC for the Handheld Marine VHF

NavMan3 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:33:19 -0000

I have this radio and rate it an A+

Re: Historic Paddlewheel Ship Delta Queen's Last Cruise | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:34:36 -0000

I had a few AMO buddies who where on this ship... sad to see her go.

Re: Company Quick To Blame Captain | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:45:58 -0000

"Was the company to quick to blame Captain Zhelenin?" ... Is the pope Catholic?

Re: Assets and Deficits - Fire Team, 4 of 4

NavMan3 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:10:51 -0000

Great series of articles!

Re: CO2 Firefighting and an Engine Room Fire | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:12:11 -0000

Yeah,,, my daughter too!

Re: HD Photo | FPSO Newbuild, Hyundai Shipyard

NavMan3 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:41:40 -0000

wow

Re: Video - How fast is you’re ship?

NavMan3 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:42:14 -0000

not fast enough to produce a rooster tail, that's for sure!

Re: Stealth Warship - HMS Daring

NavMan3 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:44:34 -0000

"The 500ft vessel can also make itself appear as small as a fishing boat to enemy radar," well considering that I have all those small idiots tuned out of my 3cm radar... Id' say this thing is pretty danm stealth!

Re: HD Photo | FPSO Newbuild, Hyundai Shipyard

NavMan3 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:45:11 -0000

impressive for an ugly SOB

Re: Coffee Roaster | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:59:22 -0000

I;ve used this machine once before and can confirm that it works G_R_E_A_T

Re: gCaptain’s Favorite Maritime Photographer

NavMan3 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:05:19 -0000

Great Photos!

Re: CO2 Firefighting and an Engine Room Fire | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:06:54 -0000

The best part of the story..."He (the third engineer) then entered the engineroom alone, with a damp cloth over his face."

Re: Be Carefull When Naming Your Ship - Arklow Fame | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:35:12 -0000

Ouch....

Re: Tropical Storm Tracking | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:57:08 -0000

This is just what I've been looking for. Keep the "dashboards" coming!

Re: 5 Interesting Hurricane Tracking Charts

NavMan3 — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:12:43 -0000

I agree with link #2... Weather Underground. They have some powerful charts that are easy to use.

Another of my favorite tropical weather link sites is:
http://www.tropicalwx.com/

Re: gCaptain Navigation Buttons

NavMan3 — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:44:02 -0000

Good stuff hidden behind the Random-ize button!

Re: Best Maritime Books | gCaptain.com

NavMan3 — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:23:24 -0000

Looking for a Ship by John Mcphee is a perennial favorite!