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Some things I like - maybe you will too! Anyway, have a look:These will change from time to time, so check back - there may be additions!
http://concommtech.com/ Tech site featuring some fascinating offshore and marine tech - good stuff, have a look! http://www.shippingjobs.com/ A shipping jobs website that really covers the waterfront. . . http://bowsprite.wordpress.com/ Christina Sun's engaging site - original maritime art, history, and an interesting blog. . . really good stuff! http://mariners-action-group.weebly.com/piracy-today-blog.html A blog - and website - dedicated to the pirate hostages of MV Iceberg 1 specifically, and to all pirate hostages and their families. The blog is actively soliciting comments and suggestions - and members - for the Mariners Action Group. Join and lend the weight of your support and the wisdom of your experience! http://oldsaltshaker.blogspot.com/ A sailor's fifth column. . . http://straitofmagellan.blogspot.com/ "A small blog for marine navigation, astronomy, space exploration. . . " http://paper.li/ShipWork/1339519372 A shipping world "newspaper" with some interesting links from all over the world & the industry. . . http://crewboatchronicles.blogspot.com/ Young mariner starting a career in the Oil Patch tells about peaks and valleys of breaking in on a crewboat - and pulls no punches. . . http://crew-center.com/ This site, recommended by a commenter, brings together news from all over the cruise industry along with cruise jobs. . . http://tugster.wordpress.com/ Site has some great photographs of the maritime scene. . . http://madden-maritime.com/ A wide-ranging mariner's site with a great collection of reference works, digital magazine links, and professional news. . . http://www.drumpoint.org/ Our USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 23-6 home site, with links to USCG and Auxiliary resources, as well as information about 23-6 particularly. . . http://newenglandwaterman.com/ Good blog by "A Yankee in the Cajun Navy" - lets you feel life in the Oil Patch. . . http://dieselduck.blogspot.com/ The Monitor - Marine engineering in the commercial maritime world, and covers a lot of other ground, too. . . http://gcaptain.com/ I thought I'd listed this fine site long ago, and I refer to it all the time in THE CHAIN LOCKER blog - put this on your list to check first for maritime news, follow on Facebook, and subscribe to their email feed - well worth it! http://lngcoldfacts.com/ My new blog about LNG and LNG shipping - we'll see how it goes. . . and I'd appreciate your feedback, either here or on that blog's comments! http://captbbrucato.wordpress.com/ A tug Captain's blog, down to earth (sea?) and real. . . kennebeccaptain.blogspot.com Interesting blog by a PCTC Master sailing worldwide, who comments on seamanship, navigation & maritime issues. . . http://maritimeaccident.org/ Bob Couttie's site - excellent source of accident and safety info. . . http://www.seatools.net/ A site with tools, databases, abbreviations, links - lotsa good stuff aimed at the professional mariner. . . http://rosebellkagumire.com/ A young Ugandan blogger writes well about African problems and progress. . . http://stretchyourmind.wordpress.com/ An eclectic music site with selections from around the world, done by friend. . . http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/MaraudersoftheSea1GermanA.html Good maritime site, and has material on one of my heroes, Felix von Luckner. . . http://luckner-society.com/ The site itself! Felix von Luckner Society's website - lots of resources and history about this remarkable man. . . http://www.feynmanonline.com/ My favorite guy - Richard Feynman - a website with lots of resources and other Feynmania. . . http://keremerkan.net/qr-code-and-2d-code-generator/ Good site that has, among other interesting downloads and information, an excellent QR code generator, a fine QR code reader for the iPhone, along with much, much other good stuff - my QR code came from this site's code generator. . . http://www.tankeroperator.com/news/tonews.asp Just found this one - as an old Tanker sailor, I find it interesting. Free subscription via email. . . http://maritime-connector.com/ Marine site that covers a lot of territory. . . http://www.marineinsight.com/ A site run by a mariner, with a lot of interesting resources. . . http://www.safety4sea.com/index.php Another good wide-ranging maritime site with some provocative articles. . . http://naftrade.weebly.com/index.html A maritime news site. . . http://www.mastermariner.org/index.html Are you a Master Mariner? This site's for you. . . http://marine-cafe.com/mcblog/ Marine Cafe Blog - interesting, particularly from the point of view of the Philippine maritime world. . . http://www.doryshop.com/index.html The Lunenburg, NS birthplace of our Mississippi River trip dory - still in business, though they cost more these days. . . http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html NASA site with hundreds of awe-inspiring images from space - will blow your mind! http://www.thegeekstuff.com/ Great site for understanding tech from the ground up - hundreds of clear explanations. . . http://www.chauncymaples.org/default.php Lake Malawi's clinic boat is being reborn! First launched in 1901, and after a long & checkered career on Lake Malawi in various capacities, she's being refitted as a modern clinic for the benefit of those who live in remote regions around the Lake. Great project - have a look, and donate if you can. . . |