It amazes me to see the gawkiness, fledgling-awkwardness of a newbuilding. Shipspotting’s foto misses this “learning-to-float-straight” spirit. Buoyancy is tricky.
The spirit here reminds me of springtime on the farm, seeing calves outside the first minutes. Born during winter and confined to box stalls until there’s enough grass in the pasture, these calves require farmer’s help with people waving and bright flags hanging on the fence before they notice a fence and learn that it confines. Calves first in the pasture try to run–tails straight up–although they’ve no idea how.
Hear the flags flutter in the breeze and smell the new toxic paint of this water calf. Feel the smooth hull coatings with nary a spot of rust.
Scaffold still surrounds the bridge, and …
and… and … she must be levitating, bulbous bow down, or in drydock?
Fotos thanks to Mar, whose site–el mar–awaits on the blogroll. Mar’s from Vigo, due east of Sandy Hook about 3000 miles. I don’t know Paula C’s future route, but I’ll be waiting at the Narrows when she arrives, atlantica-experienced, having lost all gawkiness.
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February 6, 2008 at 10:18 am
leslie
Hi Tugster!
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February 6, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Mage
I know they have an excellent reason for not adding balance, but if they don’t they do roll over like Harvester II.
She looks like a kelp cutter which leads me to wonder what she will really be doing.
February 7, 2008 at 10:36 am
Mage
PS: For me, perhas it’s about the endlessness of it. I can envision China far away on the other side. I like the nothingness, the emptyness in front of me when I stand on the beach. My imagination is freed.
February 9, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Mar
Hi Tugster,
I hope send you new photos of Paula C, finishing its construction in Vigo, and others work boat
Thanks a lot for the link to my blog.
Best regards,
Mar