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Of course, here’s another approach to lifting smaller boats onto a transport deck. All fotos here are compliments of Rod Smith, about 10 days ago. Rod operates Narragansett Bay Shipping, where I know him best for his tireless documentation of vessel construction at Senesco Marine. (Doubleclick enlarges.)
It starts here, as Ocean Freedom enters the Bay, passing Castle Hill Light, Saturday, May 5, 0740. Ocean Freedom works for Intermarine.
And here’s the cargo. A recent Workboat article discusses the deal: four new Army ferries bound for the Marshall Islands, specifically for the Reagan Test site. The builder is Blount Boats, which I did posts about here and here.
Sunday, May 6, 1313h.
Sunday 1436h. Note the diver in the water directly below the port prop and rudder.
Sunday 1448h.
Monday, May 7, 1035h. In the foreground is Conanicut Island; Newport is in the distance.
Monday 1038h
Monday 1039h.
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All of which answers a question: given my recent obsession with the Panama Canal, I was wondering if Ocean Freedom carrying possibly the latest government boats might cross paths there with a US government boats on its last voyage. The vessel is USS Glacier, and it is in tow by Rhea and the company that recently towed the Artship (also with South Pacific connections) to the scrappers. . . but according to marinetraffic, as Ocean Freedom heads into the Pacific, Rhea and Glacier are following Baja California.
Many thanks to Rod Smith for the fotos and to David Hindin for the info on Rhea and USS Glacier.
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