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No . . . I couldn’t linger for the shots I wanted.
Surprise! This link confirms that this is the very same vessel that blew ashore off Rotterdam half a year ago. Also, scroll thru cargolaw.com a bit and you’ll see Zhen Hua 10 started life 19 years ago as a tanker. Vitals: loa 244 m, beam 40, draft 8.5. Am I alone in finding her beamy and somewhat shallow, given the load? Here‘s the whole google listing.
According to the the crane builders homesite, zpmc.com, the company has a new facility on Changxian Island, at the mouth the Yangtze River. This facility might help China displace Korea as #1 shipbuilder nation. Here‘s the google image page.
KVK pic. Anyone else want to share shots of the voyage to Port Elizabeth?
Afterthought: the sci-fi fan in me wonders how a 19th century mariner might respond upon seeing this rig
. . . maybe swear off strong drink? check the amount of mold on the hard tack? make a religious vow?
Also, might this be the way to pre-fab a 2012 bridge in China or elsewhere to assemble over the KVK or AK?
Photos, WVD.
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