Around 2 pm, John P. Brown leaves the KVK for the northwest, and a
bit later, Sisler (T-AKR 311) heads into port with a gaggle of McAllister tugs assisting.
Then I noticed Brown had an odd thin vessel on the hip,
one that I couldn’t figure out until
I noticed how they measured up, and then it
dawned on me: Sisler goes into drydock and this closes the dock off!
Brown is floating the door! I wanted to see the rest of the process, but by now the
golden hour had arrived and my
flash would be woefully inadequate!
All fotos by Will Van Dorp, who once again succeeded in seeing something new.
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October 3, 2010 at 8:13 am
JED
Also known as a Caisson
October 3, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Mage Bailey
…and shared that something new with us. Fascinating. I was wondering how far they had to ballast it down too. Please tell them to do this earlier in the day next time, thank you. LOL
October 3, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Cold is the Sea
Awesome series of shots!
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October 4, 2010 at 3:29 am
Sand Sock Girl
I don’t understand what is that ‘red light’ for?
October 4, 2010 at 5:55 am
tugster
“the red light” in the last pic? the setting sun reflecting off the buildings around the battery (lower manhattan).
October 4, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Brian
Will, what is the house-like structure in the last picture? I saw it yesterday from the Brooklyn Bridge.
October 6, 2010 at 6:31 am
Sand Sock Girl
Sun reflection? Wow! So beautiful! Thanks for the info. I thought there was kind of explosion from the boat.. silly me!