Guest fotographer #1 here is John Watson. He caught this foto of Orange Sun with my favorite cargo last week, less than an hour before I stopped by the Kills; Laura K provides the assist. Some previous orange juice vessels have appeared here and here. And here’s my first, Orange Star.
John has been shooting sixth boro ships much longer than I have, and I look
forward to more collaboration with him soon. Above bulker is Tai Bai Hai . . . and below is GencoSuccess.
Richard Wonder sent along the fotos of YM Efficiency from the Bayonne Bridge last week. Here he takes a turn at
MOL Paramount, getting a turn around Bergen Point with
assist from Responder and Ellen, who’ve
appeared here countless times. That’s Port Elizabeth in the background. Click here for a foto of MOL Paramount mounted high and dry in a floating drydock.
John and Richard . . . thanks much.
Check out this eBay ad for Q. A. Gillmore, a 1913 tug with functioning steam engine power. I’m NOT going to bid although I might be interested in partnering. The clock is ticking.
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December 15, 2010 at 10:30 am
mageb
Thank you. Wonderful.
We will be leaving Saturday, and I shall be keeping a close eye out for tugs everywhere we go.
December 15, 2010 at 10:33 am
tugster
mage–thanks for the countdown. enjoy your cruise . . . both of you.
December 15, 2010 at 10:00 pm
KG2V
Knowing what a replacement boiler would cost (and NO insurance company is going to certify a boiler that old, so it’d have to be replaced), You, I and a bunch of us together couldn’t afford to get her operational. There are a lot of otherwise operational railroad engines who are running litterally 1 day, and the next day, sitting cold, because the boiler certificate expired, and the multimilionaire who owned it couldn’t afford a new boiler
December 16, 2010 at 8:19 am
Michael
“Sailing an Orange Juicer requires great concentrate(ion)”
-imagined fortune cookie fortune in the citrus beverage shipping trade.
My favorite thing about the top photo is how Orange Sun is the color of a real orange, as opposed to crayola orange. The ship is true to its fruit.