A floating door aka caisson can mean only one thing . . . 
something new is headed into the GMD graving dock.
It’s Yano . . . as in T-AKR-297. named for Sfc. Rodney J. T. Yano.
Helping with the rotation is Resolute (starboard) and Maurania III, port stern, and
Charles D. McAllister.
Together they spin the vessel as
Freddy Miller stands by.
No dead ship is Yano, as she assists.
Tight as it looks, when the large vessel is
inside the graving dock, about 20′ margin exists on either side.
Thanks to John Watson for the first two shots; all others by Will Van Dorp.
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March 27, 2011 at 10:46 am
Ben Orlove
Great shots, and wonderful to learn about the precision with which small tugs can manipulate barges many times their size. Interesting as well to learn about the dry docks in the NY area.
This leads me to ask about interesting ship-viewing sites reachable by bike. I’m more likely to do that than to drive to Bayonne.
March 27, 2011 at 11:27 am
Mage Bailey
USNS Yano. And not only was she lengthened, she was changed so much here that you can hardly tell what she was in the beginning.
March 27, 2011 at 12:46 pm
William B. Kelleher
Did they have the caisson somewhere else or did they just pull it out and hold station while the ship was put in ?
Bill Kelleher
March 27, 2011 at 2:28 pm
tugster
both times i’ve watched this, the caisson holds station. i haven’t paid attention to time of tide, nor do i know the current/tide flow in that part of the river.