The sixth boro is the watery parts of what Mark Kurlansky calls the big oyster. I try to share some insides of the big oyster most of the time in this blog.
But today you have a rare look inside the pearl,
Atlantic Pearl . . . ex-Pelican Arrow.
Rust was not the first thing I’d imagine I’d see inside the hold,
but shredded, uncoated ferrous metals in a moist environment . . .
yield rust. She moved into Port Newark this morning escorted by Miriam Moran and Catherine Turecamo.
I’d like to know how often this pool is filled . . . . Today was warm enough in the sixth boro to make a rust-removing soak seem welcoming.
Fotos get taken with the Bayonne Bridge in the background.
Bergen Point gets negotiated and
she moves into Port Newark byond these two Maersk box ships, Malacca and another . ..
All fotos by Will Van Dorp, who had no idea he’d look into a pearl today.
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October 15, 2012 at 10:29 am
Ken
If you’re ever going to make your way to Michigan again, you should really try to make it up to the Soo Locks for Engineer’s Day which is the last Friday in June. The nice people on the Blough opened up a couple of hatches so that you could see the taconite inside. I don’t know if that was something they did special or if all the ships do that on Engineer’s Day but it was pretty cool. Plus the fact that you are about 10 feet or so away from some of the ships.
October 15, 2012 at 11:34 am
tugster
it goes on the calendar! thanks, ken.