Let’s start with some goat names . . . Capricornus Leader and
Onego Capri. In the background and in true Chekhov’s gun fashion . . . that mark on the horizon, well . . .
that’s the intriguingly named Ship John Shoal.
I always wonder what self-propelled machines are encased in these ROROs.
Again . . . following Chekhov’s rule . . . but first, would you guess this vessel is approaching?
It turned. Now that blur off to the right of Minerva’s bow, I
can’t tell you because we never caught up.
The waters have many moods . . . That’s the also intriguingly named West Bank Light off in the distance.
And finally . . . Bora Bora. Could you locate that namesake place on a map of the world?
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
If you need help with Bora Bora, here’s a clue.
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November 2, 2018 at 1:47 pm
eastriver
I know that Miah Maul shoal is named for the guy that ran aground on it – Jeramiah Maul…
November 3, 2018 at 5:36 am
tugster
Thx, eastriver. I’ll get to this light in a future post. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miah_Maull_Shoal_Light I believe it was in Jerry Dennis book The Living Great Lakes that I read a sentence about his sense that lighthouses on upper Lake Michigan could be thought of each as a memorial for a tragedy on another of the many shoals located there.
November 2, 2018 at 8:18 pm
Lee Rust
Those RORO ships certainly have a peculiar form, rather like the Great Lakes fish tugs. Meanwhile it’s nice to see that modestly-sized general cargo carriers and tankers with a traditional profile still have a role in coastwise shipping, although they all now seem to have self-unloading capabilities.