Random ULCVs 6
0545 at the Narrows . . . in the hazy days of summer . . . nothing beats it. I had not come here just to beat the heat. Surprisingly, Turecamo Girls (I believe) delivered the docking pilot. Then she dropped back, to where one of the 6000s took the stern and another the bow. […]
Something Different 59
See the draft numbers? Here‘s a good definition of and discussion of their usages. I pay attention to these just because I’m a curious layperson. These appear in multiple locations around the hull because draft varies longitudinally. The markings here I’ve read near the stern, as below, or the bow. This bulk carrier had discharged […]
Really Random Ships 2
This is a very mixed bag: differing locations, times, and type of ships. Installment 1 was from a very different time, two years and a few weeks ago. The first three photos come thanks to Steve Munoz. 1990. Somewhere on the Hudson . . . I can’t quite place it. Penhors, launched 1986, is no […]
Random ULCVs 8
A big bridge and two large ships, Atlantic Sky , a CONRO vessel, and Hyundai Speed, part of the Together class of 13,082 teu vessels out working the oceans since 2012 already. Can anyone help me understand the yellowish tinge to that plume? In contrast to a fully loaded Hyundai Speed,the 2012 Al Qibla […]
Random Sixth Boro 12
It’s hard to beat morning light for drama, as is the case here with QM2 getting assisted by James D. and Doris Moran into her berth in Red Hook, as I shoot into that light. Taken only a few minutes later, this photo of FV Eastern Welder dragging the bottom in front of the Weeks […]
Random ULCVs 9
Find a great diagram here, as well as this quote: “container carrying capacity has increased 1200% since 1968.” This increased size drives developments in escort tugs. As of 2021, the sixth boro has accommodated vessels no larger than 15,000 teu, like CMA CGM Argentina. These can be called mother ships, since they can call in […]
Random ULCVs 3
I’m still not over how large these vessels are. Note the two Moran tugs off the stern of ONE Minato. As for numbers, she’s 1200′ x 167′. They’re all approximately this length, which is roughly what the Empire State Building is without its spire. She has capacity of 13,900 teu. She was built near Hiroshima […]
Random ULCVs 2
Here was the first in the series. It does seem a greater percentage of container ships calling in the the sixth boro are ULCVs. Hyundai Hope arrived here on Saturday. and from here, where she departed midmorning today, she goes into the port of Wilmington. She must be a sight to see there. HMM, Hyundai […]
Random Ships 82
What’s visible for now is Pegasus and Maersk Seletar, but behind the container ship and soon to emerge is Mukaddes Kalkavan. A few hours later, I saw Seletar doing 22 kts heading south along the Jersey coast. Seletar is an area in Singapore. Ava escorts Mukaddes Kalkavan into the port from the starboard bow. Scot […]
Spring Morning Hour 4
FB won’t display a preview photo because I made them full size. Oh well. Picking up from yesterday, Kimberly released her line on the lower recessed bitt of MSC Bilbao and spun around to head back home. Jonathan C goes to retrieve the docking pilot. Victoria Highway comes in . . . . Life saving […]
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