Brendan Turecamo and Marjorie B McAllister
These two boats have a lot in common: built a year apart in the same shipyard and more. Without being aboard, I’d say they were products of the same designed and may appear to be twins, A surprising feature they share is the telescoping upper wheelhouse that allows visibility when needed. I say they […]
Tale of the Tape 5
When I saw Anthem of the Seas departing the Narrows as I waited for “da world” the other day, I was aware of a possible shot . . . juxtaposing a large cruise ship with an ULCV. Is there a ULCV/ULCC-type abbreviation for cruise ships . . . eg, ULPV? But I digress. Imagine for […]
Tale of the Tape 4
When Ellen intruded onto my shot of Jonathan C assisting Amstel Stork around Bergen Bend, I first thought she had blown my shots of the assist, but yesterday’s post gave me an idea . . . . And now that I mention yesterday’s post, here’s another large ATB to throw into the comparison, one that […]
Tale of the Tape 3
Here are the previous iterations of this type. This morning photo sets it up. Bert Reinauer passes Galveston as another sun rises. Bert, launched in 2018 is 118′ x 40′ and mated to RTC 165, a 150k bbl barge. She’s powered by a GE 8400hp Tier IV set of mains. Galveston, 144′ x 46′ and […]
Scale 13
Here are all the previous installments of this title, going back to 2007. Yesterday I caught one of these megayachts heading inbound in the Ambrose Channel. Without the zoom, it looked even bigger, even sci-fi . . . It was Lady Lara. And big it is, compared with the Moran 6000hp tugboat. . . . […]
Ever F Class
When I started this blog, Evergreen presented itself in the sixth boro with their D class. Then they added size and capacity with their L class. Today for the first time, I saw an F class, Ever Focus. I can imagine subsequent ships called Faith, Fruitful, Frugal, Friendly . . . really I’m just guessing. […]
Tale of Two Tugboats 2
Here from 2013 was the first in the series. Since then I’ve done another series called “tale of the tape,” borrowing from boxing analysis or automotive competitions. Consider today’s and tomorrow’s post as something similar to what you’d see and read if a car magazine compared a 2020 C8 Corvette with a Tesla Cybertruck, or […]
Tale of the Tape 2
Guess the unit below here and here? Lots of similarities, and the one below was less than 10 minutes behind the one above, both westbound the Kills. A and B. Guess now? a is Viking pushing DBL 134. B is new to the sixth boro, here pushing DBL 103. New York and New Orleans…. Viking, […]
People Movers 14
Some cruise ships look great after having sailed for many years. For example, Artania entered the sixth boro a few weeks ago. She was launched as Royal Princess in 1984 in Finland, 756′ x 97′ and carried around 1200 passengers with 537 crew. The even older Stockholm still sails as well. Rich Taylor caught it here three […]
‘Ster Crazy 5 b
Thanks to all who wrote concerned notes about my being away from the blog. I had said I wanted to get away from the city and the blogger’s desk. l’m back renewed although restless with conflicting ideas about where I’m headed. These roosters, and all they had to say, were part my company in the […]
tugster: a waterblog 