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The whale happens to be a 2007 1284-teu container ship previously called Beluga Constitution and CMA CGM Corfu, but has carried the “whale” name for almost a decade now. I’ve seen other Warnow–named for a river in NE Germany– vessels in the sixth boro, but never posted any of them until now.
Some time ago I saw Warnow Dolphin and was intrigued, but I never followed up.
So I felt fortunate the other day
when I passed Kirby Moran assisting the Whale into Red Hook container port.
Light and color and composition all came together as
her crew eased her in.
She’s left port now and is currently heading for the Panama Canal.
All photos and any errors, WVD.
I had a different post and an entirely different morning planned, until I looked at AIS, and saw that after almost exactly four years, Big Lizzie (HMS Ro8) was inbound. So whose was this when
these were coming into view?
More specifics in the link above the first photo, but check out the info here.
“But sir, I’ve been fighting this trophy striper . . . !”
Notice Stockham (T-AK-3017) in the distance?
Why eight?
Danmark, owned by the Danish Maritime Authority, is simply called that; although a naval training ship, it does not go by Margrethe II. More photos of Danmark appeared own this blog earlier this week.
Note a second helicopter now?
Wednesday and Thursday the “Atlantic Future Forum” will occur no doubt right there.
Kirby has the stern as they Ro8 enters the nUpper Bay.
HMS Richmond (F239) escorts Queen Elizabeth in.
All photos, any errors, WVD.
Thanks to Tony A, behold Patriot Marine’s Mulberry, still in the USAV livery from when she was ST-914.
Photos are from New Haven, a port I’ve not visited, and with those raked masts . . . that appears to be Amistad along the shore in the distance.
I’ve looked unsuccessfully online for a list of USAV ST-900 series tugboats. Anyone help?
Also, McCormack Boys has worked locally, ie, in the sixth boro, recently.
Here Boys tows some dredge equipment out of the KVK, as seen from a different angle.
Still another from Tony, Crosby Trojan appears to have done some assist work while in the sixth boro on its way to Maine. Trojan is currently enroute between Maine and Narragansett Bay.
I’m not sure which Genesis energy unit she is assisting.
And to close out this post, here’s an extraordinary set: USS Yorktown ( CG-48), a Ticonderoga-class cruiser being towed in the direction of the breakers in Brownsville by Miss Rui, which folks in the sixth boro might recognize as the former Norwegian Sea, and tailed by Annabelle Dorothy Moran, appears to be delayed. As of this writing, she might be heading back to Philly.
Photos thanks to M’r Polychrome, who just happened to be transiting the area.
Miss Rui had been laid up herself near the Philadelphia Navy yard for some time before being purchased and rehabbed by Smith Maritime Ocean Towing & Salvage.
Many thanks to Tony a and M’r Polychrome for sending along these photos, extraordinary all.
Do you have associations with the term “banana boat,” like maybe a song . . . this one? I’ll bet you’ve sung along.
Get my drift? Maybe not yet?
I’m no good judge of how common the word “platanos” is in English because it’s been in my vocabulary for too long.
Painted battleship gray and sporting a name like platanos might be considered subterfuge . . . ,
a crude oil carrier getting named as “plantains” . . . well, bananas. I know banana boats and this is not a banana boat, even if it comes from that banana-producing area called Point Tupper, right, Jack?
I’m pushing it here, but maybe port of registry should say “maduro,” at least that’s my favorite format. Maybe the fleet mate is called “papa criolla”?
All photos and warped humor, WVD, whose previous “names” posts can be seen here.
Let’s jump back to the present . . . and Doris Moran, both light
and moving containers across the harbor to the other container port back fields. If I count right, that’s 160 containers not on chassis pulled by trucks on the BQE, SIE, or other such clogged arteries.
Brinn Courtney is moving a scow, as
is Eastern Dawn.
Mister Jim and all the CMT boats seem to
be getting
a makeover.
Marjorie B. might be going to pick up her daily train cars.
Kimberly Poling basks in the dawn liight.
All photos, recently, in the sixth boro, WVD, who won’t be in the boro for the rumored tugboat race this weekend. If you’re out there, take photos, especially ones with splash!
It’s been months since I used this title, so let me play some catch-up.
with a RORO and an ULCV. The RORO RCC Africa is the oldest vessel in this post, launched 2004. Its dimensions are 656′ x 105′ and at this moment it’s heading from the east to the west side of South American via the Magellan Strait. Triton, 2016, is the largest vessel here: 1210′ x 167′ and it’s currently heading for Colon PA.
Wye River is the tug meeting above; Kirby Moran provides an assist to a tanker below.
Angel Star, 2006, is the shortest in this post, measuring 590′ x 105′ and it has recently transited the Panama Canal on its way to the Baja California port of La Paz, seen here in a post from three years ago.
Another ULCV, Cosco Shipping Orchid, 1200′ x 157′, is the newest vessel here, launched in 2019 and currently making for Busan. Note the gaggle of Centerlines, once Bouchards.
In closing, two years ago I’d not heard of Wan Hai, or if I had, it made such little impact that I quickly forget the name. Wan Hai 315 dates from 2006, and measures 699′ x 105.’ At this time, she’s headed for the Suez from this departure out of the sixth boro of NYC.
Speaking of names, Wan Hai is as creative with names of ships as trucking fleets are with tractors or I am with series of blog posts. This one was Wan Hai 315.
All photos and any errors, WVD, who never ceases to be amazed by the range of traffic calling in the sixth boro, often the forgotten boro.
As I suggested in yesterday’s post, Tampa Bay is a huge estuary. It’s quite a busy port, as well. On our way to refuel, we passed OSG Courageous and OSG 205.
Small container ships like Guadalupe seem to shuttle between Tampa, Progreso, and Panama City FL.
I’d love to know the story of this laid-up fleet. The only one I can identify here is Alex Chouest, foreground.
In yesterday’s post, I pointed out that Lady Terea had been called Mr. Russell and worked in the sixth boro as the new TZ Bridge was being built. Wherever it delivered those barges to, it was already back in Tampa for more.
Fleet Trader II took on cargo, and
Xin Nan Sha (which might just translate as “new Nansha“) shuffled boxes.
Endeavor is a ship-docking module, aka SDM.
A top-down view of this design can be found here.
Our goal was this shrimp dock, which allowed us to crew change and refuel.
Before I disembarked, I did notice a familiar barge beyond our berth. Barge Tennessee last appeared on this blog here.
All photos, WVD, who could post photos on my shore adventures, but I usually don’t. All I can say is I’d love to go back and explore the Tampa area, Venice, and then certainly check out the big bend of the forgotten coast and more . . . maybe Route 98.
This post covers a day and a half of travel, shown in pink and green. You’ll understand why by the end of this post.
We departed Chandeleur Islands and headed for Mississippi’s Gulf Islands, part of a National Seashore.
In the distance off Pascagoula, we saw Crowley tug Achievement and her barge.
No Worries . . . that’s the small open fishing boat anchored near the rig.
F/V Apache Rose was at anchor showing off its “wing trawling” innovation.
Lois Ann L. Moran, with its very familiar livery, anchored off Mobile Bay, to the west of a dozen or so anchored vessels.
Sand Island Light marks the southernmost tip of the state of Alabama.
I’ll just point out here that we saw countless rigs off Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. That fact contrasts with what will follow in an upcoming post.
Lots of placards indicated presence of Cox and Telos, but I saw none marked Hilcorp or other energy companies.
We ended that day off Perdido Key Resort in Floribama, where some skullduggery appeared to warrant keeping our distance.
The next morning we entered Pensacola
for some crew change and grub shopping.
Fort Pickens, one of only four southern US forts to remain in Union hands during the Civil War, lay on a barrier beach. Updates were made to the fort up through WW2.
USCGC Walnut (WLB-205) is homeported in Pensacola, but nearby were two other CGCs,
Reliance and
Diligence. A WLB and a WMEC made up part of the fleet in the sixth boro back in May 2022.
And here is the reason I extended this installment all the way to Pensacola. As we made for our landing, we passed Gulf Dawn, which itself was passing that large blue/white vessel in the background . . . .
It’s Jacklyn, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket landing ship-to-be. Well, now it will never be, since Julie F towed it out of Pensacola just two days ago, destination ISL Brownsville TX. The story in detail can be read/heard here.
All photos, any errors, WVD, who will reprise this trip on the blog soon with more vessels.
Happy independence day. While taking your coffee break, give this document signed by fallible but brave men 246 years ago a read….
I took these photos a decade ago on
a memorable night
in the sixth boro.
Later I posted my first “illuminations” post, reprising language from one of the 56 signers of that document, who put aside their petty disagreements to unite on what they considered common ground despite their differences.
Like I said, from one fallible person to all the rest of you fallible folks, happy independence day.
All photos, WVD.
OK. Ready or not, it is July. Here was the first for this. Dawn, with all its promise, is my favorite time of day. I’m not so much nocturnal or diurnal . . . call me interurnal, familiar with that time between night and day …
when for a short time, the light paints everything slightly different color.
Cosmic glory is what does it, whether the light falls on a vessel called Cosmic Glory or JRT Moran or any name else and a variety of horizons.
Isn’t Mary Alice or
its dump scow just glorious here?
Daybreak! It was so bright I heard the drums and trumpets and felt water shudder!
All photos in June 2022 by WVD.
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