![Container ship Maersk Douglas, IMO 9297876, tugboat Pierluigi Neri, port of Livorno](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7GxvJ-w0mj1DdOEa1iKanYqdBWmI7xAm7vYpCjks2C9NfkKEhhyuKvPdgIdApnoSYFrYY89WIgmixROb-77oUduHQ0y-07GE5XflfyPih4ZT0izQbzXKPHF9qCCKdVReBzhty6jWYUPF/s640/0906120040.jpg)
The tugboat “Pierluigi Neri” is slowly towing the 294 meter “Maersk Douglas” out of the port of Livorno. The ship is built precisely to the
Panamax standard limit: the maximum length allowed in the lock chambers of the Panama Canal is 294.1 meters.
![Container ship Maersk Douglas, IMO 9297876, port of Livorno](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvasLikLiR4CjZjRVclszmk_ugUvAOu4fOjMOGuteWLeNSqWNpXeSPYzHxbIuBBYGtWqYacOgFBXS19NgkNl_2cPZNWXbipeC7cZcX8E5sR4GUrb_voUXrQcXesaNN6VNn_ifRrpwl43zC/s640/0906120054.jpg)
The same cargo ship few moments later, passing behind the “castle” of the
pilots of the port.
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9 comments:
The first one looks fantastic but I love the second picture more - there are so many stories behind it!
That building-like structure is part of the ship?! In the first photo, I thought it was a building behind the ship! That thing is massive!
Nicely done, these. I particularly like the perspective on the second.
Just amazing how big some of these ships are.
From the second photo, I can't imagine it's a part of a super long ship.
Such great photos...you had me smiling from the get-go...
That's the trouble with some ship owners, however: You give 'em an inch and they take 294 meters!
A very looooong ship!
Have a fun and interesting and joyful day, VP!
That's pretty neat. I didn't know there were standards for the canals and such, but it obviously makes sense!
Wow! Very long:) Nice shots!
Very long ship.
Nice photos in the port!
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