Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Neverending Ship

Container ship Maersk Douglas, IMO 9297876, tugboat Pierluigi Neri, port of LivornoThe 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 LivornoThe same cargo ship few moments later, passing behind the “castle” of the pilots of the port.

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9 comments:

  1. jooJune 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    The first one looks fantastic but I love the second picture more - there are so many stories behind it!

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  2. HildaJune 24, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    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!

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  3. brattcatJune 24, 2009 at 1:35 PM

    Nicely done, these. I particularly like the perspective on the second.

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  4. B SQUAREDJune 24, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    Just amazing how big some of these ships are.

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  5. hennyJune 24, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    From the second photo, I can't imagine it's a part of a super long ship.

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  6. LowellJune 24, 2009 at 4:03 PM

    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!

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  7. HalcyonJune 24, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    That's pretty neat. I didn't know there were standards for the canals and such, but it obviously makes sense!

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  8. crocrodylJune 24, 2009 at 7:41 PM

    Wow! Very long:) Nice shots!

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  9. nobuJune 25, 2009 at 1:46 AM

    Very long ship.
    Nice photos in the port!

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