Monday, October 17, 2011

Dry Dock

Small dry dock, LivornoThis is the gate, practically a caisson, of the small dry dock, built alongside the “Canale dei Francesi” (Frenchmen's Canal). You can easily see the level of the water on the outer side and the dry part on the right.Superyacht Sunday, small dry dock, LivornoThe boats enters the dock when it is level with the water outside.Superyacht Sunday, small dry dock, LivornoAfter closing the gate, the water inside is pumped out, leaving the boat, properly supported, on the bottom of the dry dock.

See also: White Sea - Nero - I Dynasty, in Norway - Giorgio Armani's Yacht

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14 comments:

  1. Luis GomezOctober 17, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Thanks VP, I don't think I have ever seen this. Thanks for showing me.

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  2. JackOctober 17, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    It operates much like locks at a canal. Informative as always. VP.

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  3. MichelleOctober 17, 2011 at 2:43 AM

    I like the colors in the first shot. That is quite a boat!

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  4. RandyOctober 17, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    Nice little boat someone has there. Nice shots VP.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    nice shots...great blue and yellow color in first and wow what a yacht

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  6. cieldequimperOctober 17, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    What we call a 'forme de radoub' in French which always sounds extremely strange to me...

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  7. Cezar and LéiaOctober 17, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    That boat is so elegant.Thanks for showing the difference between the level of the water by the pictures and the boat, it's very interesting!
    Léia

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  8. jooOctober 17, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Love this boat and the post is really interesting:)
    Happy new week to you!

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  9. Traveling HawkOctober 17, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    Nice boats!

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  10. KaoriOctober 17, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Thank you for showing us this whole process in your photos! Very cool :D

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  11. AriannaOctober 17, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Interessante reportage! Arianna

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  12. UnknownOctober 17, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Yes, it's really interesting. Nice post, VP.

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  13. La sonrisa de HiperionOctober 17, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Ando bastante ocupado y sin tiempo... Pero siempre un placer pasar por tu casa, y echar un ratito con tus cosas. Estupendas las cosas que nos dejas.

    Saludos y un abrazo enorme.

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  14. DinaOctober 18, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    So smart how that works.

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