Livorno Daily Photo: The Hanging Tugboat

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

During our cruise around the cargo port with Maurizio, we saw the 300-ton “Tito Neri” fixed like this.

(Photo taken last March)

Revrunner said...: Astonishing amount of weight being carried by those cables.; December 16, 2015 at 12:39 AM
Michelle said...: Revrunner is right. What a huge amount of weight being held.; December 16, 2015 at 12:45 AM
Dina said...: Wow, a strong crane. Is that how they paint the hull? Or maybe they fix her azimuth thruster? (Thanks for that lesson in the earlier post.)
The tug looks like a fish out of water.; December 16, 2015 at 6:57 AM
Tanya Breese said...: i'm with revrunner!; December 16, 2015 at 1:10 PM
Karl said...: Interesting photo, VP !
A new coat of paint ?; December 16, 2015 at 2:11 PM
Luis Gomez said...: What a great shot VP!; December 16, 2015 at 2:26 PM
Gunn said...: I keep forgetting that there is much more to a boat than what we just see.
Looks quite big this tug-boat.
I like the photo..... and as you now, I like tug boats. They do an important job!; December 16, 2015 at 4:03 PM
cieldequimper said...: They do need their check-up every now and then!; December 16, 2015 at 8:18 PM
William Kendall said...: It is interesting to see the underside of the hull.; December 16, 2015 at 10:06 PM
RedPat said...: It looks tough!; December 16, 2015 at 11:57 PM
Sharon said...: I've seen boats hanging like this several times on our western coast. It's always a rather stunning sight to see.; December 16, 2015 at 11:58 PM