Red Sea vs. Cape of Good Hope
From gCaptain: Meanwhile, from Splash: This is worth quoting in full: Ships taking the alternative, non-Houthi route between Asia and Europe face another perilous situation, namely the rough seas around South Africa. The 6,966 teu MSC Antonia lost 46 boxes overboard last week during severe weather conditions with another 305 containers damaged, according the increasingly…
Tug Merlot
Pictured here without sister Pinotage.
Ya Toivo
Facts: Mining Vessel. Bahamas flag. Impressions: Mad Max. Steampunk. Unknowns: What it mines, or how it fits into the story. It’s no doubt more important than we think.
MSC Nederland II and Crystal Serenity
I’ve been distracted by things, and injured by a stupid Swede who didn’t observe a white line indicating “STOP” a week ago: This morning I got bored of my pity party and got back to Maker’s to catch some meaningful offloading on a rainy Saturday morning (MSC N II, Panama flag, 237m): Then came the…
DALI vs. Francis Scott Bridge (V)
It’s like the flyover to the N2 from Hospital Bend, tow trucks chillaxing under the bridge, waiting for something to go down. We used to call them vultures, which is a bad analogy because vultures don’t sit around waiting for fresh blood (I think?). So this one’s better. Some of those tug thugs are seriously…
Queen Mary 2 (II)
Sneak attack visit once Queen Victoria had departed in the dead of night and the traffic had lost interest. Cunard “flagship”: Named by QE2 in 2004, celebrating all the queens. Bermuda flag: what’s up with that? Interestoid: My husband’s family DID travel to SA from Southampton on the SA Vaal – with a ka, nogal…
DALI vs. Francis Scott Bridge (IV)
Dali remains where it collided with/destroyed (etc.) the bridge on Tuesday 26 March (19 days so far; it’s going to be a LOT longer). Thankful as usual for much wisdom from The Loadstar on what, how, whom: NB. learning:
DALI vs. Francis Scott Bridge (III)
Everyone’s a fucking expert now. Some facts that are at least legally true (from Synergy Marine Group, who manage the boat (chartered by Maersk, flagged Singapore): Plus, the salvage op by a company we’ve seen up close is on pause.
DALI vs. Francis Scott Bridge (II)
(Ed. note – couldn’t decide if this was a part deux (II) or needs a new category… Boxship SOS? Boxes Stopping? BoxStop! StopBox? Agency is slippery here.) Today is Good Friday, when Jesus dies again, and 45 real people have just been reported dead in Limpopo after the bus they were traveling on from Gaborone…
DALI vs. Francis Scott Bridge
300m. Singapore flag. Bridge down 1.27am ET. There are vehicles and people in the (approx 9C) water. At least it didn’t do a hit and run (VF screenshot from 5.30am ET). Still, it’s not the best look.