Shipping and Swimming in the St. Lawrence

I always find it so strange to watch a huge cargo ship sail down the St. Lawrence. It's no wonder they call this river Highway H2O!
Wagenborg’s fleet consists of over 230 box shaped, ice-strengthened multipurpose vessels under Dutch flag.
This is Azoresborg, a General Cargo that was built in 2010. It has a carrying capacity is 17407 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 5.7 meters. Her length overall is 143 meters and her width is 22 meters.

[Anne ❀]

cool shot, interesting info

[KAL]

This ship is magnificent! Love the people on the floating dock watching the ship go by.

[Ron]

That's a big ol' boat! Love the contrast of the kids in the foreground. Seems that there are some windmill blades among the cargo. Those are not easy to cart around!

[Ingrid]

Love the swimmers watching. They also give some perspective. That ship is huge!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

seems strange to see people swimming so close to it too

[Joan Robillard]

Must be odd to swim with something so large passing so close.

[Wendy]

@kathyladley
So good to see you pop in once again, Kathy!
Thank you for commenting!

[Kathy]

It seems incongruent to see both the ship and the children in the same waterway.

[Val]

Interesting shot, the contrast in size has an unreal quality to it

[bkb in the city]

Great capture