Traffic Jam

Today we have been at Stockton in Newcastle with our walking group and as we parked our cars at Stockton I spotted these tugs bringing the coal ship into Newcastle.

The green and yellow boat in the foreground is the Newcastle to Stockton ferry boat and instead of travelling in a straight line between the ferry terminals it had to do a detour around the other boats.

A beautiful day today as you can see from the colour of the sky, which was perfect for walking. Such a pleasant change after the last two days of rain.

[Eve Pulsater]

Wow! We have small boats around here but that is something else!

[julia]

Great shot.. good to see the contrast between the boats..

[Hazel]

What an amazingly large ship!

[Linda]

Great shot of these boats and the traffic jab. Who would have thought that a coal ship would be the cause.

[Sue]

Wow, you don't realise till you see them like this just how big they are! Wonderful capture!

[Rachel]

I'm always impressed by the size of those coal ships.

[Sally Ings]

That's quite some ship. I guess it takes careful maneouvering to get it into dock.

[Sam]

It's a biggie Babs!

[Nova]

It always amazes me to see the tugs moving such a large vessel. Nice capture Babs. :)

[gloria jones]

Great capture, pov

[Wylie]

great shot of the river traffic. big grubby old tanker!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture and I love the pretty blue colors.

[Christine Webb]

ooh err

[Margaret Brown]

Love the colours and details

[Susan]

great shot! Such a large freighter coming in!

[Jane Morley]

Really interesting to watch. We were caught in the rain when we were there !

[Peter]

Lovely point of view, dept of field and lighting Babs, lots of interesting craft:)

[Chris K]

always something going on around there.

[M0ments in time]

Certainly looks busy, a bit like our harbour this time of year

[Gayle Sears]

That's quite a variety of boat/ships. Interesting shot and nice pov.

[Paula W]

The coal boat really looks huge next to the tugs. Lots to see here.

[Lee-Ann]

Great shot

[Babs]

@creampuff Thanks. The bulk carriers are massive aren't they.

[Babs]

@julzmaioro @quietpurplehaze @pippie @pippie @sioux @888rachel @salza @gigiflower @novab @seattlite Thanks ladies, I am aways amazed at what a fantastic job the tugs do. This bulk carrier is empty at the moment as it is high in the water. When it makes its return trip out of the harbour loaded with coal it will be a different story.

[Babs]

@pusspup Thanks. it will be even grubbier when it is full of coal, ha ha.

[Babs]

@mittens @365projectorgchristinewebb @craftymeg @susanalena Thanks, it is fabulous to watch.

[Babs]

@chimfa You will have to come back again Jane on a fine day.

[Babs]

@pcoulson Thanks Peter. The ferry was determined to win the race, ha ha.
The tugs yesterday had a relatively easy job of bringing in the carrier, but on a wet and wild day it is a different story.

[Babs]

@cruiser Thanks Chris, busier than Pitt Street on a Saturday morning.

[Babs]

@mbmomentsintime @thimblelady @paulaw @leestevo Thanks so much. I love watching the tugs bringing in the carriers.

[Taffy]

That ship is humongous. The scale in the image is great, thanks to the way you've captured the tugs with this coal ship.

[Lois]

Great shot of this huge ship!

[Gena Pegg]

Quite a busy port. Great colors and clarity. Love the perspective.

[AmyJ]

So interesting - great shot!

[Dianne]

What a neat shot showing the 'traffic jam'.

[Poppo Livy]

Lovely shot of these working boats Babs

[Babs]

@taffy @loweygrace @eyesmile @basqgirl @dide @terryliv Thanks. I was so glad that the ferry boat sailed past too because with that and the tugs it really emphasised the size of the bulk carrier.

[Barb Newcomb]

Great shot Babs. Good to see people at work!! LOL.