Yesterday I posted a photo of the dredger David Allen waiting patiently at dusk for this bulk carrier to be brought into the Port of Newcastle before it could end its shift for the day. This is the reason it was waiting.
The David Allen was keeping the channel clear while three tugs brought this bulk carrier, Golden Courage, into the Port of Newcastle. It was the last ship of the day to arrive in Newcastle.
I love watching the tugs and the marine pilots steering the bulk carriers into the port. Luckily it was a calm evening and not too difficult to bring the ship in, but sometimes when the weather is wild it can be quite exciting watching the tugs struggle to keep the large ships on course.
Fabulous capture. For many years I worked as a Customs Officer and I used to really watch these tugboats bringing in the big ships into harbour especially when the sea was rough. They are really amazing. Nowadays. huge cruise liners come into port and to their berth without the need of any help.
@yaorenliu Tugs amaze me too, they do a great job.
@sangwann@haskar It was a calm day but I have seen 6 tugs bringing in one of the bulk carriers to Newcastle when the weather was wild. They also have to use the Newcastle marine pilot too because the channel is so shallow and not much room for manoeuvre . It must be an expensive business to bring the ships into the port.
@olivetreeann I am sure you would be able to look up the specifications of the vessel, but they really are huge. They can only half fill with coal here in Newcastle because the channel is so shallow and narrow, they have to collect the remainder of their cargo in Queensland.
Ian
Great capture.
@yaorenliu Tugs amaze me too, they do a great job.
@sangwann @haskar It was a calm day but I have seen 6 tugs bringing in one of the bulk carriers to Newcastle when the weather was wild. They also have to use the Newcastle marine pilot too because the channel is so shallow and not much room for manoeuvre . It must be an expensive business to bring the ships into the port.
@olivetreeann I am sure you would be able to look up the specifications of the vessel, but they really are huge. They can only half fill with coal here in Newcastle because the channel is so shallow and narrow, they have to collect the remainder of their cargo in Queensland.