This One Filled Our Window

[Glenn Clabo]

Whenever these LNG tankers come in the harbor is abuzz with security. The number of Coast Guard boats with armament at the ready is more than 10...and of course the ever present helicopters flying about. This is one of the biggest I've seen in 4 years. We are on the 6th floor...and it fills the window.



This gives you a little better perspective looking east from our roof deck. The top of the main mast is about 8 or 9 stories high up on the hospital to the left.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Fond memories Glenn. Often Several miles out at sea approaching the port, first the smell, then maybe a smog, this was especially evident approaching Bombay. Moths, clouds of them about five miles off shore. Coming into harbour where the small craft would ferry out people in an attempt to get aboard to sell all sorts of merchandise. Remember getting measured up by a tailor, who hand tailored shirts for what seemed, such good prices. Of course very different approaching European ports, where there was never quite the same excitement and expectation, colours smells or from memory wonderful food.

That is a decent size ship, yet these ships you see nearby in a storm disappear into the troughs of waves and are lost for a while, before they rise again as you yourself disappear into a trough from them. Often exhilarating but always at times some anxiety, especially when it is at full hurricane force. Only believable if you have been there, which of course many have.
I see from the AIS marine web site this ship is in Boston at the moment, it appears to have been anchored for a while of the coast. As you say it it very high with a 11.2m draught.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Oh yes Julian. I do remember the first thing you sense is the smell as you get close to land after being at sea for any length of time.
They usually anchor for a while because it takes quit a bit of effort to gather the forces required to protect it from possible terrorists attack. And you are right...I live on Boston Harbor. It's docking just a short walk up the Mystic River...the mouth of which is on the second pic.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Oh yes Julian. I do remember the first thing you sense is the smell as you get close to land after being at sea for any length of time.
They usually anchor for a while because it takes quit a bit of effort to gather the forces required to protect it from possible terrorists attack. And you are right...I live on Boston Harbor. It's docking just a short walk up the Mystic River...the mouth of which is on the second pic.

What an interesting place to live, especially if you are in a busy port. A world that passes the window. Every day different and eventful , superb.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

What an interesting place to live, especially if you are in a busy port. A world that passes the window. Every day different and eventful , superb.

It's never ending...

 

[Brian Moore]

Amazing to have that out your window, Glenn. Great shots. And @Julian de'Courcy's comments provide a wonderful sense of the ship-board experience.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

It's leaving. Down the old dry dock outside my wife's office...iPhone on our walk home from the baseball game

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Superb Glenn I like the foreground linked fence.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Very good story telling from both of you, very much appreciated from a one who sailed the seven seas for some time and lastly a similar vicinity to mine in many ways, as big ships pass my window every day, up and down. I like these small stories images are able to tell including a little text now and then.

 

[Paul Lange]

Out of all of them I like the last photo from the iPhone the best. That thing is HUGE. You Americans and your BIG things. Glad to see the trend of smaller cameras has caught on.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Out of all of them I like the last photo from the iPhone the best. That thing is HUGE. You Americans and your BIG things. Glad to see the trend of smaller cameras has caught on.

American?...it appears that MolLng Transport London, U.K. owns and operates this one Paul.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Very good story telling from both of you, very much appreciated from a one who sailed the seven seas for some time and lastly a similar vicinity to mine in many ways, as big ships pass my window every day, up and down. I like these small stories images are able to tell including a little text now and then.

Thanks Ivar...many of the stories I have can only be discussed between sailors.

 

[Pete Askew]

Not only a nice shot of such a fascinating view but a wonderfully evocative discussion on travel by sea; something I have never done (except the odd channel ferry). Thanks.