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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: trains on July 06, 2010, 22:35:25

Title: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: trains on July 06, 2010, 22:35:25
So yesterday, my dad and his father were driving over the Cape Cod Canal on the Sagamore Bridge, and they both saw this ship sailing towards the Atlantic

(http://www.onozo.co.jp/en/wn/news_img/20100315_5.jpg)

The thought a ship this large fit through the canal was amazing, seeing as it twists a lot. It's normal for us to see tugs with barges, but I never thought that would make it through

She's 182 meter (597.1 ft) I wish I was there to see it
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: llamalord on July 06, 2010, 23:29:16
So a week ago, my dad and I were driving through the Cape Cod Canal under the Sagamore Bridge, and we both saw this ship sailing towards the Atlantic

(http://www.scheepvaartwest.be/Equuleus_Leader.jpg)

The thought a ship this large fit through the canal was amazing, seeing as it twists a lot. It's normal for us to see tugs with barges, but I never thought that would make it through

She's 299 meter (984.0 ft) I'm glad I was there to see it

Sorry to almost double the size of your vessel but...  This thing was HUGE!!! Our boat was at the very base of the ship as it passed us. I was talking to one of the deck hands later and I asked him how close the ship comes to the bottom of the railroad bridge (The 2nd largest vertical lift bridge in the world, his reply was, "At low tide the ship's bridge comes within 10 feet of the bridge span. We have to lower some of the comm antennas.")
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: trains on July 06, 2010, 23:44:34
Wow. And I thought that Oil Tanker was big :p lol. I don't see much on the canal except for the usual tugs and vessels from locals.
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: llamalord on July 07, 2010, 01:01:19
I also saw a large yacht like this one: on the same trip (Big wake :P)

(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/10/23/open/yacht600.jpg)
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: trains on July 07, 2010, 01:20:24
I think I saw her in Sandwich Cape Cod, coming into the canal one day after I left the beach.
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: IRI5HJ4CK on July 07, 2010, 11:37:43
Nice ship that!! Love the look of the bridge
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: Capt. Matt on July 08, 2010, 00:53:46
Quote from: llamalord on July 07, 2010, 01:01:19
I also saw a large yacht like this one: on the same trip (Big wake :P)

(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/10/23/open/yacht600.jpg)
I see things like this all the time I had a 130 footer come in for the night at the marina  :)
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: Sam on July 08, 2010, 11:26:25
http://www.scheepvaartwest.be/pagina72.html

She is 199m.

I think there isn't any car carrier that huge.
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: llamalord on July 08, 2010, 14:34:31
oh, did I really make that error and then roll with it on the conversion...  I feel like I just took a wrong answer on a high school math test. :P  I got my information on that exact site too!
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: Sam on July 09, 2010, 00:34:20
Hehe, but it still is a big ship!

I think the biggest car carrier is the MV Faust with a length of 227m (but I am not 100% shure of that)
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: llamalord on July 09, 2010, 18:56:21
Seemed big enough when I could read the depth markers on the bow. :doh:
Title: Re: Oil tanker in Cape Cod Canal
Post by: Capt. Matt on July 10, 2010, 14:23:04
Quote from: Sam on July 09, 2010, 00:34:20
Hehe, but it still is a big ship!

I think the biggest car carrier is the MV Faust with a length of 227m (but I am not 100% shure of that)
I remember watching a show about that ship and I remember them saying it was the largest car carrier so that sounds right  ;)