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I hope you enjoy this thread. We started this north bound transit through the Panama Canal on a light tanker, the M/T Largo Desert. Anchor was up at midnight. Dealing with traffic right from the start.
On the lower corner, right side, canal crew boards. They will make fast tug's lines and secure mules' wires.
After the ship passes through Miraflores locks, it sails in Miraflores lake, then, locks up in Pedro Miguel to Culebra Cut, which is at Gatun lake level (85 feet above sea level).
The ship clears Pedro Miguel Locks and sails through Culebra cut (through the continental divide). It will continue to Gatun Lake. By the time it gets there it will be sometime passed 6 am.
And as the "Largo Desert" continues its transit through Gatun Lake, daylight makes its appearance. She arrives at Gatun Locks, to begin its three step descend to the Caribbean . Transits like this occur about 14k times each year. Just another link for the #supplychain to keep on
And we are still here
The Largo Desert has finally come back down to sea level. It took:
2 pilots
38 canal crew
4 tug boats
3 lock masters
1 boarding officer
the ship's crew
and a lot of water from the Chagres River to make this one transit possible.
She is bound to Houston
The Largo Desert has finally come back down to sea level. It took:
2 pilots
38 canal crew
4 tug boats
3 lock masters
1 boarding officer
the ship's crew
and a lot of water from the Chagres River to make this one transit possible.
She is bound to Houston
And she was the star of the night. Sound and safe.
Finally off for an hour and a half ride back home.
Finally off for an hour and a half ride back home.
