Saturday, February 5, 2011

Bunkering day.

A LITTLE TERRIFYING TO SEE A SHIP HEADED STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WATER TOWARDS YOU BUT COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS PART OF THE BUNKERING PROCESS. REFUELING THE SHIP'S OIL SUPPLY.

A REALLY NEAT SHIP. METICULOUSLY CLEAN AND PAINTED IN BRILLIANT COLOURS.

BUNKERING TOOK MANY HOURS!!

LARGE TIRES WERE ATTACHED TO THE SHIP'S SIDE. IT WAS LIKE A GIANT GAME OF BUMPER BOATS ALL DAY LONG. 
CARGO SHIP. ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS. LOTS OF THESE SHIPS IN PORT.

DOWNTOWN DURBAN ACROSS THE HARBOR.

HUGE ROPES IN THE SHIPYARD. I SAW ONE OF THESE STRETCHING PAST MY ROOM'S PORTHOLE AND UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND  IT CONNECTING THE BUNKERING SHIP TO OUR SHIP... I THINK. ;) 

LIFEBOAT TESTING.



THIS WAS BEFORE ALL THE LAND-ROVERS WERE LIFTED ONBOARD BY CRANE A COUPLE DAYS AGO.

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