Getting out while the gettin’s good: Escaping the looming Arctic blast heading for the Gulf coast, the passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of Mobile Bay Saturday evening, beginning a twelve day tour of the Southern Caribbean. Moving at 15 mph, the ship sets sail for Grand Turk Island, with arrival expected Tuesday. Stops include…
Cruising with Spirit: Carnival Spirit, the 959 foot by 127 foot passenger ship that sails out of Mobile part time, passes Gaillard Island on its way out of the Bay of the Holy Spirit (as sixteenth century Spanish explorers called Mobile Bay) into the Gulf of America Sunday evening, JAN 12th. Moving at 11 mph,…
Airbus ship in Mobile Bay: City of Hamburg, a 415 foot by 67 foot Ro-ro cargo ship sailing under the flag of France, heads into the port of Mobile on a frigid wind-whipped Monday. Moving at 17 mph, the ship finishes a fourteen day voyage that began DEC 23rd from Montoir, France. City of Hamburg…
Eight nights of cruising underway: The passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of Mobile Bay early Saturday evening. Moving at 14 mph, the ship sets course for arrival at Key West Monday. For the remainder of the week, Spirit travels through the Bahamas with stops at Freeport, Half Moon Cay and Nassau. Photo shot from…
MSC Texas, a 1,095 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, heads out of Mobile Bay Friday afternoon. Moving at 12 mph with a draught of 36 feet, the ship begins a day’s trip to Tampa. According to ship manifests, MSC Texas carries roughly 290 tons of apple juice concentrate,…
Finishing 25 days at sea, Clemens Schulte, an 836 foot by 122 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, heads into the port of Mobile at mid day Thursday. With a draught of 44.5 feet, the ship concludes a voyage that began DEC 8th from Busan New Port, Korea. According to ship manifests,…
CMA CGM Bianca, a 1,099 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, passes Gaillard Island on the way into the port of Mobile Monday afternoon. With a draught of 43 feet, the ship moves at 15 mph while finishing a day’s trip from Houston. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM…
Carnival Spirit, the 959 foot by 127 foot passenger ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, heads out of Mobile Bay at sunset Saturday, DEC 7th, 2024. Moving at 11 mph, the ship begins a voyage lasting eight days that will take passengers to the Bahamas before returning to Mobile DEC 15th. Photo shot from…
With whitecaps in the Bay, CMA CGM Attila, a 1,099 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile Friday afternoon. With a draught of 40 feet, the ship moves at 14 mph while finishing a day’s trip from Houston. According…
Deep Blue, a 677 foot by 104 foot pipe layer, heads out of Mobile Bay Sunday afternoon, moving at 9 mph. Deep Blue is described as the largest purpose-built ultra deepwater pipelay and subsea construction vessel in the world. Capable of accommodating up to 120 people, the ship can carry up to 29,606 barrels of…