Ships
Finishing 22 Days at Sea
Agisilaos, a 600 foot by 105 foot oil/chemical tanker sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, passes Gaillard Island on the way into the port of Mobile late the morning of APR 25 2025. With a draught of 27 feet, the ship moves at 13 mph while finishing a voyage that began APR 2nd 2025…
Airbus Ship Departs for Europe
๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐: Its three 72 foot high eSAILs plainly visible, Ville de Bordeaux, a 505 foot by 78 foot Ro-ro cargo ship sailing under the flag of France, passes Gaillard Island on its way out of Mobile Bay Tuesday afternoon. Moving at 17 mph, the ship heads back to Europe after delivering…
APL Danube Slips Out At Sunset
APL Danube, a 984 foot by 158 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, heads out of Mobile Bay Monday evening, beginning a two day voyage to New Orleans. With a draught of 39 feet, the ship moves at 14 mph. According to ship manifests, APL Danube is loaded with tires, air conditioning…
Lots of Coal Heading For India
๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ: Edelweiss, a 750 foot by 105 foot bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Liberia, heads out of Mobile Bay APR 13 2025. Moving at 11 mph, the ship reports a draught of just under 45 feet as it begins a…
USS Pierre in Mobile Bay
๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ: USS Pierre, a Littoral Combat Ship built by Austal USA in Mobile, heads into port Wednesday afternoon after undergoing Builderโs trials. LCS 38, as itโs also known, underwent christening in May and is the last ship in the Navyโs Independence-variant LCS program. Pierre will be deployed to the Pacific fleet…
Year-Round for Carnival Ships
– This post has been updated to provide clarification – ๐พ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ: A big change involving Carnival passenger ships that have been operating out of Mobile. Carnival Cruise Line has announced that year-round service out of Mobile will resume starting in the spring of 2027. Carnival…
Kit Cars, Bibles Aboard Le Havre
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐จ, ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐จ, ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง: Le Havre, a 1,104 foot by 149 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus, heads out of Mobile Bay Friday afternoon. Moving at 13 mph with a draught of 30 feet, the ship sets course for Tampa, with arrival expected tomorrow. According to ship manifests, Le…
San Felipe arrives In Mobile
๐๐๐ง๐๐จ, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐จ: San Felipe, a 983 foot by 157 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, passes Gaillard Island while heading to the port of Mobile Wednesday morning. Moving at 11 mph with a draught of 37 feet, the ship finishes a two day voyage from Houston. According to ship…
Spirit In The Middle of Nowhere
Fresh out of drydock, Carnival Spirit, the passenger ship that sails out of Mobile each year, is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Loaded with travelers, the ship is on schedule to arrive in Bermuda Thursday after departing Ponta Delgada, Portugal Saturday. The shipโs itinerary is part of a two week repositioning cruise that…