MSC Bridgeport, a 1,059 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, heads into the port of Mobile late the morning of MAR 16 2025. Moving at 14 mph with a draught of 37 feet, the ship finishes a two day voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, MSC Bridgeport carries…
One way to relax on a Sunday afternoon on Mobile Bay…
Blackcomb Spirit, a 797 foot by 137 foot crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of Bahamas, passes Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay while on its way into the port of Mobile the afternoon of MAR 9 2025. Moving at 12 mph with a draught of 36 feet, the ship finishes a voyage from Houston….
๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ: ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ก? The SS United States may have a future other than being sunk to become a reef. In port only two days since being towed from Philadelphia to Mobile, discussions are already underway about offering low cost cruises on the ship to destinations truly…
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ: Once considered the zenith of American shipbuilding, the SS United States, an engineering marvel said to be the greatest liner to ever be built, is towed into Mobile Bay Monday morning, MAR 3rd 2025. Gutted and void of the fittings and furnishings that once earned her…
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐:GSL Maria, a 908 foot by 131 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, heads into the Port of Mobile the afternoon of FEB 17 2025. Moving at 11 mph with a draught 44 feet, the ship finishes a voyage that began JAN 24th from Busan New Port,…
On the other side of the Atlantic: A familiar sight in Mobile, the cruise ship Carnival Spirit, off duty from carrying passengers, has passed through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea this afternoon. Spirit is on its way to a Thursday arrival at a shipyard in Marseilles, France where it will go into…
Spirit bids Mobile farewell until fall: Carnival Spirit, the 959 foot by 127 foot passenger ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, heads out of Mobile Bay Thursday afternoon, marking the end of cruise ship travel out of Mobile for about eight months. Moving at 15 mph, the ship sets course for Miami and later…
Whether teething or rocking, thereโs something aboard for you: One Motivator, a 990 foot by 142 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, heads into the port of Mobile late Thursday morning. With a draught of 36 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph while finishing a voyage that began Tuesday from…
Whatโs aboard will make cats, gardeners and cool air fans happy: One Magnificence, a 990 foot by 142 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, arrives at the port of Mobile Monday afternoon. With a draught of 36 feet, the ship moves at 12 mph while finishing a two day trip from…