Gentle Seas From Ireland

Gentle Seas, a 656 foot by 105 foot bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Liberia, passes Gaillard Island on the way into Mobile’s McDuffie coal terminal the morning of SEP 24 2025. With a draught of 22 feet, the ship moves at 13 mph while finishing a sixteen day voyage that began SEP 8th from Dublin, Ireland. Coal makes up a major part of Alabama’s economy and is exported to Europe, South America and Asia, to meet demands from steelmakers. Photo shot from Orange St pier in Fairhope, roughly 6.5 miles away…