Shortages of crude oil in Europe, Asia and uncertainty about the Strait of Hormuz as well as surging prices are causing a sharp increase in petrochemical tankers heading to the United States. During a typical month, around 110 tankers arrive at various ports in the Gulf of America, according to Windward, a company specializing in…
Making its final spring departure, the passenger ship Carnival Spirit passes Gaillard Island on its way out of Mobile Bay APR 13th 2026. Moving at 12 mph, Spirit begins a sixteen day voyage that will bring the ship through the Panama Canal Friday, along with stops in Puntarenas, Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica and Cabo San…
No shortage of wind on Mobile Bay APR 12th 2026 for the final day of the Performance Regattas Fast Eddie Cup, a competition featuring Birdyfish foiling sailboats. Foiling is when–with sufficient wind–the sailboats become airborne with only their foils moving through water. Elevation of the boat reduces drag, increasing speed. If you missed getting to…
The passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of Mobile Bay early the evening of Easter Sunday 2026 as it begins a trip to the port of Grand Bahama in the Bahamas.Spirit is scheduled to arrive back in Mobile APR 12th. After the current trip, Spirit has one more voyage scheduled out of Mobile before leaving…
A US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon passes over Fairhopeβs Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education while on a training flight MAR 23 2026. Captured about 1,800 feet up, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 187 knots or 215 mph while lining up to practice a touch-and-go landing at Brookley Field in Mobile. Known…
ππ‘π€π€π§ π©ππ‘ππ¨, πππ¨π ππ£π ππ’ππ©ππ©ππ€π£ ππͺππ πππ€ππ§π: OOCL Washington, a 1,059 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile MAR 22 2026. With a draught of 42 feet, the ship finishes a twelve day voyage from Long Beach, CA….
Allegiant Air flight 442 passes over Mobile Bay and Battles Wharf late Monday morning while preparing to land in Gulf Shores. Captured around 4,000 feet high, the Airbus A320 slows from a ground speed of 324 knots or 372 mph while concluding the just under two hour flight from Des Moines, IA. Photo shot from…
Colleen and I visit four restaurants recently, and all of βem provide great meals and service. We are blessed to have really good places to dine around Fairhope and the eastern shore! Want to live on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay and enjoy great meals like these? Reach out and weβll help! Colleen and…
Allegiant Air flight 417 passes over Saracenoβs restaurant in Fairhope the afternoon of MAR 12 2026, while starting a flight from Gulf Shores to Nashville. Captured about 2.5 miles up, the Boeing 737 moves at 341 knots or 392 mph as it begins the flight of just over one hour. Photo shot from Fairhope, roughly…
MSC Javelin IX, a 1,094 foot by 141 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, heads out of Mobile Bay the morning of MAR 5th 2026. With 38 feet of the ship below the water line, the vessel moves at 12 mph while beginning a voyage to Tampa. According to ship manifests, MSC…
