Tough Way To Spend The Day
πππ«ππ£π π€π£ π©ππ πππ¨π©ππ§π£ π¨ππ€π§π: Tough way to have to spend a day on Alabama’s Gulf coast…
Mobile Bay
Northern Jaguar Heads Out
πππ§πππ¨ ππ§ππ¨ πππππ¨, π½ππ§πππ ππ€π‘π‘π¨ ππ£π ππ§π€π―ππ£ πππ¨π: Northern Jaguar, a 1,094 foot by 141 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal heads out of Mobile Bay NOV 5th 2025 as it begins a two day trip to Houston. With a draught of 41 feet, the ship moves at 13 mph. According to…
Spirit’s Sunset Departure
With a colorful orange sky as the backdrop, the passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of Mobile Bay at sunset Sunday, beginning a six day voyage starting at Bimini Islands. The ship returns to Mobile Saturday. Photo shot from Magnolia park in Fairhope, about 6.5 miles awayβ¦
Beds, Bags and Nerf Balls
OOCL Washington, a 1,059 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, arrives at the port of Mobile early teh afternoon of NOV 2nd 2025. Moving at 10 mph with a draught of 40 feet, the ship finishes a two day trip from Houston. According to ship manifests, OOCL Washington…
Arriving From France
Ville de Bordeaux, a Ro-ro cargo ship measuring 505 feet by 78 feet and sailing under the flag of France, heads into port at Mobile the afternoon of NOV 2nd 2025 after two weeks at sea. With a draught of 19 feet, the ship finishes a voyage that began OCT 19th from Montoir, on the…
Cruising Returns to Mobile
The 959 foot passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of Mobile Bay the afternoon of OCT 28th 2025, marking the return of cruising from Mobile. The ship begins a five day cruise of the Western Caribbean with stops planned for Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico. Spirit docked in New Orleans Monday after concluding a sixteen day…
CMA CGM Figaro is Loaded
CMA CGM Figaro, a 1,095 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, heads out of Mobile Bay the morning of OCT 28th 2025. With a draught of 39 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph while starting a dayβs trip to New Orleans. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM Figaro…
Early Morning on Mobile Bay
Fairhopeβs municipal pier is illuminated by new lighting before sunrise OCT 18th 2025. The lighting was installed as part of the Working Waterfront restoration project which is winding down. New fishing lights have also been installed on the outer section of the pier. Photo shot from North Beach parkβ¦
From France: City Of Hamburg
ππ¬π€ π¬πππ π¨ ππ© π¨ππ π¬ππ©π π₯πππππ¨ π€π ππ£ πππ§π₯π‘ππ£π: City of Hamburg, a 415 foot by 67 foot Ro-ro cargo ship sailing under the flag of France, passes Gaillard Island on the way into the port of Mobile the afternoon of OCT 15th 2025. With a draught of 16 feet, the ship moves at 17…
Living, Loving Fairhope…
Scenes from around Fairhope shot OCT 12 2025. Photos by David Black…