Thursday, November 4, 2010

"Marvelous Ace"


A strange panamanian vessel at the Lisbon harbour (Tagus estuary)

19 comments:

brattcat said...

This is one ace you couldn't slip into your vest pocket.

Dina said...

Really strange shape. Seems like a miracle that it floats and doesn't turn over.

Sharon said...

it appears to be belching out a dark cloud of smoke.

Olivier said...

belle lumiere, il est impossant

Kaori said...

Marvelous name :-)

Francisca said...

Reminds me of those armoured cars used by banks to transport money... Interesting.

Sylvia K said...

It is an interesting looking boat, piqued my curiosity, what does it carry, who does it belong to, etc etc, but then I'm always full of questions! Terrific captures as always, JM! Have a great weekend!

Sylvia

Stefan Jansson said...

Not so old. Built in 2006.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/se/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=371710000

Cezar and Léia said...

Eu gostei do nome do navio e suas fotos estão maravilhosas, que azul intenso do mar!
Léia

Judy said...

I've never seen one quite like that!

Lowell said...

I have missed your wonderful compositions. Strange ship, indeed; weird, even. Wonder what it was carrying.

Thanks for your concern, JM. Our daughter is improving and hopefully will go home from the hospital within a few days. We'll be in Colorado for a while longer, though.

joo said...

Strange and huge:)

VP said...

I see these ungainly vessels quite often here in Livorno: they are car carriers.

cieldequimper said...

A ship from out of space. Thankfully VP provided an explanation!

Jim said...

Beautiful.

Randy said...

Very unusual.

Jack said...

Not a very appealing vessel, is it?

Small City Scenes said...

Interesting ship. What a name and is it so marvelous???

T. Becque said...

I know there's a science behind it, but by just looking at them, it still surprises me that they float at all!