Leaving Miraflores Locks by junge1
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Description
The car carrier 'Vany Rickmers' is leaving the Miralflores Locks toward the Pedro Miguel Locks and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean.
There are three sets of locks in the Panama Canal; Miraflores (two steps) and Pedro Miguel (one step) on the Pacific Ocean side and Gatun (three steps) on the Atlantic Ocean side. To achieve the total lift to cross the Continental Divide requires 85-ft (25.9m).
At Miraflores two steps are required, each step has two lock chambers which are 33.53 m (110-ft) wide and 320.0m (1050-ft) long, with a usable length of 304.8m (1000-ft). All lock chambers are identical in size and these dimensions determine the maximum size of ships which can use the canal; this size is known as Panamax.
The 'Vany Rickmers' is Marshall Islands flagged, managed by Rickmers Singapore and she was built by Xiamen Shipbuilders Industries Co. Ltd., China and was completed in February 2010.
She is 183m (600-ft) long, has a beam of 32.0m (~105-ft), and a draft of 8.7m (28.54-ft). She is a 4,900 car class RORO (Roll-on-roll-off) car carrier. Her speed is 20.0kn and her main engine output is 14,420kW (~19,400hp).
This picture was taken on 19 July 2011,
Sig...
In case somebody cares:
Current time here in Phoenix, Arizona: 13:39 MST (GMT-7). The last reported position of the 'Vany Rickmers' (~11 Hours, 30 Minutes ago) is 23.14767N, 59.67639E), in the Gulf of Oman.
Comments (23)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
Faemike55
Very cool capture and wonderful information
Minda
Very nice capture and Great Info sig.
annie5
Great view on this interesting picture! :)
jocko500
so that how it looks. i read a book of a small ocean going sail boat had to go in the locks after one of these big ships go in. i wonder how that looked. guess when they build the locks they never thought the ships would get so big. oh the book also say it was the first and only ocean going sail boat to cross South America. it had to cross the mountains of South America and sailed in the highest lake there and it then went to the Amazon River and sail down it. it was super good book base on a true story. it when over land from the lake in the mountains to the river. forgot the name of the book . I read that many years ago.
Dreamingbee
another great shot and info Sig.. cool to see the world around with you
renecyberdoc
fine capture and info of this popular place.
bobrgallegos
Awesome capture of this part of the Panama Canal and very informative narrative!!!!
debbielove
Great picture Sig.. Plain and simple! AND I love the inclusion of current position!!!! Brilliant idea! Personally I love ships, big and small but rarely get a chance to photo them.. Thanks.. Rob
flavia49
great shot
farmerC
Shining shot.
adrie
Another great shot.
emmecielle
Interesting shot! :)
flaviok
Magnifica captura e texto meu amigo, aplausos (5)
sandra46
GREAT SHOT
mariogiannecchini
Very cool capture and wonderful information !
auntietk
How fascinating! I'm glad to see something from your Panama trip. I had never thought of anything outside the Rockies as having a Continental Divide before! Wow. What an interesting mental hole THAT is! LOL! Love the detail and composition in this shot, and it's so engrossing to think of that ship, caught here in a single moment, and now on its way around the world.
drifterlee
Excellent shot!
ysvry
great foto, what would happen if they opened all the locks would the oceans equalize? odd thought though lol.
carlx
Excellent image, Sig!!!
Buffalo1
Love these locks in action shots!
moochagoo
fascinating story !
danapommet
Thanks to the US Navy, I had the thrill to pass through. Wonderful shot and info. It boggles my mind to understand how these floating boxcars stay vertical without a keel. Thanks for the GPS location. Dana