Such a beautiful early evening! Out walking along the Savannah River before a jazz concert at the New Marriott Plant Riverside.
The horn of a tugboat, no two, announce another massive boat, better container ship was making its way up the river towards the port.
The ship deck laden with towering stacks of shipping containers slowly lumbered into sight. They are actually moving faster than seems possible. As the moments speed pass, an optical illusion occurs before us. The bow elastically stretched farther from sight before the stern section snapped into view.
The tug along side gently guiding so the container ship would not hit the Talamage Bridge (It has happened before, that’s why we have this beautiful bridge.)
Tourists and Savannahians alike line the river walk waving and signaling wildly for the ship to sound a loud blast on the maritime horn. Yes, I too put my iPhone away to say “Hi” to the wary sailors wait to set their feet on solid ground. It is always a joy when the crew greets Savannah with waves!
High up on the rear the ship three crew workers took in the view, waving happily.
The Savannah River has been deepened to 47 feet from starting depth of “40” (supersized) for the newest, largest container ships would be able to dock in our port. I happen to live a mere two block from the Savannah River and daily at any hour I hear those ship captains blow the horn signaling new container ship headed in to port. On September 18, 2020, this morning was not the usual. No! A supercargo was coming into port! Did I mention it was the largest ever accepted in our port?
I looked up the ship registry online. (I bet you didn’t know that could be done!) The ship was supposed to be headed in at 9am. Needless to say at 8:10 am we hear the ship horns blaring and as we rush to River Street we find out the many Savannahians were already lined up to watch.
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