Post Your Best Boat Photos

scriveyn wrote in post #19017421
Europe is a geographical term designating an area which includes the British Isles. The EU is a union of states bound by contracts and laws on which they agreed unanimously.

So your foot will be placed firmly on European ground while in the UK (discounting overseas territories).
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I’d completely forgotten about our 14 overseas territories, thanks for the reminder

MSC Geneva. River Thames. UK.
I wasn't too sure whether to post this one or abandon it.
An addition to the two pics I posted recently.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19018048
MSC Geneva. River Thames. UK.
I wasn't too sure whether to post this one or abandon it.
An addition to the two pics I posted recently.

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Ray I think this is the best of them. Nice light and interesting composition, sort of framed by the various towers. Good photo!

Pippan wrote in post #19018217
Ray I think this is the best of them. Nice light and interesting composition, sort of framed by the various towers. Good photo!

Thanks Pippan. The towers carry high voltage power cables across the Thames and the bridge visible to the left of the ship is the Thames River Crossing - or the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge - carrying the London Orbital Motorway traffic traffic across the river. Usually referred to as the London Orbital Car Park.

I've posted it on the Marinetraffic site - I want to see if they bounce it back.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19018224
Thanks Pippan. The towers carry high voltage power cables across the Thames and the bridge visible to the left of the ship is the Thames River Crossing - or the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge - carrying the London Orbital Motorway traffic traffic across the river. Usually referred to as the London Orbital Car Park.

I've posted it on the Marinetraffic site - I want to see if they bounce it back.

No way - it's too artistic

Asian Trust - Vehicle carrier. Tilbury Docks. UK. (1st-March-2020)
IMO: 9203590
Name: ASIAN TRUST
Vessel Type - Generic: Cargo
Vessel Type - Detailed: Vehicles Carrier
Status: Active
MMSI: 441995000
Call Sign: D8CX
Flag: Korea [KR]
Gross Tonnage: 55719 t
Summer DWT: 21321 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 199.97 x 32 m
Year Built: 1999
Home Port: JEJU CHEJU
Classification Society: KOREAN SHIPPING REGISTER
Builder: HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES - ULSAN, KR
The passing tug is SD Seal.

PLUTO. River Thames UK. Inbound 1st March 2020.

PLUTO (IMO: 9353137) is a Oil/Chemical Tanker that was built in 2008 (12 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Marshall Is.
It’s carrying capacity is 37282 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 11 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 184 meters and her width is 27.65 meters.

I like your photos Ray, but I would argue that these huge carriers are ships

This is most certainly a boat. The guy tied up to the mooring and I watched with interest as there was no dinghy to get ashore. Yup, he went for a swim

AnnieMacD wrote in post #19020038
I like your photos Ray, but I would argue that these huge carriers are ships

This is most certainly a boat. The guy tied up to the mooring and I watched with interest as there was no dinghy to get ashore. Yup, he went for a swim

That made me smile.
A boat is a ship is a boat to my mind and I got told by my mate, retired Admiral once that his 'boats' were SHIPS!
If you've never encountered an admiral then you probably don't know how that would come across

Ray, you need to lift your game by the sounds of it

AnnieMacD wrote in post #19020038
I like your photos Ray, but I would argue that these huge carriers are ships ...

yes, generally i would say that a Ship has Boats on board but, the freighters that ply the Great Lakes (the ones that are captive to the lakes, i.e. Salties not included) are MOST ASSUREDLY referred to as boats...

i know were not talking about GL Freighters but if someone wants to call them boats, im not going to argue the point...

AnnieMacD wrote in post #19020038
I like your photos Ray, but I would argue that these huge carriers are ships

This is most certainly a boat. The guy tied up to the mooring and I watched with interest as there was no dinghy to get ashore. Yup, he went for a swim

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Annie, Thanks for the compliment. Now Annie! You have now tossed your caber into a right old hornets nest. I think there is a lack of clear definition on this one. Maybe there are a few threads running that could be fused together, or a new one started specifically for Freighters and tankers. Problem is when looking for a thread there are so many of them you often cannot find a suitable one and sometimes stumble across an interesting new one.

avondale87 wrote in post #19020078
That made me smile.
A boat is a ship is a boat to my mind and I got told by my mate, retired Admiral once that his 'boats' were SHIPS!
If you've never encountered an admiral then you probably don't know how that would come across

Interesting points Richard. Would your ancestors have arrived in OZ by Ship or Boat?

Ray, you need to lift your game by the sounds of it

Richard, ve do not play games vot is your name?

Ltdave wrote in post #19020230
yes, generally i would say that a Ship has Boats on board but, the freighters that ply the Great Lakes (the ones that are captive to the lakes, i.e. Salties not included) are MOST ASSUREDLY referred to as boats...

i know were not talking about GL Freighters but if someone wants to call them boats, im not going to argue the point...

Obviously you are correct Dave, but I suppose you could have a big boat designed to carry small ships. Let’s get our drawing boards out, or our CAD packages

You can put a boat on a ship but you cannot put a ship on a boat.

Great series of shots Ray, I did not realise the docks where still that busy on the Thames.

You will all notice that I ed after my hornet's nest!!! Now move on everybody...

Herring gulls taking a break.

AnnieMacD wrote in post #19020558
You will all notice that I ed after my hornet's nest!!! Now move on everybody...

Sorry Annie. Don’t take me too seriously, your comment put me into thinking mode - or vice versa.