Another Moran Towing shot of the quintessential tugboats, unadulterated by editing for all of your viewing pleasure. The subtly lit shot of the waterfront is a nice contrast to the shot below, which captures the vibrance of the Tsuru freighter from Nassau docked at the Granite State Minerals terminal for unloading in downtown Portsmouth earlier this week.
The Harmen Oldendorff arrived at Portsmouth’s pier the afternoon of January 12th. This massive red barge-like freighter came to unload sand or salt onto Granite State Minerals’ terminal via the cool conveyor-belt like arm of the ship seen in the middle shot above. The beautiful red ship looked pretty striking against the clear blue sky of the day…but by evening it was a different story. Since the freighter apparently had difficulty with docking on the pier, the Moran Towing tugboat can be seen in place mid-ship in the evening shot, ensuring that the ship didn’t stray too far.
It was also pretty neat since it was docked in the reverse position that we’re used to seeing freighters, with the front of the ship facing the buildings that line the Bow Street waterfront.
During the cold hour before sunset, I decided to take advantage of being home for the weekend and went for a walk to shoot with the beautiful natural light. Here I was able to capture the new granite sign on Market Street as well as the freighter that arrived this week, and to top it off – I was able to be a part of the shot with the long shadows from Deer Street.
Sand being unloaded from a visiting freighter at the Granite State Minerals terminal along Portsmouth’s waterfront.
As I was enjoying my walk around Portsmouth on Veterans Day, I stopped in to the Portsmouth Museum of Fine Art (posts to follow) to check it out. While I was down at Harbor Place, I happened to notice that the Memorial Bridge span was all the way up…for what I was hoping would be the arrival of a freighter. I was in luck…the Bosphorus Queen from Panama was just about to make its way under the bridge.
