Variety of Ships

There was an interesting mix of ships to see at the harbor today.

Balao at Pier 1:

Matson Navigator along with Sause Bros. tugs Henry Sr. and Capt Les Easom:

Interesting SWATH vessel, Susitna, on a barge on the way to the Philippines:

Chinese bulk cargo ship, Rui An Cheng:

Crew standing by:

Pi‘ilani working at the stern:

Mikioi at the bow:

Splash! Testing the anchor:

Setting up rat guards:

Next job, Matson arrival. Mikioi with Mahimahi:

Mahimahi backing down the channel with assistance from Mikioi and Pi‘ilani:

Hello to new and old friends from McCabe, Hamilton & Renny. Always fun talking with you guys.

“Lost in Musing Circumstances…”

Sometimes things don’t work out the way you plan. Add to that a bit of drama and stir…

Yeah, it was that kind of week.

“Don’t surround yourself with yourself…”

It’s a bad thing, but that’s all I want to do now. Anyway…

There was a problem with the shiny, new gangway.

The less said about that, the better.

I spent only about 40 minutes on the ship on Saturday. I did a quick walk around the deck, checked the list, and left. Among other things, my heart just wasn’t in it to do more. That was for the best because I had other matters to attend to.

Sea Princess rat guards:

Yet another photo of the old anchor:

While I was trying to deal with taking photos through a gap in the fence, a large needlefish cruised by:

Beautiful colors…pointy teeth!

Draft marks on tug:

Male house finch in a tree at Pier 15:

“Turn yourself around…Turn your life around…Turn your world around…Turn this ship around…”

New contacts and a new project. Perhaps it’s possible.

Watch this space.

Adventure at Sea! Excitement! Action!

Not.

I spent yesterday morning doing maintenance, which included sweeping the fo’c’sle.

A sad souvenir found on the port side:

Dark clouds moved over the harbor…

…and soon unburdened themselves (cue Kate Bush).

HC Rubina arriving in the rain:

Turned around and moving to Pier 2:

Kulamanu details. Another ship with an uncertain future.

The rain let up and I went on my usual post-ship work stroll.

Kolea yawning. Clearly not impressed by my attempts to take photos:

Waiting for the fuel barge:

Low tide. Clear, calm water. Anchor shank (seen previously).

One of these is not like the others:

A very striking, but non-native species, the purple tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum).

Mat zoanthids:

This antenna ball at Pier 12 made me smile:

“Oo, I just know that something good is gonna happen.
I don’t know when, but just saying it could even make it happen.”