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Two Plimsoll Lines
Aug. 21st, 2020 11:31 pmI made another trip to the channel today. I was there in the late evening and the light was perfect for sharp contrasts and saturated colors! I'll see about posting a few more pictures later.
I have a question though. Why does this ship have two Plimsoll lines? This is the indicator of safe load for the ship. I knew about these already because I am an infrastructure geek and my idea of a fun time includes web-surfing for information about maritime safety markings. (I'm tons of fun at parties!)
Seeing two on one ship, though, confuses me. The unpainted one may be an old line. Was the ship refitted or changed? But one of the information sources I found online notes that the mark is raised from the surface so that even if the paint wears off, the marks are visible. What if paint wears off the second one?
Anyway, this is the Baker River, a cargo ship built in 2005 and registered in Hong Kong, on her way from Amsterdam to Gdansk.
I have a question though. Why does this ship have two Plimsoll lines? This is the indicator of safe load for the ship. I knew about these already because I am an infrastructure geek and my idea of a fun time includes web-surfing for information about maritime safety markings. (I'm tons of fun at parties!)
Seeing two on one ship, though, confuses me. The unpainted one may be an old line. Was the ship refitted or changed? But one of the information sources I found online notes that the mark is raised from the surface so that even if the paint wears off, the marks are visible. What if paint wears off the second one?
Anyway, this is the Baker River, a cargo ship built in 2005 and registered in Hong Kong, on her way from Amsterdam to Gdansk.
