Dad sent me this one late last night:

The Robert E. Simanek went by tonight. She is a heavy life vessel designed for carrying other vessels. They clear the low main deck and flood ballast tanks to sink the ship down into the water. Then they float another vessel over the deck and bring it out of the water for transport.

@hollie For a second there, I thought someone had built a house on it, but that's clearly on the other side of the water 😅

Impressive ship!

@andycarolan Me too! :)

@hollie That's a cool shot.

@hollie a heavy life vessel :empty_heart:

@hollie How interesting. I had no idea such a thing existed. So clever.

@compostablespork Right? I loved that turn of phrase! :)

@KnittingDyke Oh cool! Yeah it’s so neat how you can track them! :) In Seattle I used to do that sometimes.

@KnittingDyke Yeah, it’s just a neat way to interact with the world. Especially when they’re so close to you. Their movements seem so mysterious otherwise!