Bulk Carrier Docking at Liverpool Docks

Liverpool Pilot docking Bulk Carrier "CSSC He Mei" in Gladstone Lock Liverpool with the assistance of 3 Svitzer tugs

[@notyhbynorthwest]

Very impressive bit of choreography. Makes you realize how skilled the tug boat crew is. They have to work with and react to tides, currents and winds, and work as a team with other tugs and the ship's crew.

[@timnutta]

They are indeed👍

[@michaeljohnson5061]

Great vid 👍

[@darklord1134]

Great footage, more please .

[@rajeshjoshi1486]

A big salute to pilots for such tremendous job

[@timnutta]

Thankyou! We are lucky to have great tugs to assist us

[@paulkazjack]

Well done helmsman.

[@stormytempest3907]

Well Done! enjoyed that.

[@timnutta]

Thanks👍

[@PillSharks]

Good job pilot!

[@timnutta]

Ta la

[@krashd]

Tuggy-tug-tug, tuggy-tug-tug!

[@tarabottogino]

That was a quickie docking one man, what`s up with that?

[@JAYPEETHEEXPLORER0901]

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[@michaelsrowland]

So the water inside the dock is always kept at the high tide level of the mersey?

[@timnutta]

Normally the dock level is maintained at the height of a big spring tide. On a very high tide the river level rises to the same height as the dock level when it is possible to pass through the lock without stopping

[@michaelsrowland]

Any idea what the cargo Is?

[@timnutta]

@@michaelsrowland It's grain for Cargill's

[@michaelsrowland]

@@timnutta when these bulk carriers bring their cargo to liverpool, do they leave empty or is there something they load out of liverpool ?

[@timnutta]

@@michaelsrowland Generally they leave in ballast but occasionally they get a back cargo of scrap

[@rajeshjoshi1486]

If it's possible some same like this one of CHEMICAL tanker

[@timnutta]

Sorry, I've retired now but I'm sure one of my ex-colleagues could oblige

[@bobross541]

Fasssin ating.