a green ship

commissioned by Ms. Fist o’ Monkey for gCapt Maritime Monday

We had one million bales of the best Sligo rags
We had two million barrels of stones
We had three million sides of old blind horses hides,
We had four million barrels of bones.
We had five million hogs, we had six million dogs,
Seven million barrels of porter.
We had eight million bails of old nanny goats’ tails,
In the hold of the Irish Rover.

—Shane McGowan, Paddy Rolling Stone

Bring back cargo sailing!!! see you at CMA, those who are attending. I’ll be at the table for the Working Harbor Committee  (blog here) and the Seaport Museum.

it is balloooooon!

oh my goodness. I really sat through this: F Troop.

A more scholarly link here…

These navy airships have flown over NYHarbor. Spotted by Tugster this year on 11th June, above Sputyen Duyvil, Hudson River, betwixt Manhattan and da Bronx:

And, a parade of commercial ones, spotted by Control Geek just last week…