This is a pretty cool timelapse video shot of the Miraflores Lock in the Panama Canal over a 12 hour period.
The Miraflores Lock is one of three locks on the Panama Canal and is located on the Pacific side just passed the Bridge of the Americas. It is a two-stage lock system that is 1.1 miles long and lifts (or lowers) vessels a total of 54 ft at mid-tide.
For those of you that are unfamiliar, a lock is used for raising or lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber whose water level can be varied, rather than the chamber itself be lowered or raised. It’s a pretty easy concept and a great illustration on how a lock works can be found HERE.
A live camera of the Miraflores Lock as well as other points of interest along the canal can be found HERE.
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Our friends at Sea-Fever had an excellent post yesterday regarding the above video. They tell us;
No higher than Verazanno Narrows Bridge in New York, no longer than the turning area in South Hampton, England and no wider than the Panama Canal. Those are the three key dimensions for any luxury cruise ship planning to circumnavigate the globe.
However, according to this National Geographic clip with Micky Arison, Chairman of Carnival Cruise Lines, they decided to break one of the rules to provide the luxury that passengers today expect. Watch to find out which rule and why!
What a ship designed for your personnel use? Perfect for landlubbers is Lake Erie’s Ship Residence: LINK
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