Pedestrians Get Quite a Show as Maersk Containership Sneaks Under the Bayonne Bridge [VIDEO]

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The Arnold Maersk, no doubt named after Arnold Schwarzenegger because it’s so friggen HUGE, passes underneath the Bayonne Bridge.

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This ship is 352 meters (1155 feet) in length with a total deadweight tonnage of 109,000 tons.  She was built in 2003 by Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S and has a total capacity of 6,600 TEU.

To put this vessel in perspective however, the Arnold Maersk is relatively small when compared to the giant containership Emma Maersk which can carry over 15,000 containers, and she’ll be smaller still when lined up next to the new class of Triple-E ships which are due to be launched in 2013.

Furthermore, in case you thought I was serious, the Arnold Maersk was not actually named after Schwarzenegger, but rather Arnold Peter Møller – founder of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group.

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5 Responses to Pedestrians Get Quite a Show as Maersk Containership Sneaks Under the Bayonne Bridge [VIDEO]

  1. avatar The Usual Suspect says:
    August 9, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    Big ships are always cool.

  2. avatar Joris Uppelschoten says:
    August 10, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Ok beetje beroepsdeformatie hier, maar vanaf minuut 1,20 wordt het pas echt duidelijk hoe groot en hoog een schip is……en dit is niet eens de grootste…..Bayonne Bridge is in New York!

  3. avatar Mike says:
    August 10, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    I worked as an Agent in the Port of NY/NJ for several years and I can say without a doubt that the Bayonne Bridge is a certifiable nightmare for vessel operators. I got to ride on the M/V Istra Ace as she stood out from NEAT one evening for Gravesend anchorge and due to a wind-driven tide and a largely empty ship we passed so closely beneath the bridge that some of the comm aerials were hitting the girders. The Captain was going insane!

  4. avatar Jeff Bird says:
    August 10, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Thanks for putting my video up on your site. Glad you liked it.

    By the way, my camera made Arnold look a little farther away then it actually was. If one of the guys on top ship had been standing on a six foot step ladder. I could have reach through the railing and shaken hands with him.

  5. avatar Richard J Schoenlank says:
    August 10, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    They're getting bigger and bigger – raise that bridge!