Miltiades II and a Tugboat on the Panama Canal Canvas Print

In 2018 I traveled to Panama. I traveled on the canal in a tour boat. Tour boats follow commercial carriers and transit the locks with these carriers. We spent three hours behind the MILTIADES II. According to the Marine Traffic Database, It is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2006 and is sailing under the flag of Liberia. It’s carrying capacity is 30536 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 9.8 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 178.7 meters and her width is 28.06 meters. These tugboats come and go to assist the large ships in transit. As of today, the ship is off the coast of Oman.

I love to tell stories. About twenty years ago I had my first freelance travel article accepted by a magazine. Much to my surprise, the magazine expected photos along with words. I had not taken any during the preliminary work for my article. I drove back to the site and took the photos for the article with my little Olympus digital camera. The article was published with those very amateur photos. In time, I bought an Olympus OMD-EM5, a great camera for nature and travel photographers and discovered that I enjoyed telling stories with pictures more than I did with words. The last twenty year have been an incredibly exciting time as resources for photographers have exploded. I have been lucky enough to have some great teachers along the way...