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Caribbean Approach, To The Panama Canal
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Other Ships Waited Their Turns
Other ships waited their turns to enter the canal. Our cruise ship paid a premium to pass through during daylight.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 06:50:48 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2402 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Pilot Boat Arrived
The pilot ship arrived to put three pilots aboard the ship for the duration of transit. One for the first set of locks, one for the lake, and one for the last set of locks.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 07:03:46 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2412 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Passed By Colon, Panama
Our cruise ship passed by the city of Colon, Panama, but didn't stop.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 07:05:51 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2415 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Container Port At Colon
The Port of Colon was a large container port. It could unload large ships and transfer cargo to smaller ships to service the coast cities.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 07:22:47 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2421 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Ferry Across Canal
The ferry was the only way across the canal for cars from Colon. A new bridge had just begun construction that would eventually span the canal on the Colon end.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 08:03:13 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2431 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Post-Panamax Canal
To the left was the new entrance to the new Post-Panamax size canal being constructed. To the right was the current Panamax canal. That morning was really hazy.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 08:06:27 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2346 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Ferries Got Ready
Ferries came our and got ready to accompany out cruise ship through the canal.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 08:10:51 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2438 Add a comment or report a mistake
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The French Canal
A cut through the side of the current canal is all that remains of the navigable part of the original French canal. Notice the railroad bridge running over it.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 08:16:45 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2442 Add a comment or report a mistake
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New Lock Gates
New, huge lock gates for the new Post-Panamax canal under construction. These lock gates were hollow and would eventually float, making opening and closing them easier.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 08:21:09 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2446 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Two Locks Ahead
There were two sets of locks in the original Panamax sized canal. So ships could pass through in both directions simultaneously. We were approaching the locks on the eastern side. Notice the two men in a row boat. They were there to pass rope leads for cables from the shore up to the ship.
Caribbean Approach To The Panama Canal • Passing Colon, Panama • (Photo taken 08:42:33 Sunday 25 May 2014) • (Photo posted Friday 13 June 2014) • © 2014 Bryan Costales #C14_2468 Add a comment or report a mistake
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