• Lacey TravelsNew Zealand CruiseTraveler
    Caroline Bay and the Port of Timaru
    Truck hauling the ropes to recessed bollards.The wet ropes are secured now.Putting the ropes around the recessed bollards.Tide is well out in Caroline Bay as we watch the containers coming & going.

    Timaru - at the dock

    December 28, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    A very tight port only for smaller ships - The Noordam came in bow first then had to flip around for docking. Manoeuvre took almost 90 minutes. A dock which was just a few metres longer than the ship.
    From our balcony we have a ringside seat for a working dock. Ropes are moved with trucks to recessed bollards. The tides are enormous here as evidenced in Caroline Bay beach.    Read more