The strike did happen but the good news as I begin this post Thursday at 7 p.m. is that it was just announced that the strike is suspended and International Longshoremen Association union members will return to work tomorrow morning. The ILA represents 85,000 longshoremen in the U.S., eastern Canada, Puerto Rico and the Bahamans.
Hopefully things will quickly settle down at grocery stores where many shoppers have been stocking up on food and supplies, fearing shortages a long strike could cause. Plus people and organizations have been buying water, food and other products to help those suffering from the wrath of Hurricane Helene.
We were lucky only have lots of yard debris caused by Helene's winds in our area.
Right as we arrived on the beach just before noon two APL ships passed in the harbor. The Southampton entered the harbor…
…as the APL Esplanade headed out to sea. A ship tracking site says it is bound for Caucedo, Dominican Republic expected to dock tomorrow, Oct. 4.
The Esplanade (its voyage underway as a shrimp boat passes) and the Southampton both registered in Singapore.
After a day or two docked in Charleston the Southampton is next destined for Brazil. It may be delayed by the ILA strike but now that has been halted (until after the Nov. 5 election apparently) it should be soon on its way if it’s not already.
APL is the American shipping company, a huge air, land and sea firm, that is a subsidiary of the French shipping company CMA CGM whose ships I have also seen from Sullivan’s Island.
On this lovely early fall day, pleasant, wholesome family scenes took place amid the continuous activity on the water.
I spotted two shrimp boats near the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. The span, opened in 2005, joins Charleston and Mount Pleasant over the Cooper River. Longtime residents may still call the long span the Cooper River Bridge.
This is a pilot boat called Fort Sumter.
These vessels are key in helping ships and boats navigate the Charleston Harbor.
The Fort Sumter may have helped this Maersk container ship dock smoothly to the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. terminal.
Here’s another photo of the pilot ship Fort Sumter. Note the Brown Pelican in the top right corner.
The Fort Sumter boat is named for the historic Fort Sumter fort seen here as a catamaran sails by.
There are often surf fishermen trying their luck on Sullivan’s Island. As we walked by this young man had a pull on his line.
He showed the Bluefish that took his mullet bait. I didn’t get the guy’s name, wish I had. I hope he enjoyed his catch. Fishing with by father on the Chesapeake Bay we would catch lots of Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Crocker and other fish.
Check out my YouTube video from a Chesapeak Bay family excursion we had in 2008.
Buoy No. 2 gets a closeup. A red one like this signals that boats and ships when entering the harbor from the ocean should pass the buoy on the starboard or right side.
Kiteboarding was among the many activities on the beach today to go with walking, sunning, and playing by the young and old. Photo taking is what I enjoy doing.
Eating is another popular thing to do at the beach. A small crab looks like the catch this Willet has in its long bill.
Like the little boy may be indicating, it’s time for us to go.
Remember at the beach, leave behind footprints and nothing else!
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