Barge : bärj : [noun] : a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.
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Huge,
that’s one word to describe this freight barge,
I guessed 100′ in breadth,
the US Coast Guard registry says it is 124′,
281′ in length and 22 feet deep, she carries a net cargo load of 19.3 kilotons.
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Built in 1982,
she hails out of Seattle and is owned locally,
currently tied up dockside on the Duwamish River
in the industrial area of south Seattle.
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The contrasting colors of the black hull,
the orange deck and the fluid looking draping of the turquoise blue mooring ropes
caught my eye.
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~Blessings Always~