River barges transiting a lock - GIF

[Jon]

River barges transiting a lock.




Previously:

Pulling a boat through locks GIF
Tandem crane collapse while lifting bridge section on barge - videos

[jimfols]

I didn't realize how large they were 'til I saw those little guys running around the deck.
They must go through a lot of fenders.

[Frank S]

OK I know the time lapse on the video is speeded up but the amount of water flowing into those locks is tremendous and fast even if the video was in real time.

[Beserkleyboy]

Frank, I reckon that's about 10x speed...it's a LOT of water...first time it's a bit eerie, because it is so quiet, after a few (or a dozen or two) it gets boring, go figure... The ship lift at Three Gorges Dam in China is a REAL eye opener, like floating into a rectangular steel pool and then lowering on huge chains and sprockets to the river below...
Jim

[carl blum]

Hi Gang:
I remember on the Mississippi River a single tug would be pushing 25 barges at once. If you were in a personal motor boat they would slip you in the lock next to the barges. So a fixed concrete wall on one side and a drifting steel barge on the other, and the top of the lock 38 feet above. Talk about claustrophobic!
Carl.