These two photographs show the freight transport barge AMT Venturer loaded with two container cranes that were originally installed in the Outer Harbour at Great Yarmouth. The economic downturn and its adverse effects on container traffic led to the cranes being sold to Italy. The barge is seen here southbound in the Bay of Biscay on 21 April 2011. The Italian tug Marzameni was in charge of the two but is out of shot to the left. The cranes were destined for Venice where they were to replace to older models. From measurements taken in Photoshop I estimate that the barge was rolling through an arc of around 30º! Strange, because the sea state didn't seem all that bad.

J