Ships in Palermo Harbor

As we left Palermo Harbor I took the opportunity to take photos of the many ships we were leaving behind. This is a small coastal oil tanker.

Lirica's berth was now empty, revealing a passenger ferry still at the dock

This mammoth structure is called a Crane Ship. She is named Saipem 7000 and the number refers to the weight each of the two cranes can lift. Together they can operate in tandem and lift 14,000 tonnes!
She is used to assemble oil rig platforms on site, in deep water.

Sicilian Coast Guard ship

Coastal oil tanker

This is the wide basin that we shared with Lirica. We have reversed out and now have room to turn our ship around before heading to the breakwater

Neighbors in the next cabin watching the ship leave Palermo harbor

Saipem 7000 again and in the foreground (left) is an empty Wet Dock- a floating dock that can be sunk so that ships can sail in. Then the water is pumped out do the ship is in a "dry dock" for repairs.

Soon we were out of the harbor and heading for Sorrento....