20101204_152447 D3S

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:44:40 -0500

Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal. Oil tanker moving into the lock. Note there are 2 channels, usually both flowing in the same direction. Currently top tonnage is around 70,000. Ships are now in service with tonnage over 300,000 tons and cannot go thru the canal.