About once a week (it might always be on the same day of the week, I haven't noticed) a large barge loaded high with containers leaves Puerto Plata harbour and sails slowly eastwards. It is pulled by a tug but may have its own power as well.
I was told it goes to Miami, but firstly it doesn't look equipped to venture onto the open seas as the water line seems so close to the gunwales, and secondly it is heading in the wrong direction, but then I know nothing of nautical matters so I could be wrong.
Does anyone know where it is headed as I cannot think of a port to the east large enough to accommodate it? And are the containers full, empty or a mixture of both?
I was told it goes to Miami, but firstly it doesn't look equipped to venture onto the open seas as the water line seems so close to the gunwales, and secondly it is heading in the wrong direction, but then I know nothing of nautical matters so I could be wrong.
Does anyone know where it is headed as I cannot think of a port to the east large enough to accommodate it? And are the containers full, empty or a mixture of both?