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Tugboats and Harbors

Colorful scenes of tugboats and harbors, capturing bustling waterfront activity with vessels in various urban settings.

The NORMAND INSTALLER is a new generation multi-purpose deep water construction vessel. Harbour. Durban. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa.

Oortkaten ferry operated by HADAG Verkehrsbetriebe at the Waltershof pier and Köhlbrandbrücke in the port of Hamburg, Germany

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Ship moored in Holtenau harbor at dusk

England, Dorset, Bournemouth, The Sandbanks to Shell Bay Chain Ferry

Coast Guard Ship in Port, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

SAR rescue cruiser, Bernhard Gruben, leaving the harbour, Lower Saxony Wadden Sea, Norden, East Frisia, Germany, Europe

Scotland, Shetland Islands, Toft. Inter island ro ro car ferry.

World's last remaining Flower-class corvette HMCS SACKVILLE arrives on the waterfront for the 2017 summer season, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A view of the harbour in Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

Russian submarine B-143, U-480 Foxtrot type 641 and lightship Westhinder II at the Seafront Maritime Theme Park in Zeebrugge, Belgium, Europe

Old vintage and new boats. Sail ships. Marine harbor

Shipping traffic on the Rhine River, industrial area at the back, Chempark Krefeld-Uerdingen industrial park, formerly known as Bayer Industry Services, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

RNLI lifeboat Harwich, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland

Tugboat in the Port of Hamburg, Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Fairplay-95 tugboat in the evening sun on the Elbe in the port of Hamburg, Germany

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Elm (WLB-204) arrives for the annual Rose Festival during Portland Fleet Week in Portland, Oregon, June 9, 2022. Portland Fleet Week is a time-honored celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Oregon to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services.

Tug, Commercial Docks, St Petersburg, Russia (RF)

Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, June 14, 2020: A Scandline line ferry on the way from Gedser entering the Rostock harbour, Europe

Fire Chief Westphal, fireboat of the Hamburg Port Authority, on the Elbe in the harbour of Hamburg, Germany

Museum ship, Greundiek, built in 1950, 46.55 m long, port of the Hanseatic town of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

USA, Texas, Galveston, Port Bolivar, Ferry

Hamburg Museum Ship Cap San Diego on the Ueberseebruecke, Hamburg, Land Hamburg, Northern Germany, Germany, Europe

A picture of three tug vessels in the Port of Gdansk

Reykjavik, harbour

Tugboats at the port of Vigo, Galicia, Spain

Hopper dredger, Seekrabbe, at the port entry of Norddeich, Lower Saxony Wadden Sea, Germany, Europe

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Components for two of the F-1 engines that powered the first stage of the Saturn V rockets that lifted NASA's Apollo missions to the moon were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean March 21 by Jeff Bezos, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the aerospace company Blue Origin and Amazon.com and arrived at Port Canaveral March 22. The engines will be restored by Bezos' team for public display. The engines were found some 14,000 feet underwater where they came to rest more than 40 years ago after sending astronauts into space on missions to the moon. Restoration may reveal exactly which engines were recovered, but Bezos said in a statement that the serial numbers were not immediately visible.

City Marina At River Lee, Cork City, County Cork, Ireland

large cargo ship. Moored in the river. Large industrial port with freight.

Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) moored at its new homeport at Coast Guard Base Boston in Boston, Massachusetts on Sep. 29, 2022. The Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) is designed for multiple missions, including drug and migrant interdiction; ports, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense.

Ireland, County Clare, Killimer, Shannon River ferry, Killmer-Tarbert (County Kerry)

Supply ship Burchana with ferry Spiekeroog IV on the stormy North Sea entering the harbour, Neuharlingersiel, Essens, Wittmund, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Toronto, Canada. 15th June, 2019. Toronto tall ship Kajamas stern, docked at quay with scupper discharging water overboard on a rainy day.

Traditional harbor near the old town waterfront, jetty for ferries to the smaller islands, Kirkwall, Orkney islands, Scotland. (Large format sizes available)

Belfast Maine USA

Cargo ship on the Miami River, Miami, Florida, USA

Tied up ship in harbour in front of blue sky and different harbour structures, bremerhaven, bremen, germany

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, crosses through the drawbridge over the Haulover Canal into the Banana River. The ship is towing a solid rocket booster alongside. The booster is from space shuttle Endeavour, which launched the STS-123 mission on March 11. The space shuttles solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered at sea. The boosters impact the Atlantic Ocean approximately seven minutes after liftoff. The splashdown area is a square of about 6 by 9 nautical miles located about 140 nautical miles downrange from the launch pad. The retrieval ships are stationed approximately 8 to 10 nautical miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. As soon as the boosters enter the water, the ships accelerate to a speed of 15 knots and quickly close on the boosters, which they tow back to port. After transfer to a position alongside the ship, the booster will be towed to Hangar AF at Ca

Isle of Iona, Mull, Scotland, UK. Vehicles loading MV Loch Buie via a metal ramp onto the roro ferry across the Sound of Iona a short stretch of water to the port of Fionnphort on Mull.

Kabellegeschiff NKT VICTORIA im Nord-Ostsee-Kana *** Cable ship NKT Victoria at North Baltic Sea Kana 1038805249

Rostock city harbour

Ferry to Pellworm, Strucklahnungshoern, Nordstrand, North Friesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel Canal near Levensau, cargo ship

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution

Tourist attraction, Falkenstein ferry operated by HADAG Verkehrsbetriebe with tourists and advertising for the musical Lion King in winter evening light on the Elbe in the port of Hamburg, Germany

Tugboat VB Mercury in the evening sun on the Elbe in the port of Hamburg, Germany

Cargo ship on the Rhine, gas, Duesseldorf, Germany, Europe

Autumn, tourist attraction, Hamburgensie ferry operated by HADAG Verkehrsbetriebe with tourists and advertising for Lufthansa Technik in the evening light on the Elbe in the port of Hamburg, Germany

Sandbanks chain ferry from Studland Poole Harbour England

Swiftsure Light Ship, Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center, Lake Union, Seattle, Washington State, USA

Kreuzfahrtschiff Ocean Albatros im Nord-Ostsee-Kanal *** Cruise ship Ocean Albatross at North Baltic Sea Channel 1038805113

Great Lakes freighter passing through the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie.

Sweden, Vastragotland and Bohuslan, Gothenburg, Maritiman, outdoor maritime museum

Cargo ship Eurocargo Bari from the shipping company Grimaldi Lines on the Elbe in the port of Hamburg, Germany

Express ferry in the port of Tallinn, Estonia, Northern Europe, Europe

Pilot boat in Brunsbuettel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Old icebreaker Stephan Jantzen, Rostock harbour, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, East Germany

Stockholm, Sweden An SL public transportation ferry boat in winter.

Passenger ferry Altenwerder of HADAG with advertising for the musical The Lion King against a grey sky on the Elbe in the port of Hamburg, Germany

View of a modern red and white ship sits in the calm, reflective harbor waters contrasting the buildings and sky, Bergen, Vestland, Norway.

Fishing ships hulls in a dockyard on maintenance during the winter time, port of Nuuk, Greenland

Tugboat on Elizabeth River in Norfolk

The Islay to Jura Ferry

RS Sentinel, offshore vessel, in the Kiel Canal, Kiel Canal, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Gothenburg, Sweden May 30, 2025 Passenger ferry boats on the Gota Alv in downtown.

Opala Mündung Opala Mündung Copyright: xZoonar.com/JensxNieswandtx 914512

Tugboat in Yokohama port Kanagawa Japan

Tug Boat and Tsing Ma Bridge, seen from Rambler Channel, Hong Kong, China

Shipping traffic at Holtenau lock, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Cologne. Freighter, Rhein River.

Freighter in sluice Eckersmühlen near Roth, Main-Danube Canal, Franconian lakeland, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

ESU New Orleans - IMATHcao - 26-HK-429-29. Hurricane Katrina

Aberdeen harbour with work boats. Europe, Central Europe, Great Britain, Scotland

Rhine ferry at extremely low water in August 2022, water level 37 cm, Duesseldorf-Kaiserswerth, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Bremerhaven, Schifffahrtsmuseum, Schlepper Seefalke, auf dem Freigelände, Blick zum Outlet-Center und Hotel Sail-City McPKST McP_WALGFC_7824 *** Bremerhaven, Maritime Museum, Tugs Sea hawk, at the Outdoor area, View to Outlet Center and Hotel Sail City McPKST McP WALGFC 7824 McPKST

Tugboat Regina, Bremen Vegesack, Germany, Europe

A harbour, Denmark.

Trawler in the harbour of Grindavik in Iceland. Europe, Northern Europe, Iceland

Two large ships in the harbour, surrounded by green hills and blue sky, haugesund, norway

Tugboats in the port, St. Pauli landing bridges, Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Tug-station in the port, Altona, Hamburg, northern Germany, Europe

Estonia, Tallinn, Passenger Port, elevated view

Ship with crane on fjord in front of rounded hilltop, Lofoten, Norway, Europe

The Maritime Museum in La Rochelle on the coast of the Poitou-Charentes region of France.

Ireland, Munster, County Cork, Cork City, Fishing boats on Penrose Wharf

Liverpool Skyline, Ferry, and River Mersey, Liverpool, Merseyside, England

A red excursion boat sails on murky water in the harbour, Hamburg, Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Dragon Harald Fairhair, a large Viking long ship built in the municipality of Haugesund, Norway. It is the largest Viking ship that travel between Norway and America. Dated 21st Century

Aerial view, CitiPark during the Hanse Sail festival, Mitte, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Big harbor in French Dieppe Village Dieppe with cranes in harbor and big cruise boat at the west coast of France Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 7772508

A tugboat on the Cape Cod Canal, about to pass under Bourne Bridge, Bourne, Massachusetts, USA

PUERTO COMERCIAL-PROAS CON MAROMAS DE AMARRE A MUELLE. Location: EXTERIOR. Pasajes. Guipuzcoa. SPAIN.

Large sailboat under sky with clouds at sunset in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

View over the city harbour in the Hanseatic city of Rostock in winter

Catamaran Halunderjet on its way to Helgoland, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Vietnam, Mekong Delta. Can Tho, elevated view of marine traffic on the Can Tho River

Ferry North Frisia in the port of Wyk auf Foehr, North Frisian Island, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Lightship Elbe 1 off Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

The tugboat BOeSCH lies on the quay in the Old Harbour, Hanseatic City of Wismar, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe, August 8, 2020, Europe

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