Lighter & Launch (Open Edition)

Lighter & Launch (Open Edition)Lighter & Launch, Norfolk Island Open Edition A shot taken looking down from the top of the Norfolk Guardian cargo ship over a lighter and launch ferrying goods to the shore at Cascade. Most of Norfolk Islands imported goods still arrive by sea and are unloaded through unique cargo ferrying operation that requires skill, tenacity and an intrinsic knowledge of Norfolks waters. The advancement of regular air services to the island, and the modernisation

Lighter & Launch, Norfolk Island - Open Edition 

A shot taken looking down from the top of the Norfolk Guardian cargo ship over a lighter and launch ferrying goods to the shore at Cascade.

Most of Norfolk Island’s imported goods still arrive by sea and are unloaded through unique cargo-ferrying operation that requires skill, tenacity and an intrinsic knowledge of Norfolk’s waters.

The advancement of regular air services to the island, and the modernisation of shipping lines and ports from which products are dispatched, has changed the way goods are transported, but that doesn’t mean it’s easier to get things onto Norfolk’s shores, and ‘Working the ship’ remains a beautifully choreographed display of time-honoured seafaring skills and it is a pleasure to witness.

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