Ship carrying 300-foot-tall crane makes narrow passage under Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | June 24, 2021 | Amy Graff

[artichokegrower]

A massive ship carrying a new, giant crane to the Port of Oakland made narrow passages under the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge this morning and is heading for the Ben E. Nutter Terminal.

The Zhen Hua 26 from China is 764 feet long, just a tad shorter than San Francisco's iconic Transamerica Pyramid. The crane stands more than 300 feet tall on the ship, and the crew made preparations to allow the crane to fit under the bridges on its final leg from China.

[artichokegrower]

A Chinese ship carrying a Chinese manufactured crane traveled under the Chinese fabricated Bay Bridge to go to the Port of Oakland to unload Chinese products. Sounds like a win win to me. Just not for the United States.

[albie]

And what better place to get good Chinese food then SF!

[skimbell]

Yeah, but at least we aren't getting any mean tweets about the whole thing.

[Red Badger]

I thought the Golden Gate Bridge was red?........................

[Hurricane]

In 2016 three arrived in Gulfport MS from China. Its sad that we cannot produce these structures.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gulfport-cranes-arrive406943

[ProtectOurFreedom]

That was my first thought, too. Except I forgot about the Chinese steel in the new Bay Bridge section. The photo shows the crane going under the old SF-YBI section.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Red”? Push-leeze!

The color of the bridge is an orange vermilion officially called “International Orange.”

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks artichokegrower.

[Bringbackthedraft]

And what better place to get good Chinese food then SF! ............... Better on Mott and Pell than on Grant or Stockton, :)

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Better on Mott and Pell than on Grant or Stockton, :)”

Not sure where you were going with this. My favorite Chinese restaurants are on Mott and Bayard.

[Renkluaf]

Doesn’t anyone here know how to make cranes?

[redshawk]

Where’s that restaurant pic?
“We not have your cat. Prease, don’t ask”

[Red Badger]

How apropos for San Francisco...................

[AndyJackson]

A Chinese built crane for a Chinese run port in Chinese owned Fornicalia.

[AndyJackson]

It might surprise you to know that one of our big exports is metallurgical grade coal so that the Chinese can make the steel the export back to us.

[AndyJackson]

That is a picture of the SF Bay Bridge, not the Golden Gate bridge.

[Red Badger]

Then the title is misleading........................

[Mr. Jeeves]

Except I forgot about the Chinese steel in the new Bay Bridge section.

That can be blamed entirely on the US contractor, who went cheap to cover the cost of kickbacks to Democrats necessary to win the project.

[Fresh Wind]

I thought the Golden Gate Bridge was red?

You must be thinking about San Francisco in general.

[gloryblaze]

It might surprise you to know that one of our big exports is metallurgical grade coal so that the Chinese can make the steel the export back to us.

I'll take some comfort in that. Thanks for noting it.