It was well past sunset, and quite dark out, when I used a half-second shutter speed to capture "CMA CGM CHILE," MMSI 215346000, as she departed San Francisco Bay on 11 September 2023.  The result was a blurry photo, but that's better than "no photo…

Bulk carrier "VANTAGE DREAM," MMSI 636019143, slips under the Golden Gate Bridge on 11 September 2023.

Containership "WAN HAI A02," MMSI 563187900, disappears into the fog as she sails out of San Francisco Bay on 5 September 2023.

Tanker "MARI COUVA," MMSI 257080210, enters San Francisco Bay on 20 August 2023.

Tanker "MARI KOKAKO," MMSI 257083330, departs San Francisco Bay on 12 August 2023.

Tanker "PLATANOS," MMSI 311000915, off Berkeley, California, heads toward Anchorage 9 in San Francisco Bay.