brief title

Shipping spotters train binoculars on a Hapag-Lloyd container cargo ship navigating downstream on the River Thames.

Filename

river_business351-11-02-2008 .jpg

Copyright

© Richard Baker. No copying, screen grabbing, transmission or publication without permission.

Image Size

5315x3543 / 2.3MB

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