I'm somewhat disappointed (☺) because I was anticipating that the choice for the new contest topic would be 'Wow - That's big', so I went on August 24th, 2017 on a maritime photo shoot to find a suitable subject, but the last two days the choice of a contest topic has turned into 'Breaking the Rules'. Because the picture that I preliminary had in mind to post as contest entry, doesn't break the 'rules of thirds', I'll post it as 'common image' now.

To prevent any misunderstanding: of course I respect the democratic process for voting a topic!!

Depicted is the container vessel 'YM Width' coming from the port of Antwerp, Belgium and now, when I took this picture, outward bound on the North Sea to Southampton (GB).

Some data:

Operator: Yang Min Marine Transport;

Flag/Homeport: Hong Kong, SAR of China;

International Organization (IMO) Number: 9708447;

Built and delivered: 2016;

Builder: CSBC Corporation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;

Gross Tonnage: 145,136;

Net Tonnage: 66,374;

Deadweight: 146,214;

Service Speed: 23.2 knots (about 43,000 meters/hour);

Length: 368 m (1207 feet);

Width: 51 m (167 feet);

Depth: 14.5 m (47 Feet);

Container: 13,800 TEU.