Gatun Locks
passenger cruise ship in Gatun lock
container ship coming South to the Pacific
the double gate
mule holding the bow lines
the measure of draft meters
mules holding the alignment
close to the lock wall
opening the gate
leaving the lock at Caribbean Sea level
in the final lock
the ship coming into the lock on behind
the captain in the wheel house
water high at the final gate
line man
the captain and the canal pilot
opening the final gate
the swing bridge
leaving the lock
looking back at the lock
Gatun locks on the left, the French canal channel on the right
