Condo ship The World spins in Oregon’s Willamette River (VIDEO)

(PORTLAND, Ore.) — The huge luxury condo ship The World performed a spin maneuver to turn around in the Willamette River, television station KATU reported. Although a tugboat was nearby to assist, the 600-foot-plus ship turned under its own thruster power and sailed away from Portland through three drawbridges.
 
Click here to view the TV station’s story and video of the vessel turning and sailing through drawbridges.
By Professional Mariner Staff