This hydraulic platform is located in Bar Harbor, ME. Bar Harbor does not have a deep water port - therefore passengers of cruise ships need to be shuttled to shore. The platform uses hydraulics to adjust the platform height to accommodate for variations in tides and cruise ship door heights.
This hydraulic platform is located at the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company's dock. It is used to load and unload sightseeing passengers from the whale watch catamaran.
The Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company is also in charge of transporting the platform barges to and from the cruise ships.
Cruise ship's crew waiting for passenger to return after a sightseeing excursion to Bar Harbor, ME.
Passengers returning to the cruise ship at the end of an enjoyable day ashore.