Benjamin Franklin ship cruises past Sequim

The Benjamin Franklin — the largest ship to ever call on the Port of Seattle or any U.S. port — headed west past the New Dungeness Light Station on Tuesday, March 1.

March 9, 2016 4:08 pm
The Benjamin Franklin — the largest ship to ever call on the Port of Seattle or any U.S. port — heads west past the New Dungeness Light Station on Tuesday
The Benjamin Franklin — the largest ship to ever call on the Port of Seattle or any U.S. port — heads west past the New Dungeness Light Station on Tuesday

The Benjamin Franklin — the largest ship to ever call on the Port of Seattle or any U.S. port — headed west past the New Dungeness Light Station on Tuesday, March 1.

The vessel is longer than the Empire State Building is in height, wider than a football field and as tall as a 20-floor building, according to CMA CGM, a French container shipping company. The Benjamin Franklin made a stop in Seattle on Feb. 29 after previous stops in Long Beach and Oakland, Calif.

“It’ll probably be several years before we see something that big again,” Northwest Seaport Alliance spokesman Peter McGraw told the Seattle Times. Track area vessels online at www.marinetraffic.com.