Giant Semi-Submersible Heavy-Lift Ship Submerges to Float Off a Barge in Vancouver 🚢 Timelapse
A ship doing what almost none can: the COSCO Shipping semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel Xiang An Kou sinks its own deck beneath the surface to float off a barge in Vancouver's Burrard Inlet — then rises back up, raises anchor, and sails away. Filmed over two days as a timelapse from our North Shore vantage, with a Vancouver sunset in the middle. What you'll see: the ship's arrival and setup, ballasting down until the deck submerges, the barge floating free, the vessel re-emerging, the anchor coming up, and the departure — plus a golden Burrard Inlet sunset partway through. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Arrival 2:30 At the heavy-lift berth 6:00 Submerging — deck goes under 8:30 Barge floats free 10:30 Ship re-emerges 13:30 Sunset over Vancouver 17:30 Twilight & departure 📍 Vancouver, BC — Burrard Inlet / North Shore. Shot from the Vancouver City Views harbour camera. Vancouver City Views streams and films Vancouver's harbour 24/7 — cruise ships, cargo and heavy-lift vessels, the downtown skyline, and the North Shore mountains. Subscribe for daily ships and Vancouver views. 👉 Live + schedule: https://vancouvercityviews.com #HeavyLift #SemiSubmersible #ShipSpotting #Vancouver #CanadaPlace #BurrardInlet #Timelapse #CargoShip #COSCOShipping #Seaspan #VancouverCityViews #VancouverHarbour #FloatOnFloatOff #XiangAnKou