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Wednesday April 24–Windy Wednesday
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Tuesday 23 April—Reverse Angle
Traffic Tuesday included a foreign sugar cargo heading for Yonkers, plus a typical mix of oil and stone products. A trip to the Jersey side provides some good reverse angle opportunities.
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Catching up on a weird month
North River Notes has been quiet for a few weeks due to other projects (see my article in lohud.com for example) but the first few weeks of April have seen plenty of news on the river. In addition to a theft of the Harvey fireboat, we have seen an apparently minor oil spill from Con Ed’s Pier 98 and vandalism of the chairs at the Pier i restaurant. Meanwhile, traffic on the river continues as normal, with the photos below covering several weeks of observations.
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Thursday April 4–after the storm
Winds abated and skies cleared Thursday, though a few tug/barge combinations remained at anchor in the North River through the day.
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Wednesday April 3–crowded anchorages
Drenching rains and high winds saw the relative shelter of the North River anchorages in high demand. A marine storm warning is in effect through Wednesday night, and by 1600, Ambrose Light is seeing gusts approaching 50 knots and wave heights over 12 feet, while Robbin’s Reef in the Upper Bay reported gusts over 30 knots.
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Saturday March 23–Super Soaker
Traffic was light as steady soaking rain drenched the eastern seaboard, with Central Park recording 3.6” of rain. Kristy Ann and Pocomoke remained at anchor on the North River and were joined by CF Campbell overnight.
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Friday March 22–Flood watch
Traffic on the North River remained busy ahead of heavy rains and gale warnings set to go into effect Saturday.
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March 21–Tanker Thursday
It was a busy day on the North River, with a lot of tanker barge traffic and cement and sugar cargos also observed. Cold temperatures and winds blowing over 20 knots all day at Robbin’s Reef kept any potential early spring recreational boaters off the water.
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Wednesday March 20–March lion
Wednesday opened with three Reinauer ATBs sitting at anchorage, with B. Franklin, Josephine and Curtis arrayed south to north like the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. By evening, only Curtis remained but was joined by Kirby’s Cape Hatteras.
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Tuesday March 19–exit winter
The final days of winter felt like spring, but the first day of spring felt like winter, with winds gusting over 30 knots in the Upper Bay and temperatures in the 40s. North River anchorages filled up, with tanker barges perhaps escaping the wind.
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