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Daily observations on the Hudson River as it passes through New York City. The section of the Hudson which passes through New York is historically known as the North River, called this by the Dutch to distinguish it from the Delaware River, which they knew as the South River. This stretch of the Hudson is still often referred to as the North River by local mariners today. All photos by Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. Twitter @dannykatman

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The HOS Browning supply vessel which had been anchored off 72nd Street since Friday pulled up its anchor Wednesday and headed back to its berth in Elizabeth. She was replaced by a luxury yacht, the Lunasea. While the North River anchorages are mainly used by tanker barges, super yachts will sometimes anchor here as well in the summer, and use their launches to shuttle back and forth to Manhattan via the Chelsea Piers Marina. The Lunasea is a 73m yacht owned by Yahn Bernier, a video game developer, though it is also available for charter.

The Lunasea and one of its launches being passed by an NYPD boat

The Army Corp’s Gelberman passing the Lunasea

Vane Brothers’ Susquehanna with an empty barge on the line coming down from an asphalt depot upstate and heading for Philadelphia

Former Bouchard tugs are increasingly on the river as the vessels are purchased from the liquidated company and returned to service. This was the Jordan Rose at anchor with her barge on the hip.