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 copyright Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. For more frequent updates, please follow northriverblog on Facebook or Instagram.
The final days of August and first days of September brought a bit of a lull in activity, both on land and on the River. Most of the commercial traffic has been moving stone rather than fuels, though the cruise terminal has been quite busy, which is good for Centerline Logistics’ bunkering business.
Centerline’s HMS Justice, presumably named for a Royal Navy rescue tug which served at D-day, kept a bunkering barge in place by Norwegian Joy on Thursday as a port worker walked pastAnother Centerline tug maneuvers a bunkering barge for Norwegian Getaway Saturday morningGetaway got away later in the day, heading back to BermudaEvening Mist brought a load of stone south on ThursdayAs did a Stasinos Marine tugAnd the Sarah D on FridayHays’s Joker brought a high sided hopper down from Coeymans on SaturdayEvelyn Cutler anchored off Edgewater SaturdayKimberly Poling brought an empty barge down from Albany to load a new cargo in Bayonne, passing Buchanan12 bringing empty hoppers back north on one whistleA Reinauer ATB overtook Stasinos’s John Joseph pushing empty hoppers up to Haverstraw on two whistles SaturdayThe DEP’s Hunts Point, one of three newer tankers, was servicing the North River plant on Saturday
On Saturday morning, an outrigged-canoe got wedged in the pilings of Pier i by the ebb tide. A rower from one of the other canoes swam over to join them, but it took about 40 minutes of hard work to get free. A launch from their club appeared to arrive on the scene but only after they were off.
North River Notes 
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