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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

Security, security, security

Beautiful late-fall conditions prevailed Tuesday after Monday’s line of storms, with winds around 10 knots out of the west. Security was tight on land and on the rivers as the UN Meetings kicked off and ahead of President Biden’s visit Wednesday. The Coast Guard 140 foot ice breaking tug Sturgeon Bay was stationed in the North River anchorages and her counterpart Penobscot Bay was on station by the UN. The faster 87’ Protector Class Sandy Hook-based cutter Belgua was tied up in reserve at the Marine 1 FDNY station in Chelsea, and the 110’ Island Class Woods Hole-based cutter Sanibel was patrolling the East River, along with numerous small Coast Guard and NYPD boats. Commercial tanker barge traffic remained heavy on the North River, perhaps signaling that heating oil season is upon us.

Bayonne-based USCGC Strugeon Bay at anchor in the North River off Edgewater in the afternoon haze

Vinik 6, a tug we have not seen or noticed before on the North River, was bringing a light looking, though perhaps just lightly loaded, barge from Shell’s Newark terminal towards Albany Tuesday morning