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
The Coast Guard will be the “featured service” at Friday’s New York City Veterans Day. In recognition of this, USCG organized a small parade of ships, entering the Harbor this morning and proceeding up to the passenger ship terminal. The flagship was the Cape May-based 154’ fast response cutter Lawrence Lawson, which docked at the end of Pier 86, the Intrepid Museum pier. The Navy also participated though, with the much larger Amphibious Transport Dock USS Arlington docking on the south side of Pier 88. Local icebreaking tug Penobscot Bay rounded out the parade, and the FDNY’s Three Forty Three boat also joined in. The Coast Guard will host a search-and-rescue demonstration with a Jayhawk helicopter at Pier 86 Thursday.
USS Arlington pulls in to Pier 88, with DonJon’s Sarah Ann photo-bombing.Penobscot Bay and the FDNY Three Forty Three boat watch her dockCutter Lawrence Lawson tied up on the end of Pier 86Coast Guards adjust the fenders between the cutter and the dockUSS Arlington at the south side of Pier 86The Navy keeps a machine gun mounted and manned on the stern of the Arlington while in portMarines checked their phones on the ArlingtonSailors and Marines on the helicopter deckNYPD kept an eye on the ships and the cruise ship on the other side of Pier 88
Meanwhile, commercial life on the River went on as usual. The morning began with three tanker barges anchored with tugs in the river. But Adeline Marie and Kristin Poling left before the Navy arrived, leaving only Lincoln Sea with her very large barge anchored south of the bridge. Kimberly Poling came through with a cargo headed for Albany.
Kimberly Poling heading for AlbanyAdeline Marie made smoke as she got underway against the flood tideKristin Poling headed for the Bayway terminal for a new cargoLincoln Sea at anchor off 96th Street, getting passed by the Army Corps HaywardJet Moran arrived to assist the cruise ship Insignia’s departureThe dredging team at Pier 99 finished up work with some debris cleanupDouglas J arrived to collect the Delaware Bay dredgerAnd seemed to be heading back to Newark headquartersEverly Mist, formerly known as Evening Mist, headed for the Haugland Group’s Tomkins Cove port in Haverstraw Bay
North River Notes 
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