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
After a brief period of rain mid-week as the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole lingered, New York shifted to classic clear and cold autumn weather, with morning temperatures in the 30’s and 15 knot winds out of the southwest. Tanker barges remain busy and seem to be favoring the River over the Bay during their downtime. By Friday afternoon, there were four tugs and barges at anchor in the North River, and three more off Yonkers, ahead of a snow squall expected to move through this evening. Meanwhile, recreational boats are increasingly scarce as most are likely now out of the water for winter or headed off for the south.
Dean Reinauer at anchor in the river in Wednesday morning fogKristin Poling heading for new cargo after anchoring for a few hours before sunrise WednesdayJanice Ann Reinauer returned from delivering a cargo in Providence Thursday and anchored off Grant’s Tomb through Friday eveningJanice Ann at anchor Friday morningCape Henry was anchored in the North River Friday as wellAnd Kimberly Poling was also anchored further south at the afternoon slack tide FridayVane Brothers’ Kings Point headed north with what was probably a partially loaded bargeQuite a crowd on Friday night. Source: MarineTrafficHaugland Group’s Everly Mist continues to make regular hopper runs between Haugland’s Tomkins Cove port and the Newark Bay side of BayonneDonJon’s low slung tug J. Arnold Witte, designed to negotiate the New York State Canals and tight creeks off New York harbor, has been maneuvering a work barge at Pier 99 this weekA survey boat has also been in use there, presumably ensuring adequate depthWhile other DonJon boats continue to move DSNY scows in and outThere was also some work happening south of the Intrepid, with a huge Weeks crane there Thursday. It was gone Friday.533 is Weeks’s largest crane, with 500 ton capacityNorwegian Escape refueled Thursday morning as passengers headed for transportation after arriving from Rome. Escape then headed without passengers for her winter headquarters of Port Canaveral, FloridaA pair of Army Blackhawk helicopters flew south at 400 feet into a strong headwind, coming down from Stewart Airport in NewburghNorth Hudson (NJ) Fire/Rescue’s marine unit was on the River Wednesday in the rain, with a well dressed crowd on the aft deckUSCGC Penobscot Bay was on the river Thursday morning, making smoke as she frequently does and seemingly in need of an emissions upgrade.
North River Notes 
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