Looking for a ship

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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

Looking for a ship

A blanket of thick fog sat over the river for almost the whole of Wednesday, with visibility ranging from poor to worse than poor. At sunrise it was practically pea soup, such that a bulk freighter coming down from Coeymans was nearly completely invisible at less than 500 yards off the end of pier i even as periodic blasts on its horn announced its position. By the end of the day, the fog was lifting and traffic was moving through fully visible.

The 600’ bulker Bulk King was barely visible at less than 500 yards Wednesday morning. She was heading to sea from Coeymans after arriving last week from the Bahamas, perhaps carrying sand.

Reinauer’s Josephine arrived in the morning and dropped anchor off 96th Street.

The fog did not deter the yacht Savage with its unusual rigging. Savage came up from Mamaroneck upriver. Last week we saw her heading from Haverstraw to Port Jefferson.