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
Thursday’s rains abated and temperatures climbed into the 40s by Saturday, warm enough for kayakers and for HRCS’s winter sailing crew. A number of tugs with empty tanker barges accumulated in the River by Friday evening. Reinauer’s Kristy Ann also remained with her apparently loaded barge from Thursday into Saturday morning, and then departed to anchor in the Upper Bay. Loaded barges usually do not idle at anchor, and its unclear what logistical reason might be keeping this one from delivery for so long.
Kristy Ann at anchor with her seemingly loaded barge Friday before heading for the Upper Bay SaturdaySaturday morning saw Timothy Reinauer and Kristin Poling at anchor, with Mister Jim underway and heading south visible between themMister Jim had hoppers, at last some of which were loaded with stone, coming south.Kristin Poling had arrived Friday and anchored off the North River DEP Plant after returning from a cargo delivery in BostonTimothy Reinauer left his anchorages Saturday midday and headed for Bayonne IMTT and then the Reinauer dock on the Kill van Kull, seen here passing kayakers from perspective of a J24 sailboat passing asternThe kayakers and SUPers were warmly dressedDace Reinauer, born in 1968, came the other direction and anchored with a light barge off 72nd Street.Saint Emilion, who has been anchored up in Yonkers, shifted down to drop anchor off 96th Street with a barge, continuing its pattern of unusual movement. Her colleagues on Copper Mountain have left town with their barge in tow, heading south down the coast.The small 85 foot Coast Guard Cutter Beluga tied up at the Coast Guard’s permanent mooring just south of the Bridge on Friday before returning to her Sandy Hook base on SaturdayThe U.S. Merchant Marine Academy training ship Liberator made a loop up the River Saturday before heading back to the academy at Kings Point on Long Island.DonJon’s Sarah Ann was servicing the DSNY recycling pierThe small tug Eastern Dawn brought a deck barge to the DSNY pier FridayIt remained there Saturday as work continues on the structureCorps of Engineers crews captured a piece of driftwood with boat hooks on FridayAnd used the Hayward’s crane to remove it from the RiverA Marine viper attack helicopter made several loops up the River and backThis camera-equipped helicopter belonging to Hover-Views Unlimited, was also making loops out of Teterboro, presumably filmingNorwegian Getaway joined the Queen Victoria at the passenger ship terminal Friday and was bunkered with help from Vane Brothers tugsBy Friday evening, Getaway was heading out on a 12 day Caribbean round trip. Victoria left after sunset, heading for Saint Maarten as she continues her round-the-world cruise
North River Notes 
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