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
Damp conditions prevailed through Thursday. By Friday, the sun was out, but a brisk 25 knot wind out of the northwest brought gale warnings to the harbor and put a good chop on the river. Thursday morning saw the B. Franklin, Genesis Glory, and William F. Fallon, Jr all anchored in the fog on the River. Glory and William departed Thursday, leaving Franklin who was joined by Kirby’s Cape Canaveral on Friday afternoon. River traffic was moderate and typical. Up above, one of the Marines’ new heavy lift King Stallion helicopters flew by en route to the Sirkorsky plant in Stratford, Connecticut.
Genesis Glory at anchor off the Boat Basin Thursday morningWilliam Fallon was anchored further northB. Franklin Reinauer was parked further south, and remained there through Friday.William F. Fallon, Jr left their anchorage Thursday morning and headed for the KvK, with her barge seemingly loaded, another example of what has become more common place this year: anchoring with a loaded barge.Royal Wagenborg’s Ebroborg came through Wednesday evening, arriving from Sweden via Philadelphia, and heading for Albany with a likely cargo of wood pulp for paper mills up north.The next morning, Marilyn George, Poling-Cutler’s newest tug which we saw for the first time on the River exactly a month earlier, was heading for the Yonkers anchorage, where she remained until Friday afternoon……when she passed B. Franklin again heading for the Arthur KillGracie M. Reinauer was heading for Albany with a cargo Friday morning, visible between the Intrepid’s island and a Lincoln Tunnel vent, with Jersey City and the whispering Water’s Soul statue in the background.Cape Canaveral muscled its barge into the wind and the flood tide Friday to drop anchor off the Boat BasinGeorge Holland continued to fill in for Buchanan12 on the Clinton Point quarry run, coming south on Thursday…And again on Friday with a smaller load.Pinuccia brought a light barge south on FridayIcebreaker Penobscot Bay returned from Poughkeepsie Thursday to the Bayonne base. Her cousin Sturgeon Bay remained deployed up north. The small tug Line also came back from upstate and anchored at the Coast Guard’s mooring ball south of the Bridge.A Coast Guard 45’ response boat was also on the River Thursday.Megan Ann worked a waste paper scow at Pier 99 ThursdayThe kayak/paddle board pair were back on the River Thursday as temperatures held well above freezing.This weirdly painted and not obviously marked Blackhawk came down the River with no transponder signal.Marine King Stallion 03 flew up the River at 300 feet Friday afternoon. 03 is one of the first of this new generation of heavy lift chopper to be delivered. The program is in late stage testing. King 03 was flying from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, where Air Systems Command is based, en route to the Sikorsky plant on the Housatonic River in Stratford Connecticut where it was manufactured.
North River Notes 
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