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
Mid-April traffic remained fairly light, with cement still factoring heavily in the mix of observed cargos. A foreign flagged oil products tanker came through Tuesday morning, arriving from Hamilton, Ontario and signaling Albany. Hamilton is not a refinery port, but the tanker was riding high in the water and its possible it was heading up to load a Canadian-bound ethanol cargo, though it could also be carrying an agricultural product.
Saint Emilion anchored off 72nd Street with a light barge after returning from Albany, but then handed the barge off to Evelyn Cutler on Tuesday and headed for Bayonne. Temperatures were pleasant but winds were brisk, with gusts above 20 knots keeping sailboats off the water on Tuesday. The 79th Street Boat Basin has been in the news lately; see my article in the West Side Rag for the latest details.
The tanker Qikiqtaaluk W arrived from Lake Ontario on Tuesday morning heading for Albany, perhaps to load a cargo there or perhaps carrying an agricultural productCoral Coast had another cement cargo coming down from Ravenna NY and heading for Lafarge’s Flushing Bay terminalCoral Coast passed Kimberly Poling on two whistlesJosephine pushed a cargo north in the Monday morning fogKimberly went on to anchor on the River for a few hours before returning to the New Jersey fuel terminals By Tuesday evening, Kimberly was heading north again with a cargo bound for AlbanySaint Emilion also anchored on the North River with a light barge on MondayBy midday Tuesday, Saint Emilion had headed down to Caddell Dry Dock on the Kill van Kull and Evelyn Cutler had come up to baby sit the barge, making up to it on the hip. Evelyn has not been observed by NRN since February 1.The Saint returned before sundownAnd dropped into the notch behind the bargeCurtis Reinauer came through Tuesday afternoon, returning from Albany and going on to anchor in the Upper BayNorwegian Sun arrived from Portugal, stopping at Pier 88 en route to Florida and from there to her summer sailing grounds off AlaskaBrant have been in evidence on the River this monthKeeping the mallards and Canada geese on their toesWinds have been brisk out of the the southApparently it was not too windy for one of these things, which may be called a wing ding
North River Notes 
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