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
Fleet Week kicked off Wednesday with the traditional parade of ships. The surprise this year was the participation of the destroyer USS Cole, famous for surviving a deadly al-Qaeda attack in Yemen back in October 2000. For more on Fleet Week, see my write up in the West side Rag.
USS Cole led the procession, with the FDNY’s 343 boat visibile on their port sideThe Army Corp’s Gelberman trooped the colors. Hayward did this job last year but that larger crane ship seems to be out of service stillThe US Coast Guard Cutter William Deyampert, down from Boston again, joined the procession with an NYPD RHIBThe unusual looking fast transport ship USNS Newport passed by before heading to her weekend quarters at the Homeport Pier in Staten IslandThe USS Wasp made a sharp left turn into the cruise terminal with help from Moran TowingThe survey vessel HMS Scott also turned into Pier 88 with help from Stasinos and Haugland Group tugsThe Italian frigate Virginio Fasan came up the River before returning to Pier 90, shadowed by Marie J. TurecamoVirginio’s Augusta Westland chopper was out on the rear deck. NYS Environmental Conservation Police contributed a boat to the security detailCanadian patrol boat Glace Bay was part of the procession The Naval Academy contributed four of its yard patrol training shipsMargaret Moran, a longtime favorite of NRN, was on standby for assistanceDonJon is not usually in the bunkering business, but Douglas J seemed to be keeping a fuel barge out of the way, which was later brought to the Wasp’s location south of Pier 88. On their port is USCG small harbor tug Hawser.A Coast Guard Auxiliary patrol was using a civilian boatAnother Auxiliary team was more officially equippedNYC’S Department of Emergency Management apparently has a boat, not seen on the River before.A trio of F18s and an E2 Hawkeye early warning plane flew in formation up to the Cuomo BridgeThe E2 got left behind on the way backNavy Seahawk choppers, probably flying off of the Wasp, made loops over the riverThe NYPD kept a lower level eye on thingsAn Air Force VIP transport Huey arrived just as the ships were dockingFireboat Three Forty Three was part of the welcoming committee
Meanwhile, the marine highway remained opened for business as usual, though tugs generally stayed out of the way.
Buchanan12 came through just before the procession with their usual float of loaded hoppers.And returned with empties after the traffic had cleared.Kristin Poling, anchored of Englewood Cliffs with barge Eva Leigh Cutler for the past few days, waited for most of the parade to have dispersed before heading for the Arthur Kill, making a weird half loop back up to Chelsea on the way, perhaps to avoid traffic in the Upper BayThe Haggerty Girls/RTC107 ATB were heading for Albany or Newburgh with cargo in the afternoon
North River Notes 
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