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 copyright Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. For more frequent updates, please follow northriverblog on Facebook or Instagram.
Brisk winds and occasional squalls rolling through did little to clear out the layer of smoke which sat over the North River Tuesday, a product of forest fires up north in Quebec. Commercial traffic was fairly heavy, with the knot of tugs anchored in the North River breaking up leaving only The Beatrice anchored off the water treatment plant by the end of the day. Dredging work continues in the cruise terminal, while Viking Saturn arrived from Nova Scotia, bringing the smoke with it. The Woods Hole based Coast Guard cutter Sanibel was also back in town, docked on the end of Pier 86.
Kirby’s Lincoln Sea left its North River anchorage with the 474’ barge DBL 140 Monday and headed for the Upper BayBoston Marine’s Pinuccia had cargo heading north for Albany, passing Douglas J with a mud scow on MondayAmerican Petroleum’s Stephen B had cargo heading for the Sunoco terminal south of Albany on MondayDean Reinauer and the 413’ RTC 106 returned from Newburgh Tuesday and headed to Perth Amboy without stopping on the North RiverRuby Coast had the sugar barge Knot Refined on the wire Monday, heading back to Florida after delivering product in YonkersCMT’s Mackenzie Rose had salt lightered off a bulker in the Harbor heading for Coeymans TuesdaySaint Emilion left its North River anchorage and headed for the Upper BayDann’s Treasure Coast had a loaded cement barge coming down from Ravenna heading for Bayonne on TuesdayWoods Hole based 110’ cutter Sanibel was visiting and tied up on the end of Pier 86, with the Viking Saturn and the Intrepid Museum’s Concord visible in the backgroundSaturn arrived early Tuesday, docking on the south side of Pier 88 with help from Moran TowingThe small tanker Lesney Byrd provided refueling instead of a full-sized tanker barge. Divers were also working around where hull markings suggest the vessel’s port stern thruster would beBuchanan12 made its usual round trips trio Clinton Point, bringing empties back from off Jersey CityThe mega yacht Amara anchored off 72nd Street Monday and launched a helicopter from its deck (is that even legal on the River?). The helicopter made a sightseeing trip up to West Point, returned, and then made a round trip to JFK, perhaps picking up a passenger. By Tuesday, Amara was heading for Sag Harbor, taking the long way around off the South Shore of Long Island.DonJon tug Paul Andrew had Drag Barge 1, used for grading operations in the final stages of dredging, anchored off Pier 99, ready for action in the cruise terminal.Mary Alice had a mud scow on the wire as dredging continuedOne of the NYPD’s Bell search and rescue choppers was flying round trips between its Floyd Bennett Field base and the 34th Street Heliport all day Tuesday, for unknown reasons. A seagull found an enormous fish to eat, perhaps a stripped bass or a shad
I’ve never seen the river so empty! All evening, no traffic at all. It’s as if the foul-smelling yellow haze was as hazardous to shipping as it is to humans.
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