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.
Saturday brought the annual jet ski invasion, a mass gathering of personal water craft circumnavigating Manhattan in a clockwise direction. Its a great day not to be on the water if you don’t have to be, unless you have a jet ski. Also in town was a 340’ Canadian navy patrol ship, the Harry de Wolf, docked on the south side of Pier 88 on a tour of the northeast coast. Otherwise the final days of the work week and the start of the weekend brought typical traffic with a heavy Reinauer component.
The invasion in full swing, with a Jersey City fireboat providing part of the official escort.Coral Coast was returning to Ravenna with a light cement barge on Wednesday.Vane’s Philadelphia brought a loaded tank barge to anchor on the North River Wednesday as it does from time to time.The Canadian patrol ship Harry De Wolf was visiting Pier 88. Vane’s Fells Point brought a refueling barge Friday.Fells Point later left without the bargeAnother Vane Brothers tug brought the barge back, passing a J24 sailboatAnd following on the heals on Buchanan12 with their usual haulSeven Seas Navigator was docked on the opposite side of Pier 88 from the Canadian navy ship, having arrived from Montreal and preparing to set sail for ReykjavikJonathan C Moran was on hand, tied up at Pier 90, to assist the Navigator leaving the dock.Dean Reinauer and RTC 106 came up the North River Friday evening heading for NewburghCenterline’s HMS Liberty came up the North River with what looked like a bunkering barge on the hip, not a typical move for this company. The pair travelled up to the Kingston anchorage area and then returned to the harbor, perhaps bunkering a vessel up there.Kristin Poling was coming south with the Eva Leigh Cutler barge ThursdayMarilyn George was coming the other direction with the Noelle Cutler barge loaded on SaturdayThe Timothy L Reinauer/ RTC 84 combination returned from Albany light on Saturday afternoonThe Coast Guard cutter Beluga came up the North River from its Sandy Hook base to help monitor the jet ski paradeArmy Chinooks were over the River earlier in the weekAs was an osprey, not often seen on this part of the River
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