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.
The North River is a source of life and a venue for commerce and recreation, but it can also sometimes bring death. The first of August opened with a body found floating off the shores of Riverside Park South, at least the third found in the River this year (the second in Riverside Park) but there are probably more which have gone unreported. For more, see West Side Rag article. Life goes on for others as always, with the crowded anchorages beginning to empty out as a new month begins.
Marine 1’s Alpha boat responded initially to a report of a person in the water, but the FDNY gave way to the NYPD as it became clear rescue would not be necessary.A Harbor Patrol boat took over but stayed offshore.The task of recovery fell to the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, which donned dry suits and entered the water with a gurney.The crew of the William F Fallon Jr. may have been watching the activity from their anchorage where they had been at rest with a loaded looking barge Long Island since Sunday afternoon. Later in the morning, they headed for the Arthur Kill and then tied up at a container terminal at the Port of Bayonne.Poling-Cutler’s Marylin George had a loaded Noelle Cutler barge heading for Albany Monday.Dann’s Coral Coast brought a cement transporter barge back to Ravenna after unloading at the Lafarge Flushing Bay terminal.The massive Lincoln Sea/DBL 140 ATB has been killing time for the past few weeks, moving between anchorages in the Upper Bay, North River and off Yonkers. On Tuesday, they were on the move, heading from Yonkers to a spot in the Upper Bay.A Vane Brothers bunkering team arrived to refuel the cruise ship Insignia which had arrived from San Fransisco after a stop in Florida and was set to sail for Reykjavik A visit to the East River found the Coast Guard’s training barque the Eagle visiting and tied up at Pier 17.North River regular Buchanan12 was also on the East River without their usual flock of hopper barges Monday. By Tuesday, they were back on their usual Clinton Point run.The 1962 vintage tug Deborah Quinn was also on the East River. The tug has been working with crews rebuilding the East River flood protection structures along the Manhattan shoreline.
North River Notes 
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