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 remained busy with familiar vessels as local schools resumed and we moved towards the first full work week of September.
The small harbor tanker Chandra B had a bunkering job on the North River Thursday. Chandra seemed to have turned off her AIS signal for about an hour as she approached her customer, but perhaps the delivery was at the 125th Street Pier.Vane’s Cape Fear headed north with a cargo on Double Skin 40 on Thursday.The Haggerty Girls/RTC 107 ATB came up the North River to anchor Friday for a few hours.The Girls passed Charles D McAllister, a veteran 1967 vintage harbor tug rarely seen on the North River, on one whistle. Charles had been up in Yonkers, probably assisting with docking at the Domino Sugar plant.CMT seems to be moving a lot of what looks like bauxite this month. On Saturday, Daisy Mae was heading back to Coeymans with the brown product, a few days after Mackenzie Rose made a similar run.Daisy was overtaken by Marilyn George with a petrochemical cargo on the barge Noelle Cutler heading for the Buckeye terminal north of Newburgh.On Sunday, Marilyn and Noelle were on their way back to the Bayway terminal on the Arthur Kill.On Sunday, Norfolk’s James William appeared to supplementing Buchanan12 on the Clinton Point quarry runs.Kirby’s Cape Lookout and the 400’ DBL 102 came upriver as a line of rain moved through and anchored off West 86th Street.Dann’s Coral Coast brought a loaded cement barge down from Ravenna Sunday late afternoon, heading for the terminal in College Point, Queens.Norwegian Escape was heading for another run up to New England and Canada on Sunday evening.A pair of canoers made good progress against the ebb Saturday morning.A cormorant dryed off Saturday morning.Pier I regular Luis, King of the Dock, was landing dusky smooth hounds again on Saturday morning, which he released.
North River Notes 
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