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.
A trip to the East River and Hell Gate with the help of ticket on NYC Ferry on Tuesday provided a different perspective on the archipelago and a look at some vessels less often seen on the North River.
The oldest sludge tanker in the NYC DEP’s fleet is named for the North River water treatment plant but only occasionally travels to its namesake. On Tuesday, they were tied up at the Wards Island plant.The Stasisnos tug James Charles (the former Peggy Winslow) was transiting the Gate, returning to the Harbor from Newburyport, Massachusetts A crewman was jumping rope on the back deck!The NACC New Yorker was tied up at the McGinnis terminal discharging cement from New Brunswick, Canada as usualThe survey ship Miss Emma McCall passed LaGuardia tower, heading for the Vineyard Wind staging area in Bridgeport.Vane’s Choptank was returning with a light barge from a run up the Sound.“The Boat”, an overflow jail facility on the Bronx shoreline is set to be closed imminently, with the population shifted back to Rikers Island.But prisoners could still be seen in the exercise area on Tuesday.Meanwhile, back on the North River, the cruise ship Amera remained at Pier 88 Tuesday before heading for Newport that evening and then onwards towards Canada.The NYPD’s Harbor Patrol kept an eye on the cruise terminal as usual.Wednesday morning saw another foreign flagged tanker heading for Albany. This particular shipping line has been running between Montreal and Albany all summer, with the tankers visible deeper in the water on the way out than on the way in. Ethanol is a possible export cargo being loaded.Chesapeake Coast, one of two Dann tugs based in NY Harbor with a distinctive striped tower, brought the light barge Chesapeake up to 72nd Street……and turned into the flood tide to anchor.The Army Corp’s Hocking was on the North River Wednesday as well.
North River Notes 
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