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 busy September onshore schedule has left limited time for observations and posting. Bulk ship traffic has been heavy on the North River but mostly eluding NRN photography. Harbor tugs were moving on the North River last week to assist with docking at plants up in Westchester, while tanker barges and cement transporters have dominated observed through traffic. Security was tight over on the East River as the UN annual meetings kicked off.
Doris Moran and Marie J. Turecamo headed upriver last Thursday to help a bulk ship dock at the wallboard plant in Buchanan.Metropolitan Marine’s Pegasus also was running light Thursday, returning from assisting a sugar barge docking at the Yonkers Domino plant.Topaz Coast, which had brought the sugar north from Florida, headed light down to the Kills to use the facilities.Stasinos Marine’s Brinn Courtney was returning from the area of the Spuyten Duyvil swing bridge where a big crane has been operating.Thursday also saw the FDNY’s Three Forty Three boat travel upriver for a bit.The 587’ bulk ship Yuka D was heading upriver Wednesday evening. Yuka was signaling Albany after unloading Turkish cement at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Heidelberg Cement terminal. Yuka may be loading scrap in Albany for the return trip, or perhaps plans to discharge more cement at the Catskill/Cementon terminal south of Albany despite the indications on AIS. Yuka passed the big Lincoln Sea/DBL 140 ATB anchored off Edgewater.The Janice Ann Reinauer ATB came south from Albany in the rain on Monday with the barge fully loaded, heading for Providence and presumably on an ethanol run.Josephine Reinauer/RTC 83 were moving cargo in a more typical direction, heading for Albany on Tuesday.Timothy Reinauer/ RTC 84 returned from Albany with the barge light, also a typical direction of travel.Curtis Reinauer and RTC 82 spent time anchored on the North River, but on Wednesday they headed to the Bayonne IMTT for new cargo.Kimberly Poling had the Edwin Poling barge returning light from Albany on Wednesday.Jill Reinauer, one of Reinauer’s older and smaller non-ATB tugs not usually seen on the North River, returned from a Peekskill run with the 297’ RTC 28. Reinauer seems to use these small tug and barges for the run to Peekskill, perhaps due to shallow draft at that terminal. RTC 28’s loaded draft is reported as less than 11’ while Reinauer’s ATB barges mostly draw twice that. Mean low water by the Peekskill terminal is 13.1’ vs. 17.7’ near Newburgh.Susan Rose, not often seen moving cargo on the North River, had a loaded barge heading north Wednesday evening, passing DonJon’s Atlantic Enterprise with a light mud scow.The DonJon crew was back at work dredging the cruise terminal.Dann Marine’s Coral Coast had a light cement barge heading back to Ravenna Tuesday.Sapphire Coast came the other way with a loaded one the next day.The NYPD’s specialized Counter Terrorism Bureau boat, not part of the Harbor Patrol, has been on the North River in recent days, perhaps preparing for the UN events.By Wednesday, a security cordon was in place around the UN. The fast response cutter William Chadwick based in Boston has come down to assist as did a 33’ special purpose law enforcement boat which usually works out of Key Wets. Our local buoy tender Katherine Walker is holding down the fort near the shore, along with the NYPD’s 352 launch, a Coast Guard 29 footer, and a state DEC patrol boat.The cruise ship Insignia left the Manhattan Cruise Terminal Wednesday with an assist from JRT Moran.A kayaker made good progress against the ebb Tuesday, with Curtis Reinauer at anchor in the distance.
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