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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.

Wednesday January 10–storm warning

Deteriorating weather conditions brought heavy traffic to the North River as ATBs and tugs with tanker barges sought out anchorage space and some specialized offshore vessels also came in to get out of the chop. Storm warning was in effect from 18:00 with gusts up to 60 knots and seas of 16 to 21 feet forecast for New York Harbor. As of 16:00, wind gusts had reached 37 knots at Ambrose Light, with waves reaching 8 feet.

UPDATE: USCG Sector NY has required all vessels at anchor to have a pilot aboard during the storm. This will not affect tugs, but explains the pilot boat visit to the Sea Gull offshore vessel this afternoon.

Kirby’s Denali with the 400’ DBL 104 barge arrived at anchorage off 79th Street Monday evening but moved to a dock at Buckeye Port Reading late morning Tuesday.
Justine McAllister came up from the Delaware River with RCM 280 and dropped a hook off 96th Street.
Genesis Eagle came up from the harbor with GM11103 and anchored off Yonkers for the day, though she was underway and heading south again by sundown, probably with some pier space lined up.
Evelyn Cutler was through traffic, making an early run north with a cargo for Albany. By sundown they had made it past Hyde Park.
Saint Emilion and A87 were also going through, passing West Point by sundown.
CMT’s Daisy Mae got back from New Bedford before the storm hit and was heading for Coeymans.
The Josephine/RTC 107 ATB came up from the harbor and found space to anchor off Edgewater.
Moran’s Barney Turecamo/ Georgia ATB dropped in a bit further north.
Offshore supply vessel Sea Gull has been working on wind projects off the Jersey Shore but came out of the weather and anchored off 72nd Street.
A pilot boat came alongside Sea Gull briefly. UPDATE: likely delivering a pilot in line with USCG requiring a pilot aboard for anchored vessels overnight.
The US flagged Ellis Island/Douglas B Mackie hopper dredge combo has been working off Fire Island and also came up the river to avoid the weather.
Vane’s Philadelphia came up a bit later with the Double Skin 59 on the hip heads/tales and anchored north of the Bridge.
Vane’s Potomac followed similarly made up but on the port side of the barge (or is it starboard since the barge is reversed) and proceeded to Riverdale or Yonkers.
Buchanan12’s stone had a coating of snow as they came down from Poughkeepsie in the morning. B12 stayed with the barges in the Greenville flats, perhaps to keep an eye on them and was one of the view tugs anchored in the Upper Bay by sundown
There was quite a crowd in place on the North River by the end for the day.

Daniel Katzive

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