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.
Saturday brought some new or less frequently seen travelers to the North River.
Dann Marine’s Zeus has not previously been seen on NRN, even though the 50-year old tug has been back in New York Harbor for a couple of years after previously working several years in the Great Lakes according to the Tugster blog. Zeus was heading for New Hamburg NY with Vane’s Double Skin 40 barge. The barge is a more regular visitor, most recently pushed by Stephanie Dann, who is currently in Philadelphia, and in the past we have seen it with Discovery Coast and Vane’s Cape Fear.Dann’s East Coast, which works sugar, was also on the river Saturday, running light to rejoin a sugar barge in Yonkers after visiting a boat yard on Mariner’s Harbor.The Reinauer Twins/RTC 104 ATB has not been seen on NRN in about a year. With over 500’ of combined length this is one of the larger ATBs in the Reinauer fleet. On Saturday they were pushing for Albany.North River regulars Saint Emilion and barge A87 returned from Albany and headed for the Shell terminal in Newark.The venerable Dace Reinauer with RTC 83 came through at civil twilight, returning from AlbanyWith temperatures warming, Coast Guard icebreaker Sturgeon Bay returned to Bayonne base Friday evening after deploying up north during the cold snap.The American black duck was back on the North River Saturday morning, along with a mate.
North River Notes 
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