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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 Feb 28–quiet before the storm

Observed commercial traffic was nil on Wednesday on the North River and anchorages were empty south of Yonkers. Despite gale warnings going into effect a few ATBs were riding it out in the Upper Bay rather than coming up to the calmer waters of the river. By sundown winds were already gusting at over 20 knots in the Upper Bay and wave heights at Ambrose Light were approaching 10 feet.

A call of a person in the water brought a heavy police and fire response to Pier i around midday, though the report turned out to be unfounded which is often the case as passersby mistake things floating in the water for people.

Shore-based fire fighters were ready to get wet but did not enter the water.
Marine 1’s alpha boat checked things out from the water.
Harbor Patrol arrived as FDNY was leaving and checked on various pieces of debris floating in the channel.
The Army Corp’s tug came up next collecting flotsam, whether called by the NYPD or just on usual rounds was unclear.
The small fueling tanker Chandra B visited Pier 98, likely topping up the backup winter fuel supply for the Con Ed steam plant stored on the GCS 230 barge docked there.
Anchorages were clear despite rough weather ahead.

Daniel Katzive

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