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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 April 3–crowded anchorages

Drenching rains and high winds saw the relative shelter of the North River anchorages in high demand. A marine storm warning is in effect through Wednesday night, and by 1600, Ambrose Light is seeing gusts approaching 50 knots and wave heights over 12 feet, while Robbin’s Reef in the Upper Bay reported gusts over 30 knots.

Five tug/barge combinations at anchor Wednesday afternoon. Source: MarineTraffic
Josephine/RTC 80 were anchored off the North River sewage plant.
The big Kirby Cape Canaveral ATB was anchored north of the bridge, beneath the Englewood section of the Palisades.
Kristin Poling with Eva Leigh Cutler abandoned an anchorage in the Upper Bay and came up north of the bridge to sit out the storm.
On Tuesday, the specialized work boat HOS Bayou returned from several days working up in the Tappan Zee and Haverstraw Bay and returned to Port Newark. She appeared to have loaded some deck cargo at Tompkins Cove as the deck was clear when she headed past us going north last week. Work on the Champlain Power Express remains a possible project, but no information is readily available.

Daniel Katzive

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