Tuesday June 4–heading for sea

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Tuesday June 4–heading for sea

A Moran tug running light down the North River usually means a bulk ship is arriving or leaving from the dock at the wallboard plant in Buchanan. Mary Turecamo came south Tuesday morning…

And sure enough was followed shortly by the 650’ long bulk ship Feng Ze Hai, heading to sea after discharging gypsum from Garrucha, Spain at the plant.

As usual, a second Moran tug was also involved, and returned to the harbor following the bulker.

The sugar barge Knot Refined was also heading for sea after unloading in Westchester, with Dann’s Ruby Coast towing astern.

Knot Refined entered service a little over two years ago and was named (knamed?) in an employee contest.

Norfolk Towing’s Robert Burton handled the assist from the dock in Yonkers, not the usual company we see on that job. They headed back to the harbor ahead of the Ruby Coast.