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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.

June 6-10–Summer cruising

Classic Harbor Line’s Manhattan II ran sightseeing cruises out of the Dyckman Marina on Saturday, traveling down to the Statue and back around via the East and Harlem Rivers.
The famous Clearwater also visited Dyckman Street Saturday
The river cruise American Eagle began Monday at Alpine Marina and headed for Pier 81, probably without passengers, ahead of a scheduled cruise up to Albany Tuesday.
Ellen and Charles D McAllister travelled up the North River to Yonkers on Monday to help sail the Bulker Bee from the sugar plant there. Earlier in the day, these tugs assisted SUNY Maritime’s new training ship Empire State VII leaving the school’s dock for its inaugural summer training cruise. Empire headed east out the sound and did not pass Manhattan.
The Bulker Bee ship had arrived last Wednesday to deliver its cargo to Yonkers.
The State Department of Environmental Conservation police marine unit was on hand to watch the Empire State depart and later headed back through Hell Gate.
Saturday saw the cargo ship BBC Scandinavia transit the North River en route to the Port of Albany with a large piece of machinery as deck cargo.
Buchanan12 brought 9 empty hoppers back up to Clinton Point.
Centerline’s Hawsepiper returned from its inaugural run up the Hudson to Albany with the barge Flaco and headed for the KvK after anchoring for a few days south of the bridge. Flaco is normally paired with C.F. Campbell but that tug appears to be on the hard in Bayonne for service. It’s relatively unusual for Centerline tugs to make runs upstate like this.
Boston Marine’s Quenames returned from Newburgh with the New England 29 barge on Saturday.
Dace Reinauer spent some time anchored off 96th Street with the small RTC 61 barge.

Daniel Katzive

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