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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.

Mid-June update—heat wave

The B. Franklin Reinauer/RTC 81 ATB brought a cargo up the North River early Wednesday, heading for Newburgh ahead of the heat.
It was properly hot and hazy by the time American Petroleum’s small tug came up the North River with a proportionally small tank barge, probably heading for a terminal with shallow draft constraints. They passed the much larger Kristin Poling with the Eva Leigh Cutler parking at anchorage off West New York.
Jordan Rose was spending time on the North River, moving between anchorages off Yonkers and in the Upper Bay locked in with the RCM 252 tank barge.
Marilyn George returned to the harbor with the Noelle Cutler barge Monday.
The 65’ Coast Guard harbor tug Hawser headed up the North River to the Coast Guard’s Edgewater mooring for the evening, passing a J80 running with spinnaker
Survey work for the Gateway Tunnel off the heliport and the remains of Pier 68 continued this week, but with a smaller vessel apparently taking samples from the riverbed rather than drilling.
Warm weather means bodies tend to rise to the surface, making this a somewhat busy time of year for marine responders. A decease man was recovered at the Boat Basin.
Marine 1’s Alpha boat responded initially, along with land-based Rescue 1 and local companies…
But with the victim clearly deceased it became a job for Harbor and the NYPD’s ESU responding from land.
Silver Shadow arrived at Pier 88 with help from Moran Towing.
Vane’s Fort Schuyler waited at Pier 90 while Carnival Venezia loaded fuel from a barge across the slip.
A cormorant dried off Wednesday morning.

Daniel Katzive

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