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.
The Saint Emilion tug came down the North River Saturday morning with her A87 barge on the wire. Usually, when we see tugs towing astern on this section of the estuary they are arriving from or heading for open water and that was the case here. The Saint headed out through the Narrows and down the Jersey Shore. By Sunday morning, they have entered the Delaware River (South River to the old Dutch) and are heading for the Philly area or Delaware refineries and terminals.
North River Notes 
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