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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.

Teamwork at the terminal

The Dann Marine Towing tug Gulf Coast was on hand at North River Pier 90 at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on Friday to help Vane Brothers tug Red Hook deliver a fuel barge alongside the Viking Mars. We have seen the 2,400 HP Gulf Coast occasionally this year, usually moving fuel to one of the smaller products terminals on the East side of the Hudson River in Peekskill and New Hamburg.

Red Hook has been seen more frequently on bunkering jobs at the cruise terminal of late—the final photo shows her a few days earlier, waiting at the unused Pier 92 while another cruise ship draws fuel. She is back there again Saturday morning with a barge for the Norwegian Aqua which arrived earlier.

Red Hook on Friday
Red Hook on Tuesday

Viking Mars has been running trips to Montreal in September but, after leaving on a last visit there later today, will then head to winter cruising grounds in Fort Lauderdale.

Daniel Katzive

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