Hello Number Five

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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.

Hello Number Five

UPDATE: I’m told the barge is borrowed while one P&C’s other barges is out of service, not a permanent addition to the fleet despite the name.

Poling & Cutler’s Marylin George and her blue and white painted tanker barge “Number Five”, first seen heading upriver a few days ago, spent a few hours anchored off West New York on the way back from Albany on Tuesday. They were there right through the midday high tide slack providing a good look as she swung at anchor before the tug and barge headed for Bayway to load a new cargo. While at anchor, they were passed by the Kirby Cape Henry/DBL 103 ATB, seen by NRN for the first time since January, heading for anchor off Yonkers.

I don’t know the ownership of the Number Five barge, but if this is to be a permanent addition to the P&C fleet it would be the company’s fifth barge (along with Edmund, Noelle, Patricia, and Eva Leigh) so the name would be appropriate and perhaps we will see her in green and white some day.