If July 4 2026 was one of busiest days ever for New York Harbor marine industry workers on the North River, Wednesday July 8 would not rank far below that as most of the ships gathered here for the America 250 events left within a few hours of each other. McALLISTER TOWING tugs were on hand at Pier 86 and the south side of Pier 88 to sail the USS Arlington and the tall ship Amerigo Vespucci while Moran Towing Corporation was busy on the north side of Pier 88.

Miller’s Launch boats helped some of the smaller tall ships leave and collected a trash barge from alongside the Arlington, while Stasinos Marine LLC tugs pulled the tank barge that had been there by the LPD all week. And that’s just what I could observe over the course of a few hours from one vantage point; similar activity was occurring at multiple piers all around New York Habor. Back to the usual tomorrow.