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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.

Cutter visit

The Coast Guard cutter William Chadwick, a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter based in Boston, came up the North River on Wednesday morning after spending the night at the Bayonne base. The cutter travelled as far north up the Hudson as West Point before returning, passing us again on the way out around 4pm.

The FRCs primarily operate offshore and we do not often see them on the Hudson, although the Chadwick has been on the East River in recent years for UN and other special event security operations. We did see another of the Boston FRC’s, the John Patterson, make almost the exact same trip upriver in November 2024 and I assume this is probably a training and familiarization trip. I do not know if it’s a coincidence that the timing is perfect for viewing the autumn colors.

Chadwick headed up through Hell Gate by sundown Wednesday and was Boston-bound on the Sound before dropping off terrestrial AIS.

Daniel Katzive

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