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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.

Farewell tour?

The Army Corps of Engineers Drift Collection Vessel Driftmaster came up the North River on a slow bell against the ebb tide on Saturday morning. The 77-year old vessel has been a fixture clearing hazards to navigation around New York Harbor since the 1940s but this could be one of her last trips up here as the Corps recently announced that her replacement, Driftmaster II, is nearly complete and ready for service.

The new vessel being built in Louisiana will have a similar catamaran style hull to facilitate collection of debris from the harbor’s navigational channels and I believe will have a plug-in hybrid style propulsion system. On Saturday’s trip, the old Driftmaster came up as far north as Pier 98 before riding the ebb back down to the Upper Bay.

Daniel Katzive

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