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Salt ship
The bulk ship Grand Concord, 650 feet long and Panama flagged, was northbound on the North River Monday morning, heading for the Port of Coeymans. She was arriving from Egypt and likely carrying road salt for delivery up there.
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After the party
As the sun rose Wednesday morning, there were only a handful of reminders of the weekend’s festivities left to see on the North River. The South Korean destroyer Munmu the Great remained anchored off Weehawken, while the Coast Guard 65-foot icebreaker icebreaker Hawser was holding on a temporary mooring established for the events off Bull’s…
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Marine aviation
A pair of Marine helicopters, a Venom and a Viper, flew low up the North River on Tuesday, above the anchored and docked naval vessels in town for the International Naval Review. A similar viper was tied down on the deck of the USS Arlington down below (2nd photo) but I believe these were flying…
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Getting through
Commercial traffic remained steady on the North River through the America 250 events even if the usual travel channel was reduced substantially by anchored naval vessels. On Tuesday the 21,000 deadweight ton Singapore flag tanker MTM Amsterdam was Albany bound, arriving from Halifax after first calling in New Orleans. She came and left in load…
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A quieter moment
The NYPD Harbor Patrol and FDNY marine units had a busy weekend providing security for Sail4th 250 and International Naval Review, and Marine 1 and 9 also had ceremonial duties in the July 4 parade of ships in their big boats, but as things wound down on Tuesday the Marine 1 crew on their small…
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Let the roadies hit the stage
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…
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Staying out of the way
The Christian Reinauer/RTC 145 ATB, one of the biggest units in the Reinauer fleet, spent July 4 weekend anchored just outside the harbor off Atlantic Highlands. But on Monday afternoon amid persistent lousy weather she came back in and moved up the North River, passing anchored naval ships and the Coast Guard Cutter Stone as…
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Out of town helper
Assist tugboats are in heavy demand in New York Harbor this week, with more than 40 tall ships and 40 naval vessels needing various degrees of docking or mooring help in addition to the normal activities of the Port of New York/New Jersey. It is not surprising that out-of-town tugs have been brought in, including…
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A big day on the North River
Saturday was probably one of the busiest days ever on the old North River and it would take a week to post all the photos I took, but here are some that I was happiest with. Please forgive the color balance adjustments on the photo of the B-52/B-1/B-2 but needed in order to see the…
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Stage crew
There will be a lot of cameras trained on the old North River this weekend and most will be focused on the naval vessels and tall ships and maybe on the security boats, but hopefully some will also spare attention for our local New York Harbor marine industry workers without whom none of this would…
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The visitors arrive
Naval vessels attending the July 4 International Naval Review began arriving on the North River Thursday morning and taking up anchorage positions where they will remain for the weekend. The US Coast Guard Cutter Stone, a 418-foot Legend class national security cutter headquartered in Charleston, got prime position just off the Boat Basin. A bit…
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First arrival
The first big ship to arrive for the 250th Independence Day celebrations docked at Pier 88 on Wednesday afternoon. The amphibious transport dock USS Arlington LPD 24 came up from Norfolk a few days early. McAllister tugs were on hand to assist wearing America 250 decals and flags. Security was tight at the cruise terminal,…
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Dress rehearsals
With less than a week until the July 4 naval review and tall ship parade, preparations are underway on land and on the water. A number of the agencies which will be contributing to security operations for the events had boats on the North River Monday, probably for familiarization and rehearsal purposes. The U.S. Navy…
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Equipment move
Stasinos tug Toula C and the small tug Jessica Francis brought a crane barge down the North River on Saturday afternoon. They were heading back to the harbor after leaving the basin between Pier 90 and 92 where an additional temporary finger pier, Pier 91, composed of spud barges is being constructed to dock visiting…
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Working the blue highway
Donjon Marine tug Brian Nicholas was standing by at the DSNY Pier 99 transfer station on Friday. Waste paper collected in Manhattan is brought by sanitation trucks to this pier. Paper is transferred to barges and towed to a recycling mill on the Staten Island shore of the Arthur Kill where it is repurposed into…
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Just do it
Miller’s Launch tug Shawn Miller took on some promotional work on Thursday, towing a barge with an advertising banner up the North River as far as the GW bridge and back. The Hallo New Jersey billboard is paid for by Nike and highlights the German national football team’s switch to Nike from adidas according to…
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Birds of a feather
More than one big ocean-going ATB came up the North River to anchor during Monday night’s storm. In addition to Kirby’s Sea Hawk/ATC 21 unit featured on Tuesday, we also had Moran’s Barney Turecamo/Georgia at anchorage up in Yonkers with the barge looking loaded. The 5,100 HP tug and 427-foot 110,000 barrel barge Moran unit…
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Getting scrap
The Marshall Islands flag bulk ship SSI Providence came up the North River on Tuesday morning, arriving from the UK in ballast. She was heading for the Sims Metal dock at the Port of Albany and will likely be loading scrap for export overseas.
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Big visitor
Tuesday morning found the big Kirby Sea Hawk / ATC 21 ATB emerging from the fog on the North River opposite Port Imperial. The unit had dropped anchor a bit south of the usual North River anchorage area after returning from Boston during the heavy rains late Monday. With an 8,000 HP tug and a…
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