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Extra help
Norfolk Tug’s George Holland occasionally fills in for or augments the daily work of Buchanan12 bringing crushed stone down from the Clinton Point quarry south of Poughkeepsie to New York Harbor. On Wednesday, both tugs were working this route, with George bringing stone down overnight and passing B12 on the North River on the way…
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Naval visitor
The USS Basilone, the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, arrived at Pier 88 today ahead of Saturday’s commissioning ceremony. After the ceremony, Basilone will head for Norfolk, her new home port.
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Boston heads for Newburgh
Boston Marine Towing’s Pinuccia was back on the North River Saturday, heading for Newburgh’s Global Terminal with a products cargo loaded on tank barge New York 30. They were passing Port Imperial just after noon. Boston’s two tugs have been seen on the river quite a bit as we move into heating oil season, but…
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Ships that pass
The municipal tanker Rockaway was heading for the North River water treatment plant Saturday morning and preparing to pass the Greek-flagged supply ship Astrea. Astrea has been working on the Champlain Hudson Power Express project further north and was returning to Port Newark, probably for resupply or service. Rockaway was going to load a cargo…
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Exporting scrap
NOTE: I have moved away from long form posts on this Blog for the time being and have been doing shorter updates on the Blog’s Facebook and Instagram feeds. Going forward, I will add those posts here as well. Canny Caroline, a 575 foot bulk ship, came up the North River Thursday morning, heading for…
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The Return of LCU 1657
NOTE: I have moved away from long form posts on this Blog for the time being and have been doing shorter updates on the Blog’s Facebook and Instagram feeds. Going forward, I will try to add those posts here as well. Landing Craft Utility 1657 came up the North River Thursday, in tow with a…
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Tuesday September 10–unexpected appearance of the barge Udalls Cove
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s barge Udalls Cove dates back to a time in the 1980s when treated sewage sludge was still hauled 100 miles out to sea for dumping. Nowadays, sludge is ferried between D.E.P. plants by small tankers and converted to a fertilizer product, and the Udalls Cove barge usually sits tied…
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Friday September 6–Goodbye Summer
The North River has been busy in the days following Labor Day, with oil products and dry bulk on the move.
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Thursday August 8–Running light
Heavy weather sitting over the region has kept demand elevated for anchorage space on the North River and up in Yonkers. A number of tugs have been seen running light over the past 48 hours, heading to or from assist jobs in Westchester or relieving tugs with barges anchored on the river.
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Tuesday August 6 2024–Storm coming
Activity on the North River tends to pick up ahead of big storm systems as tugs with tanker barges head for anchorages on the estuary to escape the weather and vessels come in from offshore work. With a line of thunderstorms moving into the area and the after effects of hurricane Debby moving up the…
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June 26–mid-week storm
A ripping thunderstorm came through Wednesday evening, breaking the heat wave. Traffic on the North River was heavy.
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Late June: heat and wind
Heat and wind were the dominating conditions as we headed into the final days of June.
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