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Fleet Week 2024
The annual parade of ships kicked off Fleet Week New York and the Memorial Day weekend commemorations.
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Tuesday 23 April—Reverse Angle
Traffic Tuesday included a foreign sugar cargo heading for Yonkers, plus a typical mix of oil and stone products. A trip to the Jersey side provides some good reverse angle opportunities.
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Catching up on a weird month
North River Notes has been quiet for a few weeks due to other projects (see my article in lohud.com for example) but the first few weeks of April have seen plenty of news on the river. In addition to a theft of the Harvey fireboat, we have seen an apparently minor oil spill from Con…
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Thursday April 4–after the storm
Winds abated and skies cleared Thursday, though a few tug/barge combinations remained at anchor in the North River through the day.
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Wednesday April 3–crowded anchorages
Drenching rains and high winds saw the relative shelter of the North River anchorages in high demand. A marine storm warning is in effect through Wednesday night, and by 1600, Ambrose Light is seeing gusts approaching 50 knots and wave heights over 12 feet, while Robbin’s Reef in the Upper Bay reported gusts over 30…
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