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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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