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Salty
The Hong Kong flagged 650-foot bulker Nightingale Island came down the North River Monday afternoon, in ballast and heading for sea with some of her hatches vented after discharging a cargo at Sims Metal’s Cabbage Island wharf at the Port of Albany. I believe she probably delivered road salt up there. By Tuesday afternoon she…
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Acadia’s debut
The brand new rock installation vessel Acadia came up the Hudson River Monday morning, I believe for the first time. The Jones Act compliant vessel was built in Hanwha’s Philadelphia shipyard and delivered to Great Lakes Dredging and Dock last month. Its first assignment, according to the company’s press release, will be supporting Equinor’s Empire…
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Cleanup, cleanup
Cleanup continues in the aftermath of the Independence Day celebrations two weeks ago. On Saturday morning, Stasinos tug Charles James came up the North River with what I believe were sections of the temporary dock and gangways used to accommodate Sail4th 250 tall ships between North River piers 90 and 92. Charles travelled up to…
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Work day
The Army Corps of Engineers drift collection vessel Hayward came up the North River on Sunday, traveling as far as the Upper West Side before looping back to the harbor. The ship is primarily charged with keeping local waterways clear of hazards to navigation but had the additional role of carrying the flag at the…
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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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