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Boat basin squatters
Ducks maintain their squatting rights in the otherwise empty 79th Street Boat Basin. The Basin has been emptied of boats in anticipation of a major renovation which will take years to complete.
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Ships in the fog
Foggy conditions this past week allowed for some ghostly images. Thursday saw the Army Corps of Engineers and the USCG hard at work keeping the river safe and navigable.
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Riding out the storm
Loaded tankers don’t usually anchor in the North River. But with a blizzard heading for New England, the Cape Lookout anchored here on Friday evening after taking on a cargo in Sewaren before heading up the Sound for Providence after the storm cleared on Sunday.
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Leaving light
The Dutch-flagged heavy lift vessel Heerengracht left town after dropping off transformers from Italy at the Port of Albany. From here she would travel to Baltimore and Houston, perhaps making more deliveries or picking up Europe-bound cargo.
North River Notes 