Tag: Fireboats
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Windy Wednesday with a visitor from afar
Mid-week traffic on the River seemed light and entirely unremarkable after a more interesting start to the week, with the exception of a visiting fast ferry heading to Nyack for service. However, whipping northwest winds limited NRN observation opportunities. A bald eagle was sighted off 73rd Street but, sadly, not photographed.
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Over the rainbow, plus the fireboat mystery solved
Dawn on Monday brought a glorious rainbow to the River, arching from Weehawken up to North Bergen. A last line of rain showers came through at 7:20am, ending the effect, but it was great while it lasted. Activity on the River remained heavy. Adeline Marie remained at anchor on the River as she has been…
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Boat fire
A small yacht caught fire and sank in the river on Saturday afternoon, going down off 100th Street. FDNY and North Hudson NJ Fire Department boats responded but the boat sunk in about 30 feet of water. The FDNY reported no injuries from the incident, and NBC News reported that the passengers were rescued by…
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The Jet Ski Invasion
Saturday was the annual Jet Ski Invasion, where 100s of personal watercraft gather and make a circuit of Manhattan, very enjoyable to the riders and a big noisy nuisance to pretty much everyone else who traverses or follows the North River. The “invasion” rounded the Battery after 11am and proceeded north. The invasion was escorted…
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Sultry Sunday
Hot steamy conditions persisted on Sunday, but there was a light breeze and cool water temperatures made things tolerable on the river. Commercial traffic was light but two tug/barge combinations anchored off Riverside Park.
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