Observations on the Hudson River as it passes through New York City. The section of the Hudson which passes through New York is historically known as the North River, called this by the Dutch to distinguish it from the Delaware River, which they knew as the South River. This stretch of the Hudson is still often referred to as the North River by local mariners today. All photos copyright Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. For more frequent updates, please follow northriverblog on Facebook or Instagram.
Saturday afternoon found Carver Marine Towing tugs with hopper barges on the Upper Bay north of the Verrazano. They were alongside the bulk ship Norse Succession, which sounds like the name of an historical novel or maybe a Scandinavian TV series. The ship’s cranes were offloading (lightering) salt brought out from Egypt. The ship’s draft…
