Tag: sugar
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Tuesday 23 April—Reverse Angle
Traffic Tuesday included a foreign sugar cargo heading for Yonkers, plus a typical mix of oil and stone products. A trip to the Jersey side provides some good reverse angle opportunities.
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Catching up on a weird month
North River Notes has been quiet for a few weeks due to other projects (see my article in lohud.com for example) but the first few weeks of April have seen plenty of news on the river. In addition to a theft of the Harvey fireboat, we have seen an apparently minor oil spill from Con…
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March 21–Tanker Thursday
It was a busy day on the North River, with a lot of tanker barge traffic and cement and sugar cargos also observed. Cold temperatures and winds blowing over 20 knots all day at Robbin’s Reef kept any potential early spring recreational boaters off the water.
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Tuesday March 19–exit winter
The final days of winter felt like spring, but the first day of spring felt like winter, with winds gusting over 30 knots in the Upper Bay and temperatures in the 40s. North River anchorages filled up, with tanker barges perhaps escaping the wind.
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Valentine’s Day—Marine Traffic
The North River was busy on Wednesday, with Tuesday’s snow storm perhaps having deferred some activity. The Marines were also moving up the Hudson River flight corridor, with a number of helicopters heading north. Skies were clear but temperatures dropped below freezing and winds remained elevated.
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Monday Feb 12–snow coming
New York City was bracing for significant snow fall Monday night, though the marine forecast was not very alarming, with winds gusting to just about 40 knots. Observed traffic included sugar, and empty cement and oil products barges.
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Saturday Feb 3–new or unusual
Saturday brought some new or less frequently seen travelers to the North River.
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Saturday Jan 27—A gap in the weather
Saturday brought typical traffic to the north river and moderate temperatures with a break in the precipitation, bringing some paddle boarders out.
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Friday January 5–non-petroleum products
Tanker barge traffic slowed on Friday but other types of barges were observed, including mud scows, sugar barges, and cement transporters coming down with product. Skies cleared and winds and seas were calm but a gale warning is in effect from 5pm Saturday.
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Comings and goings
It has been a relatively quiet start to heating season as traffic on the North River has been light and temperatures have begun to climb again. The week passed with the typical ebb and flow of tugs and barges.
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Fog then sun
Warm air moved over the cool North River Wednesday morning, producing a layer of fog which quickly burned off. The city got hot, and winds picked up in the afternoon, making for great October sailing. Midweek traffic was light.
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Drying out
North River traffic has remained heavy as we move into October and the rains of September recede over the stern. A large number of pleasure craft are also traversing the river, probably many in transit to their winter boatyards as the season draws to a close.
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Rain, rain go away
The region has moved from storm to storm, with long periods of rain interrupted by occasional sunny days. This past weekend was particularly torrential, causing severe flooding on land and leading to combined sewer overflows in the area’s waterways. With water quality taking a hit, the swim portion of the New York City Triathlon was…
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A good soaking
Stormy conditions and gale warnings put a damper on the weekend as the tail of Tropical Storm Ophelia swept over the region. As usual, the North River anchorages filled up with tug/barge combinations as crews looked to get out of the weather. By Sunday afternoon, Patrice McAllister, Jill Reinsure, Vane’s Wicomico, Lincoln Sea and Saint…
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September slips by
A busy September onshore schedule has left limited time for observations and posting. Bulk ship traffic has been heavy on the North River but mostly eluding NRN photography. Harbor tugs were moving on the North River last week to assist with docking at plants up in Westchester, while tanker barges and cement transporters have dominated…
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Summer breeze
While we often associate New York City Augusts with listless conditions, for the second year in a row the month has been windy, making for excellent sailing. Commercial traffic has seemed light, though two big heavy lift ships have slipped by this week unobserved to load GE generators at the Port of Albany. The highlight…
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Summer visitors
The North River has been seeing fairly heavy commercial traffic as we head into August, with sugar, cement, oil products, gypsum, stone, waste paper and scrap all on the move. Weather has been surprisingly cool with great wind for sailors and minimal rain after a wet July.
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Traveling light
Weekend traffic was light but a handful of tug/barge combinations remained anchored in the North River, with the Dylan Cooper ATB off Edgewater and Centerline’s Adeline Marie a bit further south Sunday, and the B. Franklin in between before heading for the Upper Bay Saturday. Centerline’s William J Fallon also anchored south of Adeline on…
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