Unrelated to this post, but take 2.5 minutes and enjoy this audio slideshow for an article in the 4/19 New Yorker magazine, a story of a family towing life written by Burkhard Bilger.
For an earlier post on the stone trade almost three years ago, click here. All today’s fotos come from Jed. Trident (ex-Delta Trident, Delta Eagle, and Libra built in 1982) is a new boat in the boro, I believe. I’m guessing she’s currently a sibling of Eastern Dawn (ex-Delta Mule).
Crushed rock . . . what building project could proceed with it? A major quarry is located upriver in Clinton Point; see the last foto here.
Buchanan 12 seems to be dedicated to the
stone trade.
Imagine if all this crushed rock moved exclusively by truck. Horrors!
All fotos … thanks to Jed.
Unrelated but tall ship opportunity: PortSide NewYork FreeSail Clipper City 4-12-2010
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April 14, 2010 at 8:10 am
Les Sonnenmark
Thanks for the link to the Smith Towing story. Though usually on the pulling end of the line, in 1979 I was riding crew aboard a vessel being towed from San Juan to Miami by tug ELSBETH, with Capt. Latham Smith, his wife and daughters, a menagerie of animals and the piano. We stopped on a calm day in mid-ocean everyone went for a swim, though someone was always on watch with a rifle, looking for sharks. One of the strangest passages I had ever been on.
I met Latham and Rachel again in 2003, reminisced and listened to even more interesting stories. If you get a chance to talk to any of the Smiths you’ll get an incredible earful.
April 14, 2010 at 9:08 am
tugster
les–great story; thanks for sharing it. i’m looking forward to reading burkhard’s piece this weekend. i love the idea of a baldwin piano being built into the tug.
April 14, 2010 at 10:31 am
Les Sonnenmark
Humidity played havoc with the piano, but it sounded better than the parrot.
April 14, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Mage B
Fascinating video, and now I have to locate a copy of that issue. Thanks.