Springtime . . . and motion gives a renewed sense of life to the watery boro. Emerald Sea‘s been around all winter, but she’s not moved loads like this. Diner? Prefab beach buildings for post-Sandy reconstruction? Many thanks to Ashley Hutto for this shot taken along Roxbury, Queens.
Eclipse, the huge yacht in the distance has taller masts than Clipper City, the tallest sailing vessel operating in the the harbor. Eclipse left the harbor Tuesday, headed for Gibraltar.
Schooner Virginia left Wednesday, headed for Virginia . . . by way of Portland, Maine.
Anyone know the manufacturer of the speedboat in the foreground? In the background is Zephyr, launched 10 years ago from the Austal Shipyard in Mobile, AL . . . and Wavertree, launched 128 years ago in Southampton, UK.
I could almost imagine this boat has a bowsprit.
Smaller workboats seem more commonplace this time of year like Henry Hudson,
this Oyster Bay government boat,
an OCC vessel,
and of course the ubiquitous all-weather sludge tanker North River, frequently mentioned on this blog.
Thanks to Ashley for the first foto, and I’d love to know what that structure on the Weeks barge is. All other fotos by Will Van Dorp, who feels the urge to go somewhere too.
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May 16, 2013 at 6:52 am
bob
Hello
I believe the structures are new bathrooms for the Coney Island Boardwalk. They used the biggest Weeks crane I’ve ever seen to unload them at Sheepshead Bay.
May 16, 2013 at 7:18 am
tugster
thanks, bob. i wondered, since the mayor has promised all these things would happen by memorial day. i gotta get down to coney island to see them installed.
May 16, 2013 at 3:37 pm
Allen Baker
Will,
If the urge to go somewhere is calling, the “NS Savannah” is open to the public this coming Saturday here in Baltimore.
Part of the National Maritime Day observations.
May 16, 2013 at 9:26 pm
Joe
The structures on the Weeks barge are bathrooms/lifeguard stands. The heavy lift crane barge along with a Weeks tug has been off loading them in Far Rockaway the past couple days.
May 16, 2013 at 9:35 pm
Joe
Apologies for the double post but the tug Shelby is the one pushing around the massive crane