The Cornell (1950) with Clearwater (1969) on Hughes 141 photos come with thanks to Glenn Raymo. The Hudson Valley is particularly beautiful this time of year, especially if you catch it in the right light, which of course is true everywhere.
The other tugboats and landscapes in this post are mine. In the KVK, Sarah Ann (2003) passes RTC 135 just as the morning sun clears a bank of low-lying clouds.
An upriver-bound Navigator (1981) clears the Kills with HT 100 around the same hour.
. . . passing lighthouses,
gantry cranes, storage facilities,
and impossible towers.
Many thanks to Glenn for use of his photos. I’m sure Paul Strubeck plays a role here also. And I took the photos of Sarah Ann and Navigator.
Here and here are some previous photos of Clearwater on its winter maintenance barge.
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October 31, 2015 at 11:13 am
jdawgswords
i love your blog
October 31, 2015 at 11:32 am
Scott J.
Often enjoy the postings and photos, but that large sloop on a barge is impressive. Wish we could know where it came from and where its going.
October 31, 2015 at 11:38 am
tugster
Scott J– Thanks for asking. Clearwater was being transported from Albany–where she’s usually hauled out and placed on a barge–down to Rondout Creek, where she will have maintenance and repairs performed throughout the winter. Check here– http://www.clearwater.org
October 31, 2015 at 6:07 pm
James Gallant
Thanks for posting the pics of CORNELL, still at work at the ripe young age of 65. I have a real soft spot for her; she was the last Flagship of the Ross Towboat Company up here in Boston back in the 1970’s, and the last former Ross boat still alive. Every time you post a new photo of her happily earning her keep out on the Hudson, it’s like getting a postcard from an old friend! – Jim Gallant.