It’s the end of another month, and maybe because everything’s been so bleak of late, let’s just admire and enjoy the complexity of the sixth boro.
Diverse people work here on diverse missions.
Places like NY Harbor School and M.A. S. T. as well as SUNY Maritime College and King’s Point MMA are here.
On foggy days a narrow navigation channel gives the illusion of being as expansive as the ocean.
Keeping it as ideal a place as possible is the mission of many people and much infrastructure, seen and unseen.
Professionals pass through the sixth boro without ever technically entering the space, both a boon and a bane to all involved,
and their safe passage is ensured by the named and the nameless.
Work and recreation can happen in the same space because of
professionalism. If you have a lot of time, you can binge watch these videos by a pro who works the sixth boro and beyond. Now, when I hear his voice on VHF, it’s familiar. There are books as well.
The universal language of gesture is powerdful.
The sixth boro has at least as much specialized equipment as the other five boros combined; another way to put it, the specialized equipment of the sixth boro enable the other boros to perform.
And if the land boros have spirit, don’t imagine the sixth boro lacks anything.
Photos and sentiments, WVD.
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October 31, 2020 at 11:37 am
George Schneider
I wasn’t aware of R/V BLUE SEA before. Is that the one that belongs to the Monmouth Vocational School? If so, she’s quite a puzzle: She looks like a Halter Marine boat, but is said to be built at Brazoria TX.
And have you addressed the Moran “M” going from white to pink? It sure doesn’t look right. Considering how that’s an easy change to make, so the whole fleet might have changed quickly, it makes for a great date stamp on photos.
October 31, 2020 at 3:32 pm
tugster
George- Blue Sea, that’s the one. I couldn’t find much info on her either. The pink lettering, I believe Moran started it. Dann Marine does it too now. Bouchard also made an attempt. I’ll bet that some of the pink “M”s will be white tomorrow.
October 31, 2020 at 5:52 pm
HT
Wil, the pink M’s are for breast cancer awareness month..some crews went the extra mile.
October 31, 2020 at 7:38 pm
George Schneider
Fascinating about the pink M’s. Thank you.
As for BLUE SEA, I find she was built as an oilfield crew boat in 1980 by the J&S Marine Service of Brazoria TX. She was originally ADA II (623726) for Newmar Inc. of Houston TX. By 1989 she was BLUE SEA for Marine Support Service Inc. of Melbourne FL, and by 1992 she was already owned by the Monmouth Vocational College. She definitely duplicates the Halter Marine 65-foot steel crewboat design. J&S don’t seem to have built any other crew boats, so it’s possible she’s an incomplete Halter hull, but they could also have purchased the plans and built her entirely themselves.