A year and a half ago, I saw a small craft that I’d first misidentified. No, of course it was not Atlantic Enterprise or
Witte 4004, shown here
returning from the dump on a rainy morning.
But right outside the Staten Island side of the VZ Bridge, this small craft, the RIB, showed up, and again I wondered if it was the NY Media Boat Defender, which led me to wonder why
they moved in so close to the wire trailing from
Atlantic Enterprise.
By now, even with naked eye, I’d spotted the blue logo on the sliding door of the RIB. It was a crew
addition on the fly.
It’s a maneuver that used to make me queasy, just because I never got that good at it.
Well done. Transfer complete, Enterprise throttles up.
They spin around, take the stern of 4004, and head back to the base.
All photos, WVD.
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November 13, 2020 at 12:31 pm
Arthur C Hamilton
Thats also the boat that delivers and picks up the mail from the mail buoy.
November 13, 2020 at 1:21 pm
tugster
where’s the mail buoy?
November 13, 2020 at 1:25 pm
Arthur C Hamilton
We always put the newest deckhand on mail buoy lookout. Some are still looking for it.
November 13, 2020 at 1:41 pm
tugster
Guess I fell for that one. Where’s my foil hat . . . I need to do a radar check.
November 13, 2020 at 1:53 pm
Bob
And after we pass the mail buoy, bring me twenty feet of shore line.
November 13, 2020 at 1:58 pm
tugster
and always tack left to starboard …
November 13, 2020 at 5:41 pm
Gene Clark (Hells Kitchen Native)
I wish that that was my ride to work.
November 14, 2020 at 12:59 am
George Schneider
Okay, no Golden Rivet here. But are you sure this is the same vessel as last time? Last time the license number was clearly NJ5866HH. This one has some lettering under the eyebrow the earlier one didn’t have, and the number looks more like NJ8415MN. Could DonJon have 2 of this class? It’s odd that their website doesn’t show any CG 25’s.
November 14, 2020 at 3:15 pm
tugster
George- You are correct. They are different. This one is NJ8416HH. Thx for the sharp eye and the skepticism. They must have at least two.
November 14, 2020 at 8:27 pm
George Schneider
Ah, thank you. So that’s one more of the CG 25’s accounted for. Eventually we’ll get to know the little HIN on her stern and figure out which CG boat she once was. I sure appreciate your patience with my nit collecting, Will.