Random Tugs 343
Marjorie B. McAllister is one of those tugs that confused me when I first started paying attention. Below the house is down, and and here the hydraulics have raised it up to look over Bulkmaster. Ava M. McAllister‘s elegant lines are shown off as she assists a tanker to the Arthur Kill. Cohoes on the […]
Government Boats 58
The sixth boro has lots of government boats . . . aka taxpayers’ boats, like the 29 Defiant… This RB-M appears to be training a large crew. This BUSL is headed out for some ATON work. Besides the many federal boats, NYC has its own fleet including three GUP carriers of this latest class. This […]
Retro Sixth Boro 25 b
Followingup from yesterday and “…maybe it’s time for new permutations of truckster, teamster, bikester, autoster, planester, hutster, hikester, storyster, . . . ” let me say you’ve sent in some great ideas which I’ll follow up on in the next few days. For now, let’s glance back 10 years to April 2010. Any idea what […]
Ocean Explorer
I could have called this post about this vessel out there on a hazy midday “people movers 15″, because this is a cruise ship, unique in many ways: size, shape, and place of origin. I could also have called it “newest hull in the sixth boro 11″ because it is, although there are three other […]
Retro Sixth Boro NYC Tugboat Races 6
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve not been to the Great North River Tugboat Race since 2014, but in normal times, September 5 would see the next race. But we’ve dispensed with the “normal times” concept for the time being. In selecting the batch for this post, I wanted splash, froth, bubbles, and the effervescence […]
Chicago Bound 1
i.e., CB. I’m writing this on the 8th . . . my first encounter with serious wifi. After today, I might not have wifi again for a spell. Last year I posted about this trip under the title GWA. Two years ago it was Go West. Let me post some highlights from August 1 […]
Whatzit 38 c
More Great Race tomorrow. Let’s finish up Whatzit 38, which started here with a plain white canvas. Below is a photo I took during the tugboat race in September 2015 of John J. Harvey, an FDNY fireboat in commission between 1931 and 1995. And here’s one I took in April 2010, making an up-to 18,000 gpm […]
Government Boats 42
Let me start with the oldest ones not yet published. There’s something timely about Tracy, the vessel below. I took the photo from mid river between Ogdensburg NY and Prescott ON. Are you hankering for a project? Details below. The next day I got this photo as we entered Oswego. RV Kaho was christened in […]
Second Lives 25
I took the photo below in spring 2012 on the event of 343‘s arrival in the sixth boro. It shows (from far to near) FDNY’s John D. McKean, Kevin C. Kane, and Firefighter. None of these vessels is currently owned by FDNY. McKean has gone upriver to be converted into a museum, Kane has gone […]
Welcome William M. Feehan
Here was the welcome for 343. Yesterday, Feehan arrived in the sixth boro. I miscalculated and missed the event, but New York Media Boat was there for the jubilation. Many thanks to Bjoern Kils of the Media Boat for use of these photos.
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