East River Traffic 5
If you’re unfamiliar with NYC, most of the photos in this series are from Roosevelt Island, likely off most visitors’ list of places to see. That’s too bad, since it offers a lot, including great views of Manhattan and the strait (East “river”) in between. If you’ve not seen the Nelly Bly memorial at the […]
East River Traffic 4
Here’s a new name on this blog: Posillico, operator of Breakwater Marine and tugboat Deborah Quinn, the 1962 one. Does anyone know the intended outcome of this work on the Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge? As it turns out, there’s another tugboat that once carried the Deborah Quinn name. This Quinn is a large […]
East River Catch Up 7
Pete Ludlow’s photos have shown a variety of vessel traffic near Hell Gate. Here’s a whimsical set, not really work boats for a day I’m having a hard time working or even thinking about working. Who knew the variety of traffic here?!! There has to be a story here, and photos are said to be […]
East River Catch Up 6
Let’s get back to some Pete Ludlow photos. Co Morgan has such a long history of names going back to 1951 1965, I’m just going to paste it in here. A high vantage point helps convey appreciation for the train of three Mister Jim tows through Hell Gate. Ditto Navigator. From this perspective, her smart […]
East River Catch Up 5
For what might be considered an exotic among exotics, let’s go back to Pete Ludlow’s photos, meet Windserve Odyssey. As an all-purpose offshore wind farm support vessel, it is just one vessel type that will be more common in the years to come. The blog alluded to this particular vessel and a possible transit through […]
East River Catch Up 4
Clearly, we robots messed up. To make amends, here’s some info pasted in: GENERAL RUDDER (IMO: 8835463) is a Training Ship that was built in 1984 and is sailing under the flag of USA. Her current draught is reported to be 4.5 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 68.28 meters and her width is 13.11 […]
East River Catch Up 3
More photos here thanks to Pete Ludlow. The Amigo is an asphalt tanker. That means she moves her cargo around at almost 300 degrees F. She was eastbound with assist by James D Moran. What do you suppose Vinik No. 6 had in tow? Nicholas and Liz assisted as well. But of […]
East River Catch Up 2
Thanks for these shots to Pete Ludlow. You could call some of this post “Yachts a Million 5 Redux.” Gene Chaser appeared on this blog back last fall, but from different angles. As of this late April writing, she’s in Miami. Some great photos of her and the yacht she supports can be seen here. […]
East River Catch Up 1
Tugster is on an extended trip, so the robots have scheduled these posts. Later in May, I will get back to Barge Canal-era photos from the Canal Society. I’ve taken a break from that series to “catch up.” Next I’ll alternate in posts using photos thanks to Pete Ludlow, whose aerie high above the East […]
East River Traffic 3
Here are previous iterations of this title. Sometimes it’s energizing to return to places you’ve not visited in a while. We followed North River for a bit and then turned into the Brooklyn Navy yard, a quite busy place. Sugar Express was there along with Carolina Coast. The barge shuttles less-refined sugar from Florida to […]
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