September 1, 2013 in FDNY, fireboats, Hudson River, Kirby Corporation, McAllister, Miller's Launch, New York City, New York harbor, photos, Red Hook, Vane Brothers, W. O. Decker | 8 comments
Tags: Catherine Miller, Debora Miller, Great North River Tug Race 2013, John J. Harvey, Red Hook, Resolute, sixth boro, Tasman Sea, tugster, W. O. Decker
Uh . . . what’s this? It’s Buddy, living breathing braying hoof-beglittered mascot of Debora Miller. If you’ve never been to the New York’s race, there’s a best mascot category. In the past there’ve been . . . dogs, hermit crabs, even a chicken . . . but Buddy redefines the contest. With the threat […]
September 3, 2013 in Bowsprite, McAllister, Miller's Launch, New York City, New York harbor, photos, Vane Brothers, W. O. Decker, Working Harbor Committee | 4 comments
Tags: bowsprite, Great North River Tug Race 2013, Resolute, sixth boro, tugster
And the winner of the speed race . . . in a record setting 0 days, 0 hours, and precisely five minutes and 0 seconds . . .. . . . sorry . . . this is part of the day too; click on the foto for bowsprite’s rare foto coverage. The winner of […]
September 2, 2013 in collaboration, fireboats, Hudson River, John J Harvey, Kirby Corporation, McAllister, Miller's Launch, New York City, New York harbor, Norwegian Cruise Line, photos, USCG, USMMA, W. O. Decker, Working Harbor Committee | 4 comments
Tags: 2013 Great North River Tugboat Race, Catherine C. Miller, Debora Miller, John J. Harvey, Lady B, Lt. Michael P. Murphy, Miller's Launch, Red Hook, Resolute, Seagus, South River Rescue Squad, Susan Miller, W. O. Decker
The race may last for less than 10 minutes for (most) boats, but each participant spends hours before and after. Here, using the power of thousands of conceptual horses and one very real donkey, all four vessels in Miller contingent make their way upriver. At Pier 66, crew on deck and crew below start them […]
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