Other Peoples Photos 98
Thanks to Bjoern of New York Media Boat, it’s . . . LCU 1657. This was last week, March 2022 At first glance I thought it was a landing craft with a large add-on wheelhouse. Later I noticed the landing craft was being pushed by a small tugboat named Pierson. I’m not familiar with this […]
Pilot Boat No. 1 February 2022 Update
It’s back, and with reconstruction complete, training can begin. To see how the new pilot boat got to this point, see updates here from May and August 2020. For a glimpse of the 1972 vessel this one replaces, click here. The 1972 pilot boat measures 155′ x 28′; this rebuilt 1993 OSRV measures 210′ x […]
Uncrewed 2
Look what Bjoern at New York Media Boat observed in the the New York Bight surveying the hithers and the yons of Ambrose Channel and other locales last week. First, have a good look at the communications “superstructure,” with a FLIR camera, radar, four regular cameras one pointing in each direction, nav lights, lots of solar […]
New York Media Boat 2
The NY Media Boat has a pick up point in Manhattan, but I chose to board the boat at Liberty Landing in Jersey City, where this view of lower Manhattan awaits. From here, our goal was almost 20 nm away, even though we’d not take the shortest route. Some tasks call for efficient and direct […]
Grain de Sail
I look forward to seeing this wine transporter up close in a few days. Meanwhile, hat tip to Bjoern Kils of NY Media Boat for getting this one. Cargo . . includes 18,000 bottles of French wine, many varieties. Many thanks, Bjoern. See his blog here. See Grain de Sail website in English here.
Random Tugs 352
Enjoy this set of photos, taken on a random path across the harbor with the NY Media Boat. More Gene Chaser soon. Ruby M above is the oldster of the set, launched in 1967. She’s 95′ loa and turns out just under 2000 hp. Below, Colonel dates from 1978, turns out 3000 hp and is […]
Other Peoples Photos 109
One enjoyable thing about this tugster “business” is that you all send me photos, some of which I’ve shared 108 times before this post. First, from a Mississippi River vantage point that I only recently left, some photos from Lew, who previously contributed these photos. I’ll consult tugboatinformation.com for the low down on this […]
Fall 2020 Fishing
Fishing grounds . . . the NJ Upper Bay portion of the sixth boro. Quick question to be answered at the end of the post: how many commercial fishing ports does NJ have and can you name them? Eastern Welder is a perennial boat here; Hyundai Victory is one of the ULCVs newly recent here. […]
Grain de Sail 3
Barebones post today . . . since these photos I took between 1030 and 1130. By now, 1230, they’ve dropped the pilot at the end of Ambrose and set a course for . . . warmer weather and (but first sails need to be raised… and adjusted.) … warmer weather in Dominican Republic, where a […]
Names 37
Quick . .. name the ship name the ONE vessel . . . The first three photos were taken Sunday by Bjoern of the New York Media Boat. And if you know the tugs in the sixth boro you have a 75% chance of naming all tugs here too . . . three of […]
tugster: a waterblog 