Retro Sixth Boro 55
As remnants of Hurricane Nicole pass through the sixth boro, we might have a look back to details of aftermath of Sandy exactly 10 years ago, like this undecked pier over on the NJ side of the Arthur Kill, across from Howland Hook. USCGC Spencer came up for the cleanup, as did then-USCGC Gallatin, now […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 4
Here’s the reference on Gallatin’s 1808 report proposing the ICW. This post focuses on the in-port stay in Norfolk, starting with Thunder and showing her in context with Storm and Squall. Since we’re starting with small tugs, check out Beverlee B at work and light. Hoss is a sister of the sixth boro Patricia, here […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 8
The last leg for now goes from Newport to Warren RI, but given the favorable wind before the torrent, let’s watch those contemporaries who play in this N-Bay city with such a long colonial and post-colonial history. I’m quite unschooled about these speedsters, like the one showing her red belly. A 12-meter, I suppose? Northbound […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 7
This leg from New York harbor, aka the sixth boro, to Narragansett Bay was not proposed in Gallatin’s report, but we have gotten here by means after much time and miles in his ditches. We depart a few hours after dark and head into the East River under some puffy clouds. The 1903 Williamsburg Bridge seemed […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 6
Actually, only part of this leg is through the ICW, or another way to say this is that from Cape May to NYC you need to be in the ocean. For a map that shows this, click here. This leg takes us from Baltimore to New York City, which in this case is not the […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 5
As we head up the Bay to Baltimore, we pass many things, including Island Pilot, Kismet from a port I once knew well, Sea Crescent, Capt. Henry Knott, je ne sais quoi, Indian Dawn and some others, Miss T, and some surprises at the John W. Brown dock: Z-One, April Moran, and James R. Moran. And […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 2
Leg 2 runs from Georgetown to Beaufort NC. We did from Southport to near Wrightsville Beach in Gallatin’s ICW, past this bucolic campsite and surf camp. See the surfer’s legs lower left? We headed into Beaufort/Morehead City passing this sailboat outbound. Fun! That’s bulker Aurora in the offing. And a banker horse and a Great […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 3
Leg 3 took us from Beaufort NC to the Elizabeth River, Norfolk. Again, when I’m back, I’ll catch up on identifying in words what you can identify yourself. Morehead City is a deepwater port. After some rough weather spent in port, the shrimp fleet heads back to work . . . parade […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 1
Gallatin wrote a report in 1808 proposing canals, an intercostal waterway and more. This series is a tribute to him starting in Charleston and northbound. When I write on the run, I’m taking no time to figure out what I’m seeing, like this beautiful hull … in the Ashley. Athena reportedly just sold for $50 […]
People Movers 11
Here are more photos from May 1. Betsy Ross is a product of Yank Marine in Tuckahoe, New Jersey. Here, r to l, are three generations of sixth boro people movers . . . Betsy Ross, Garden State, and the new NYCFerry known as H202 for now. Garden State was launched in 1994. H202 […]
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