Newest Hull(s) 13
I’ve used this title a dozen times before, but never have four relatively recent hulls shared sixth boro waters until now, at least not that I’m aware of. So let’s start here with an obvious logo and a name I couldn’t quite parse, Viking Octantis, until I realized it was named for a star visible […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 16
Tankers don’t usually dock here, and tankers of this size, Suezmax and 910′ x 157′ are not even the norm in the sixth boro. I don’t know the story, but since she’s so light, I needed to get these close ups at dawn. She’s sailed the oceans for less than a year since leaving a […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 17
Thanks to Justin Zizes for correcting an error about this. The current claim to the “newest hull” goes to a NYC DEP vessel. But it’s not Red Hook, which has been in the sixth boro almost exactly 14 years already, as evidenced here. Nor is it the class of low slung sludge tankers, which have […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 13
This is another case of thinking to do one post, seeing something, and choosing an entirely different post instead. It’s also Tony A and I tag-teaming. He saw what appeared to be a new name and face, grabbed some shots, and emailed them to me. What he didn’t know at the time is that I […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 15
Here’s the newest, following directly from 12 for Sandy Ground and 10 for SSG Michael H. Ollis. Or how about a redux for both. Now unless ferry and tug travel on a maglev frictionless cushion of air when offshore and distant, this is just the fata morgana effect when the vessels are seen a ways […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 14
As of March 1, 2022, CMA CGM Adonis was still in the shipyard, not yet delivered. By March 31, the vessel was in Qingdao and loaded, casting off lines. And April 29, 2022, she had a Sandy Hook pilot on board and was proceeding up the Ambrose Channel, making her first ever cargo call anywhere. […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 12
How about a new day, a new month, a new year, and a new hull in the sixth boro! Can you recognize the profiles sans color? As it passes Norton Point inbound, you begin to make out the color. Once well inside Gravesend Bay–that’s the west end of Coney Island in the background–the colors increase […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 10 and 12 Redux
Less than a year ago, MHO came into town . . MHO? It appears to be the accepted abridged nomenclature for the ferry SSG Michael H. Ollis. I had wondered how that long name would evolve in common parlance. MHO looks like this . . . key in on the rescue boats and the double […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 10
Here are previous iterations, newest hulls that have become less new hulls. Look closely just forward of the ferry and you’ll see a ready-made caption that this ferry is NEW. I’m also pretty sure this is the first post featuring Dann Ocean’s Colonel. The ferry departed the shipyard in panhandle Florida only eight days before. […]
Newest Hull(s) in the Sixth Boro 11
Meagan Ann is not new, but that blue coaming on the barge looks to be. Witte 3301 came into the harbor via Ambrose the other day for the very first time. pushed by Meagan Ann. Recently launched in Erie PA, the barge, which I estimate to be about 220′, was brought to the sixth boro […]
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