Random Tankers 2
That more tankers and fuel barges arrive in the sixth boro in the colder months is just my hunch; maybe someone reading this can supply numbers to prove or disprove this. It would make sense, given that there’s the need for heating. In any case, let’s look at some vessels in town in recent months. […]
Fog 20
Too bad this intriguingly named RORO was so far away when I saw it. Actually Drive Green is the project; the actual vessel name is Drive Green Highway. The project seeks to reduce NOx and CO2; it’s more streamlined, uses slippery hull coating, incorporates solar-powered LED lighting throughout the ship, and more. Click here for […]
Random Sixth Boro 14
This is my title for times I’m feeling ADHDed out . . . when I can’t focus on a big picture for all the divergent details. So, who’s home court is this? AS Felicia‘s crew, that’s who. Any guesses on AS Felicia‘s teu capacity? RN Weeks is a split hopper TS dredge, like Ocean Traverse […]
LL Series of Pilots
Off Campobello Island, the Eastport pilot boat North Sea waited to retrieve the pilot as we headed for sea. It was April 26, 0540… This first pilot had been a walk-on before we left Eastport. April 27 at 0530, Portland pilot boat Spring Point came to meet us as we approached. At 0538, the pilot […]
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 […]
12 Salties
I’d put Orsula down as saltie, an ocean-going vessel of dimensions that allow her to travel deep freshwater inland, here a few days after the longest day of 2017 as far inland as Duluth; that’s 2000 miles from the Ocean. In fact, here she’s headed for Europe, likely with a cargo of grain. Last year, […]
Government Boat Surpise
The smaller surprise was to see USCGC Beluga (WPB- 87325) traveling with speed from Sandy Hook into the Upper Bay. I don’t believe I’ve seen Beluga before, although she looks identical to the 70+ Protector class 87′ boats named for marine predators. I didn’t realize that many marine predators existed, although once you start counting […]
Things I Missed 2
This post is devoted to boats I’ve seen, certainly been intrigued by, and then . . . failed to follow. The 60′ Farallone, built by Luders for the US government in 1918, certainly fits that description. The only time I saw it back in 2017, at 99 years well maintained, it was for sale, but […]
2020 Calendar March
Here’s the photo I considered using on the March calendar page and taken about five seconds before the one I did use. On March 9, 2019 at 0726 . . . I love the light here, but the tug seemed too small to be the subject on a calendar page. I do love the purple […]
Survey Vessel 2
This exact title–sans the number–goes way back to 2007 here. The orange vessel doing surveys in 2007 has been replaced by the one below, which I’d not seen until very recently. The USACE has several survey boats in the boro, as does Rogers. Alpine Ocean has been surveying the harbor and the bight for […]
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