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It’s been over four years since number 13 in this series here. Of course, besides the first measurable snow today in 700ish days, the past week has had some weather highlights as well.
The next eight photos I took in the space of less than one hour, as clouds swirled above and around, rain fell twice, winds gusted, and temperatures plummeted.
Helen might be doing all the work as Mister Jim tags along. Some brightness was trying to break through to the west, but
directly above, the sun was blotted out by a dark cloud over Stephen Dann and Sea Gull. Only five minutes elapsed between the two photos above and the one below.
Less than half an hour later, rain fell over Jersey City and Manhattan, but Robbins Reef Light bathed in sunshine.
Then Manhattan cleared briefly before
a moist veil draped itself back over it,
a veil that then came my way.
All photos, any errors, WVD, who’s doing a presentation on Great Lakes cruising in Port Washington this Friday at noon. Registration is required.
You can type in the search term weather with numbers from 1 to 12 to see all the installments, but weather 11 and weather 3 might be best comparison, from January 2018 and March 2010, respectively.
Yesterday I posted a photo of a mill along the Cuyahoga with faded “ghostwriting” on a wall, and someone asked what was once written there. Below, thanks to William Lafferty, is the answer. Read this post and comments here for further info on the Fairchild mill.
Upriver Kevin Oldenburg does fabulous work with his drone, which he posts under his name on FB. My favorites are the ones on moody days, as in the shots of Manhattan heading to Albany below.
The crisp lines and colors of the boat contrasting with the dark river ruffled by the bow and rolling the cold water . . . these are just magical.
Another day another vessel . . . here the brawny Atlantic Salvor urges Chesapeake 1000 crane through the waterway. The angle diminishes the 1000‘s size, but that crane is formidable, as seen below.
The next batch, shared by Antonio Calandra on FB, shows the triple-screw Erin Elizabeth, recently arrived in the boro after a 10+ day voyage here, with Chesapeake 1000 lifting her off CMT Y Not 8 barge and lowering into the waters of Port Newark.
Relative size is apparent here, as J. Arnold Witte takes charge of the larger Erin Elizabeth to move her to a location to begin the process of stirring her to life. In the distance, that’s Douglas J.
Many thanks to William, Kevin, and Antonio for use of these photos.
Technically this might be older than Grace, but it’s the newest arrival.
Mackenzie Rose came through the Narrows at sunrise this morning after remaking the tow in Gravesend Bay, perfect timing for photos from my perspective. What’s new? How many are new? How many hulls are really there?
For starters, Erin Elizabeth is. Here’s more on the vessel.
The tow took ten and a half days from Panama City FL to the Narrows.
From this angle, it almost looks like a new ferry arriving, as did Sandy Ground exactly two years ago, plus a day.
Leave your number of barges in the comments?
All photos, any errors, WVD, who reminds you to stay safe out there. The past two days on the road I’ve seen things.
Traffic, when you’re trapped in it, is not fun. Watching commercial marine traffic, for me, never gets old, as you might know. The more things get, the more interesting the harbor seems. A handful of sophisticated and expensive machinery and its skilled operators jam pack this image. I see three Centerline boats, JRT, and Safmarine Nomazwe.
Roughly the same place and hour and some later, Thunder, just off the port side of Caroline M, shares this image with at least three other tugboats that almost blend into the cold humid morning.
Foreshortening makes Laura K and Doris Moran seem a lot closer together than they are.
Here it’s Marilyn George, Coursen, Alex McAllister, and Wye River, I believe.
Besides the three tugs along the left side, that’s Alex, Kristy Ann with RTC 80, Barney, and Kristin Poling pushing Eva Leigh Cutler. Between Barney and Kristin are at least two Kirby boats.
This was several minutes after the previous photo with some of the same boats.
Daisy Mae here pushes a CMT barge with a Vane unit in the distance, in front of an impossibly packed set of cliffs.
This is not so much packed as it is filled with very different examples of marine commercial traffic.
And in closing, clustered in front of USNS Red Cloud, clockwise starting from Cajun, it’s J. Arnold Witte, USACE Haward, and Marjorie B. McAllister.
All photos, any errors or omissions, WVD, who hits the road again tomorrow. Peace on Earth!
Most cargo transfer in the sixth boro happens at a terminal, as with vehicles and the containers stacked up beyond the auto lot.
But some percentage of dry bulk cargo gets transferred in an anchorage, as
is happening with Jade and the CMT barge below. I believe the tug is Mister Jim.
In this case the onboard cranes are transferring the salt from the ship to barges
on both sides.
Two additional ships are in the boro as of this morning, Thor Infinity and off her stern Bright Falcon.
Thor Infinity is being loaded with scrap, here with Helen standing by, by means of a floating crane and
a grab,
again, one on each side.
All photos, any errors, WVD.
Cold weather coincides with clear air,
which makes great photos, like the one below of two Smith Marine Towing Corporation tugboats, Privateer to the left and Predator to the right and each with a dumper scow.
The Smith boats are working on one of an almost handful of dredging projects currently happening in the boro.
Another fleet quite busy in handling seasonal “road safety product” aka NaCl is
Coeyman’s Helen above and Daisy Mae below.
A regular boat in the boro is Miss Ila.
Justine McAllister here is working with RCM 262 alongside.
Henry Girls waited out at Caddells, but I had to move along before I saw what she did next.
And finally in the resplendent light of a cold morning,
Patricia Jean headed over to pick up some barges. The boat first appeared here back in 2009 as Mary Gellatly.
All photos, any errors, WVD.
Random Tugs has been the most frequently used title on this blog. Yet, in 2023, I’ve used it sparingly, as evidenced by the fact that this is only the 11th time I’ve used it this year. Here was the first time in 2023.
No matter. As I said before, it makes me look around. Let’s play it with numbers. Cape Canaveral. 2019. 105′ x 36′. I’m assuming what those numbers mean.
Mount St Elias. 2009. 95′ x 34′.
Charles A. 1979. 86′ x 28′
Ava M McAllister. 2018. 100′ x 40′. Christopher Edward has its own noteworthy specs here. Ditto USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR 313). 1999. and 950′ x 106′ and more here.
Discovery Coast. 2012. 96 x 34
Allie B. 1977. 107′ x 32′.
Mister Jim. 1982 72′ x 26′.
Buchanan 12. 1972. 87′ x 30.
All photos, any errors, WVD.
A few of you have inquired about calendars. Thanks for asking. I have most of the choices made but am waiting to see if I get anything stellar on December 1. PAlternatively, I can choose a photo from December 2022, and I already have that narrowed down to three. Once the calendar is ready, I will certainly let you know.
Here’s a tugboat related story you might have missed involving Sarah Dann, a frequent actor on this blog.
After what seems ages away, I find joy in being with familiar sights, if only for a few days before heading out again.
All but one of these names were familiar, like Cape Fear, Cape Canaveral,
Morgan Reinauer, Patrice McAllister,
Helen, Lincoln Sea,
Potomac, Capt Brian,
and Marjorie.
Caroline W, however, looked familiar although I couldn’t place her. Maybe she’s just a certain style of which dozens were built . . . .
but when I looked her up in the guide of guides . . . I realized I’d posted an image of her not long ago, at least not long ago in sixth boro time.
She used to be Weeks Virginia, and now I suspect a livery change is imminent. That’s something to look for later this year, maybe.
All photos, any errors, WVD. And yes, these are just as randomly chosen as the title suggests, all seen during the span of a few hours along the KVK, which has to be among the best places in my known universe to sit on the dock of a bay watching . . . you know what.
It’s great to be back in the sixth boro, if only for a few days. Yes, Choices mean I still live and vote here, but won’t be present much this whole year.
A Dutch treat . . . it’s “spare canal,” at least that’s the translation of this general cargo vessel name.
Catching Pioneer with a full set of enthusiasts passing the statue . . . makes me happy.
Virginia pushing contents of 10,000 sandboxes . . . is quite nice too.
X surely marks the spot where SIX haulouts are getting some work done. I can only identify the USCGC, Gelberman, Dace, and Andrea. Another vessel seems to be hanging in the slings. Any help?
I’d thought the USCGC was Katherine Walker, but it’s actually William Tate.
Mackenzie Rose hauled a barge into the Kills.
Two towboat style vessels . . . Miss Madeline and Buchanan 12 cross.
And finally. . . . it’s Adeline Marie…
near above and far below.
All photos, any errors, WVD.
Here was 1. Background on the UHL “F” fleet can be found there.
I’d thought to call this “non-random ships 001” because choosing to post images of her was my deliberate choice, even though I grant that her passage through the KVK randomly happened while I was there, like her, in the fog. Anything moving was sounding the required prolonged blast at intervals of not more than two minutes; it was like call and response between UHL Faith and another vessel in Newark Bay.
See the Bayonne Bridge? Name the more distant tug?
I don’t either. I could have done this as a “fog” post.
Her two cranes have a combined lift capacity of 900 tons, or tonnes.
Where do you imagine she was built? I know that symbol is a stylized hook, but it reminds me of the Star Wars “rebel alliance” symbol.
Here’s the answer to an earlier question.
Patrice saw UHL Faith out to the anchorage. On a clear day, the WTC would be visible in the background.
Madeira seems to be gaining as a ship registry location. Could you locate it on a map?
All photos, WVD.
The UHL F-series vessels were all built by CSSC in either Huangpu Wrenching or Hudong.
Madeira is an archipelago off Morocco.
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