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This is one of my last KVK photos of Ireland. Eventually, a few years ago, she went upstate to Lake Ontario for repowering and much more. She’s currently in the NYS canals, heading back towards the sixth boro, down the Hudson but then past and all the way to the Mississippi River watershed. So if you’re north of the boro in the next few days, be on the lookout for . . . Hoppiness!! See the end of this post.
In May 2013, I spotted this yacht coming in through the Narrows; Nomada, it turns out, began life in 1943 as a Canadian navy tug, seen here. I’m not sure of Nomada‘s whereabouts today.
Specialist was getting spa treatment here, a few years before her tragic demise.
Doro aka Dorothy J was at the same spa that day.
Doris Moran towed in a new floating dry dock for Caddells, with James Turecamo steering the stern.
State of Maine was in the boro. As of this posting, she’s NE bound off Long Island about a hundred miles from the sixth boro, if I’m not in a time warp. By the way, TS Empire State VII is still being completed on the Delaware, and will be making her maiden arrival in the boro in the summer, at a date so far not published.
Speaking of Maine, I had a memorable sojourn in Belfast just a decade ago, and took in all the collections at Maine Maritime Museum. It’s likely high time I get back there.
During the 15 years I spent in the northern two-thirds of New England, boats like these were often on my mind and in my view.
In May 2013, Zumwalt DDG-1000 was in its final stages of completion.
As of this morning, as was the case a decade ago, Fournier Tractor was ready for action in Belfast harbor.
And here from the NYS Canals, photos of Hoppiness eastbound taken by a westbound yacht delivery captain . . .
Check out their progress on FB. They’re likely transiting the middle portion of the the state canals today.
All photos except the last two, any errors, WVD.
I suddenly have a full hopper of photos from readers like you. Thanks. Let’s start with a photo of these two boats from Tony A taken on October 29.
Yesterday, November 3, I got this photo from Dan Horton showing how things are trending. My wager is that by now the red on Evening Star is gone and she matches Susan Rose and might be even be carrying Jordan Rose signage. At first I thought this was a gray, but here it looks like a flat off-white.
Meanwhile, in Belfast, here’s a surprise from William Mitchell.
She’s not been renamed but she joins the fleet of this boat. Know it?
It’s Fournier Tractor, previously McAllister Tractor and Mabel Colle. Fournier Tractor appeared in this blog here a few years back.
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Since we’re in Belfast, how about this rudder? Ever seen one like it, with it’s three-part design?
Here’s the vessel it’s from, Sequoia at French and Webb. Sequoia made its way up there on a deck barge two years ago, as seen here. The photo above and below come from Allan Seymour.
Liz Alma has been in the area this past month. I’ve just missed her a few times, but Tony A got this photo over in the Arthur Kill. I caught her along the North Carolina coast here a few years back.
And let’s close this out with this lowly supply boat for Alcatraz Island, an LCM-8 built by Higgins in New Orleans in 1954. George Schneider sends it along as a boat on his list of “seldom cared about vessels.” He writes that she’s “commercially documented as # 1191433, and was given an appropriate name for her service: Solitary.” I’d say some name paint is in order, although maybe supply chain woes have delayed it. A striped livery might work well too, almost a dazzle in this case to call attention to itself. George goes on about a large tour boat on this coast named Escape. He writes, “You’d think that name has an overtone of Shangri-la, but she was originally purchased for the Alcatraz tourist business until found inappropriate for that run.” I wonder if only the boat was inappropriate or the name as well.
Many thanks to Tony, Dan, William, Allan, and George for these photos.
Quick update on National Maritime Day from Belfast, Maine. What got me here was this vessel, today a platform for tours between here and the Arctic mostly. Wanderbird started this stage of her life after fishing for 30 years, cod and herring. The shoes in the foreground reflect its origins . . . launched in 1963 as a beam trawler in Maassluis, Holland.
What enforces this sign is . . .
this. David put the specs up on yesterday’s post.
The “towed” vehicle will be observed from here.
Also on hand are Maine Maritime Academy vessels. Here’s tug Pentagoet, training vessel powered
by two sets of Detroit diesels. Note this is one set, two blocks mounted together.
And the wheelhouse . . . shows TLC.
Another MMA vessel is Ted, as in
Ted Nusunginya, revealing its previous Alaska work and soon to be renamed for an MMA alum. Vessel Ned is a classroom, a lab, in fact, for courses such as Navigation, Celestial Navigation . . . and more.
The pilot boat is
Florida built.
If you have a chance, you might fall in love with Belle fast.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
No . . not mine. It gives me ideas though. No . . . not Newport.
Ayup . . this is a clue.
For some of you, this is a giveaway.
Meet Atlantide, featured in this blog here three and a half years ago. Scroll through.
It’s Belfast, a place for restless feet to come for National Maritime Day. More tomorrow.
All fotos today by Will Van Dorp. More Fournier tugs soon.
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