Retro Sixth Boro 42 B
The bridge photo at the end of part A was of Kristin Poling, right after she’d been taken out of service. In her long life from 1934 until 2011, she carried the nameplates of Poughkeepsie Socony, Mobil New York, and Captain Sam, before taking on her last name. Here’s a shot from the bow, and […]
Retro Sixth Boro 36
April 1, 2011 … and this was not a joke. More on this distressed vessel at the end of this post. McCormack Boys and Turecamo Girls with Barney Turecamo. All three are still working in the same liveries, I believe. Long Island-built Escort was phased out as a certain coal-fired power plant shut down. She’s […]
High and Dry: Caddells 4
The “4” here refers to the dry dock, not the fourth post in this series. The last post on Caddell was Something Different 57. And in the “high and dry” series, this would be number 11. I’m just trying to anchor this post in the previous body of work. Also, I believe this dry dock […]
June 2, 1973 Aftermath
The 1968-built Chemical Pioneer is a long- and multiple-lived vessel. Here‘s a photo of her, then known as C. V. Sea Witch, in 1970. She entered history books in the sixth boro on the night of June 1 into 2, 1973, most of you likely know the story of her tragic encounter, fatal for 16 […]
Unusual Tow
You’ll excuse this poor quality lede photo once you realize who/what took it: the Statue of Liberty has functioning eyes and watches everything that passes through this sector of the sixth boro. Think about that: she’s big and she witnesses! And yesterday it was raining here, so those are water droplets on the lens. But […]
Random Tugs 317
If you follow this blog, you know I look for novelty: new vessels, new roles, new perspectives I don’t always even initially or ever understand. Here’s for me a new boat, Cape Fear, 2018, another Sassafras class tug. Brendan Turecamo, 1975, has appeared here many times, but in the past week, I’ve seen her […]
Summer Yachts 5
Schooner Ambergris came in from sea in mid-April, but I still don’t know anything more about her. Anyone help? Dolphin is truly a yacht; it’s also likely a winter yacht down south. Up north, we see vessels like this seasonally. I can’t identify the burgee on the bow. Schooner Pioneer, launched 1885!!, has never been […]
Newest Hull in the Sixth Boro 5 Christening
Eleven years ago I missed a christening because of work. Then last year I missed one again for the same reason. But last night, neither work nor weather could have kept me away. Ava (rhymes with “java”) M. McAllister has already been working in the harbor about a month, but time needed to be carved […]
Random Tugs 276
I took this photo after dawn, technically, and what detail of tug James D Moran is lost because of low light is somewhat compensated for by the lights of the boats and on the Brooklyn background. Ditto . . . a few minutes later, the lights are dramatic as James D passes the illuminated IMTT […]
Summer Sail 2
Here was Summer Sail 1; and since that dates from almost two years ago. Clipper City looks great juxtaposed against the skyline, but ketch Catriona . . . she has Herreshoff pedigree. No matter . . . larger schooner or smaller and more intimate ketch, one is pampered moving by sail in the sixth boro. […]
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