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Not quite half a year ago, I used a variation on this title, but photos I took yesterday necessitate a modification as you see above.
Imagine my surprise when I saw this nameplate on the most famous–and only–wooden hulled tugboat in the sixth boro.
I’d noticed before on AIS that there was USCG vessel in North Cove, but I never imagined this would be it. In the background, Mariner III adds an allusion to another time period.
Now does that look like contemporary font the USCG would use?!! I don’t think so.
And the stack marking and registration board “New York Harbor Patrol” no longer say what it used to . . . might this be some leasing arrangement. But hey . . . this is NYC, a movie-making-magnet metropolis, and this just smacks of a made-for-movies-makeover! Remember this one? Find a lot more film tugs previously on tugster here.
As to the other part of the title check this out . . . the name of the barge B. No. 280 follows the Bouchard nomenclature pattern.
Of course, I never imagined Bouchard boats in anything other than their original livery . . .
For now at least the name is the same; in fact, the name board appears not even to have been refinished.
The stack is unadorned white.
And “Portland OR” registration on the starboard stern corner of the barge and
on the tug. Maybe some lion motifs are forthcoming?
All photos, WVD.
Quick . . . what do you know about this white lionine tugboat? Answer follows.
We’re still being quick here? What can you tell me about this model of Dianne E. in a display case on the lower level of a barge of Pier 66? I know nothing about the model, but I stopped by at Pier 66 Wednesday for the first time in way too long. Any interest in meeting gathering there one of these warm days?
And speaking of piers, I made my first stop at Pier 76 ever Wednesday as well. It seems I’ve not been out here in a really long time.
Harvey looked resplendent alongside the seating . . ..
The NYS Canal system opens officially today, and that means Sparky might be a looper headed up there traveling north and then west to get back to Florida. I’m just speculating.
Anne Moore is busy. Hey, NPS, I’d like to talk with you about this vessel.
Media Boat 5 is always out, always doing and seeing interesting sights.
RCC Africa is a RORO I’ve not seen before. Here are Autoliner routes.
Pacific Basin‘s Sharp Island left town light.
Rolf Williams was returning to base after delivering lube solutions.
And that brings us back to this tugboat . . . the former J. George Betz.
All photos, WVD, who suggests you too gallivant around the original boro, the sixth boro, some warm day soon.
I’m not going to get into the swamp here, and I’m not inviting you too either, but the dispersal of the Bouchard fleet had many tragic subplots and components. Obviously some people have been able to turn these events into gain, and more power to them.
See the two rusty barges facing the camera here? Those are B. No. 242 and B. No. 210. Also,
notice the color of the tug on the 242. They might be Morton S. Bouchard IV, the last of the fleet tugboats to have stayed over near Stapleton until fairly recently. On the 210, I believe that’s Anna Rose.
So yesterday i was sitting chatting with a friend over at St. George and this barge appeared. “What old ship is that?” she asked. She takes no notice of water traffic, either on the sixth boro or anywhere else. But I knew the answer immediately.
B. No. 260 was likely being moved out of its long-term storage near Stapleton and likely to the shipyard for deferred maintenance and much-needed paint.
Nicholas and Liz Vinik were doing the move.
The next time my friend or I see that barge, it might be looking much better.
All photos, yesterday, WVD.
It has taken awhile, but yesterday I got the follow-up shots I’ve been looking for since August 2021. Welcome, Mary Emma.
I first saw her as an earlier Frederick E. Bouchard (pre-2015) and then as the second Evening Light, the first boat to carry that name being a product of Matton shipyard in Cohoes and recently seen on tugster here.
She’s downright fetching in
her new livery, a real eye-catcher!
All photos, WVD.
The other day I was on the OBX near Hatteras, and when I checked who was passing by at sea, I noticed an Adeline Marie. I had to look at the image because it was an unfamiliar name.
When I saw this boat along the KVK on Saturday, I wondered who it was, since the lion was there but no name boards.
The stern was smooth.
Later she turned and
lo and behold! Adeline Marie must be the newest name in the sixth boro.
A few months ago here she was clearly Rubia, and below longer ago before she was Denise.
Here’s another shot of Centerline’s renamed J. George Betz. Betz mostly recently appeared on this blog in these posts, still mostly or entirely in Bouchard red.
And finally, here’s the former Evening Star, now Jordan Rose, and floating. See Evening Star‘s transformation in these posts.
All photos, WVD.
Thanks to Tony A and a new contributor, Ray M, here is more on the dispersal of the Bouchard fleet. One boat has been renamed William F. Fallon Jr. Know the boat? Know the reference? I’d say William F. Fallon Jr. is the newest name in the sixth boro.
Tony A sent the photo above and below, showing Susan Rose and Anna Rose. Do you know their previous names?
Ray M got some closer up photos of the stern of Anna Rose yesterday.
The barge used to be the 2012 B. No. 250. More on that and her 2019 sister 252 here.
And how new is the paint on that name? Well . . . isn’t that masking tape beside the letters?
Many thanks to Tony A and Ray M for use of these photos.
Here’s more on William F. Fallon Jr: the namesake was a Port Authority manager who died on 9/11. The vessel used to be J. George Betz and has been purchased by Centerline Logistics.
Susan used to be Evening Breeze and Anna used to be Jane A. Bouchard.
Unrelated: Greenpeace is in the sixth boro, protesting Russian crude deliveries here, allowed by the sanctions. Here is a Greenpeace tracker that follows some of the tankers that have departed Russian ports with petro cargo since the attack on Ukraine began.
It’s hard to beat morning light for drama, as is the case here with QM2 getting assisted by James D. and
Doris Moran into her berth in Red Hook, as I shoot into that light.
Taken only a few minutes later, this photo of FV Eastern Welder dragging the bottom in front of the Weeks yard had me shooting with the rising sun behind me.
Bayonne dry dock is full of business. Note the formerly Bouchard tug Jordan Rose and Cape Wraith off its bow. I’m not sure which Miller’s Launch OSV that is. To the left, that’s Soderman.
Hyundai Speed and Glovis Sirius shift cargo.
More shooting into the light here toward Bay Ridge, where lots is happening.
Torm Louise‘s color just looks cold.
Afrodite has been around the world several times each year since the hoopla of her moving Bakken crude from Albany has subsided. Note the unidentified formerly Bouchard tugboat to the extreme left.
And with the drama of morning light, wild clouds form the backdrop to three tugboats seeing CMA CGM Pegasus out the door on a windy day.
All photos earlier this week, WVD, who feels fortunate to live in a place like this where my drama exists only in photos.
Today was my first chance to get a closeup of the “blonde,” aka Rubia. I have wondered about the name since it was first given.
Formerly Denise A. Bouchard, Rubia just came off the Sound and
she pushed a frosty UMS 284.
Aside from the lion logo,
she’s a uniform blanched out white.
All photos, this morning, WVD, who will get back to the Albert Gayer photos soon.
Thanks for sending photos along. Capt. Jack Aubrey sent this along from Baltimore. He says, “The ship name and the assembled team almost looks set up. L to R: Eric, Timothy and Bridget McAllister.”
It really does. I’ll bet Pretty Team could travel all the English-speaking ports of the world and highlight all the great and pretty teams. At the moment, she’s still looking to pose with more teams in Baltimore.
Given the cold weather today, Tim Powell sent along these next photos from near Ottawa IL, midpoint on the Illinois River between Chicago and Peoria. Tim writes: “Once again I had the opportunity to serve my beloved transportation industry. On 01/05/2022 we delivered a load to the towboat MV Brian Napack. B&M Midstream is a full service family owned company. It was a chilly 10 degrees on the Illinois River in Ottawa Ill, with a 20 to 30 mph wind.”
When they receive an order, B&M Midstream goes to the nearest boat ramp, launches the boat,
comes in alongside,
transfers the supplies,
and then hauls the supply boat back onto the trailer. I guess the windows would clear once it warmed up, but the internet tells me it’s about that same temperature in that part of the Illinois River today.
And finally, Capt. Tony A caught Susan Rose –ex-Evening Breeze–the other days, and a bit later,
he caught J. George Betz in mid-paint transformation to Betz the Centerline boat. Watch for the lion to go on the stack.
Many thanks to Tony, Tim, and Jack for sharing these photos. I’ll keep my eyes open for more Pretty ships. Here‘s another one.
Over in Stapleton only one Bouchard tugboat remains.
That was true when last I looked, which was last week. Jane A. is no longer where I saw it, outside the dry dock in Bayonne.
Evelyn Cutler was hauled out on the MOTBY peninsula.
Barry Silverton was headed south past the CNJRR Terminal.
Atlantic Enterprise crawled slowly across the Upper Bay.
All photos, WVD, who hopes to return to the boro at some point this week.
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