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Does equipment ever change in the sixth boro? Of course.
Thornton Bros, the 1958 Matton Shipyard product, was scrapped in 2014.
The 1971 Maria J is now Nicholas Vinik.
USACE Hudson, the sweetest Corps boat I’ve ever seen, got transformed into a fish house in 2019. Advance Victoria, 2006, is now Kition M, anchored in the Persian/Arabian Gulf.
The 2002 Labrador Sea is now Vane’s Brooklyn.
The 1944 Gage Paul inadvertently became a very deep fish house in 2015.
The 2002 Gramma Lee T is now in Norfolk.
Does the US Navy still have airships? If ever I have the chance to ride in one of these, I’ll take it in a heartbeat!
Bruce A brought in the 1970 Crowley Mars and
Michael J brought in the 1975 Crowley Pioneer; both Crowley’s were shipped off to Africa later in 2012. The 1971 Michael J. was scrapped late in 2021. Christine was working for Reinauer.
The massive 1970 Penn No. 6 is now the massive Vinik No. 6.
The 1972 Catherine Turecamo is now on the Great Lakes as John Marshall.
Do you still want to tell me nothing ever changes in the sixth boro?
All photos taken by WVD during the first SIX days of 2012.
Solo and over along the Connecticut shore last week, it’s Joker, with her distinctive lines and livery.
The other dawn, Ava M. was returning from a job. It was sunny and clear, but with all the rain of the previous day, lots of moisture remained in the air.
Taken an hour or so later, Eastern Dawn passes those same hoses and that ship, Chem Neon.
The top photo here was of a single vessel; the next two had two each. Beyond Christian Reinauer are two tugs and a ship to the left, and one tug to the right.
Normandy is front and center, but I count two tugs, a tanker, and a tank barge in the background.
Ditto here: the seldom-seen (by me) Christine M. McAllister with lots of activity in the background.
See what all is happening here: in the foreground l to r, Kirby Moran, Treasure Coast, Miriam Moran, Sarah Ann, and Marjorie B. McAllister. In addition, there are two tankers and a cement barge.
All photos, WVD.
And since I’ve not seen Christine M underway in quite a while, enjoy another shot below. I count at least four vessels beyond her.
Steve’s uncle Bob was a captain and pilot on the Dalzelleagle/McAllister Bros from 1968 to 1985. That makes for a special connection and lots of vintage photos. Enjoy these thanks to Steve. I’ll use his captions.
Dalzelleagle assisting ship in East River in September 1968.
Dalzelleagle heading down Buttermilk Channel-from pier 12 Brooklyn in September 1970. The tug is interesting, but so are the details in the background.
Cook Ralph Andreason waves from the stern on Dalzelleagle departing 69th St pier Brooklyn in September 1970.
McAllister Bros in North River off Hoboken pier on August 24, 1973.
The is the same time and place, roughly. The Twin Towers had opened earlier that year.
Tug McAllister Bros leading Atlantic Champagne thru Newark Bay Draw on July 5, 1976. This picture brings to mind a story that my Uncle Bob Munoz told me. Bob was a captain and pilot on the Dalzelleagle/McAllister Bros from 1968 to 1985. One time he was piloting a ship in Newark Bay toward the Newark Bay Draw Bridge and a woman passenger came over to him on the bridge of the ship and asked him if the ship was going through that little opening in the bridge. Bob said that they were. She then asked how he did that. So he looked at her and said, “When we get real close I just close my eyes.” Atlantic Champagne, an ACL vessel, was launched in 1969 with a teu capacity of a dazzling 882 teu.
McAllister Bros in Newark Bay from a ship on June 26, 1987. That CRRNJ bridge was used starting in 1926; I saw some remaining piers about a decade ago, but it is entirely gone now. Given the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, keep in mind that vertical clearance here was 136′. Maybe someone can tell me the width of the channel.
McAllister Bros galley on January 11, 2001,
and her engine room on the same date.
And finally, McAllister Brothers here along with Christine M. McAllister on November 6, 2006.
It’s hard to say good bye. Many thanks to Steve for use of these photos.
And thanks to Birk Thomas for posting this on FB today, Dalzell Towing.
With the end of the year coming, it’s strangely difficult to put these posts together. I’ve chased down several ideas the past few days, and abandoned them. All these photos were taken in recent days, except one about a month ago. They strike me as showing the different skies and waters of the unacknowledged boro.
So, photos . . . like this of Christine M. McAllister, 125.5′ x 38′ and 6000 hp. She’s returning to town after a rough encounter on Christmas day . . . . Maybe someone else can tell the story of SS Denebola (T-AKR 289) first hand. It’s been a while that Christine M. has appeared on this blog.
Soon to be ex-Eastern Dawn, 52′ x 22 and 1200 hp, crosses the Upper Bay looking all resplendent in the new paint job.
Two Bouchard tugs are stacked up on the far side of Cape Henry, 109′ x 36′ and 5000 hp, and her DBL 103, 102,000 barrel capacity barge.
Dylan Cooper, 112′ x 35′ and 4720 hp, waits in the anchorage with RTC 108, around 108,000 barrels.
Genesis Vigilant, 98.5 x 34 and 3000 hp, also at anchor with GM 6508, 80,000 barrels capacity.
And finally . . . misclassified on purpose, notice several things this windy morning on the starboard side of OceanXplorer: a tender, a helicopter, and areas marked ROV and CTD. ROV I knew, but CTD I had to look up. Check out this blog post by New York Media Boat.
All photos and any errors of fact or interpretation, WVD, who wishes you all a happy new year, or as my parents would say . . . gelukkig nieuwjaar.
. . . and beyond. Let’s start with August 7, 2008 . . . up by the Iroquois lock of the Seaway. And Canadian Provider . . . well . . . in 2013 she was towed to Aliaga as OVI, and scrapped. Note that she’s a straight-decker . . . no self-unloading gear.
August 14 . . . reef-making consisted of sinking subway cars. These went off Atlantic City. To see their condition now, click here.
August 16 in the Arthur Kill, Volunteer was off to remake the tow. Built in 1982, she met the scrappers earlier this year.
August 20 . . . Laura K and Margaret–I believe –have just helped Glasgow Express to Howland Hook terminal. Glasgow (2002) is still at work, and so are Laura K (in Savannah) and Margaret in the sixth boro.
August 23 . . . Colleen McAllister and Dean Reinauer bring a barge through the Gate, reading for the Sound. Colleen is now owned by for Port City Tug Company of Grosse Point. Has anyone seen her in operation? Dean went to Nigeria aboard Blue Marlin.
Christine M McAllister stands by in Erie Basin on August 24. This 6000hp tug is currently working down south of here.
August 27 . . . the reclusive Susan E. Witte eastbound and Adriatic Sea westbound. Beyond Adriatic, that might be Aegean. Adriatic is currently on a tow on the 2000+ stretch of Ocean between Honolulu and Kwajalein! Can someone confirm this? Nine years ago, I caught Adriatic near the Bear Mountain Bridge here (scroll).
August 29 . . . Coral Sea westbound, while later in the same day,
the scarcely-seen up here Paul T Moran heads for the Bridge while Maryland approaches from that direction. Coral Sea has gone to West Africa, Maryland has become Liz Vinik, and Paul T stays mostly around the Gulf.
The Tugboat Races and other contests were on the 31st that year. Here Justin shows good style hitting that bollard.
HMS Liberty mixes it up with some real history. Edith went down to Trinidad and the venerable Dorothy Elizabeth (1951) was scrapped the next year. Liberty is still in the sixth boro.
And to close it out . . . the 1907 Pegasus made a showing at the races that year. She’s laid up on the morris Canal so far as I know.
I hope you enjoyed these walks through waters no longer here.
Now my big announcement: as this posts, I’m on board Grande Mariner for the next seven weeks, Chicago bound. I will post when I can with what photos I can. But I’ve done that before. GWA (Going west again) was my series title last year. You have to read this one about my role on the vessel. GW was the title I used in 2016.
Maybe this year it should TGWYA . . . thank god i’m going west again . . . Anyhow . . . this is my version of a “gone fishing’ sign.
As you know, tugboats do all manner of work on the water. They push train cars, increasingly these years–according to Peter D’Amato— after quite the plummet.
Tugboat here is James E. Brown with barge 278.
Christine M. McAllister is a 6000 hp tug that usually
wired to RTC 502.
Ditto Evelyn Cutler, usually working with Noelle Cutler.
Mister Jim here is pushing sand (or aggregate?), and
Gateway’s Navigator is pushing a newly painted GT Coast Trader dredge scow, in the same time/harbor as
Balico Marine Service’ Navigator pushes oil.
All photos by Will Van Dorp, who offers this bonus below.
Greenland Sea passes the container port at Howland Hook,
Craig Eric Reinauer exits Erie Basin,
Christine M. McAllister approaches the Buttermilk,
Scott C glides past Carl Schurz Park,
Nanticoke pushes into the eastern end of the East River, and
I’m wondering how many of these will converge for the festivities on the North River (aka the Hudson) this Sunday.
Above is the first in this week’s series of previously unposted fotos of last Labor Day’s race.
Photos, WVD.
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