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“Random Tugs 001” I posted in October 2007, 14 years ago. The motivation for such a post then, as now, comes from the observation that what passes you by, either on the water, the roadway, or even the sidewalk or hallway, is often just random. It’s foolish to look for meaning or significance where there is none. So here’s installment 339.
Genesis Glory, 1979, 3900 and 120′ x 34′
Janet D, 2015, 1320, and 67′ x 26′
Sarah D, 1975, 2000, and 90′ x 29′
HMS Justice, 2013, 2000, and 75′ x 30′
Sarah Ann, 2003, 2700, and 78′ x 26′
Charles D. McAllister, 1967, 1800, and 94′ x 29′
Durham . . . I’ve seen her a long time, I believe she’s operated by Ken’s Marine, but I don’t know anything more.
Kodi with Hayward back by the bridge. Kodi dates back to 1974, under 500, and 43′ x 15′, I think.
L. M. Caddell works near the floating dry docks. The upper wheelhouses at the Reinauer yard in the background, I’d guess Dace, Stephen, and JoAnne III. I’m sure I’ll be corrected. I don’t believe the shorter “upper house” to the right is installed on a tugboat. Now I’m really sure I’ll be corrected. As for simple specs on the Caddell yard tug . . . sorry.
Coho, 2008, 4000, and 111′ x 36′
All photos, WVD, and happy “fly the official flag day.“
The other morning was without wind and busy, so this next “hour” is actually 30 minutes, and these are only a few of the photos I took between 0900 and 0930 of this extraordinary morning from my single vantage point.
A team of Dann Marine tugs leave the dock, framing Nicole Leigh at the Reinauer dock.
Vane’s Brooklyn leaves her dock; notice the Moran barn (red with the white M) and Pegasus at the Metropolitan dock.
Charles D heads to job.
Bulker Maina heads for sea, passing Elandra Blu and
Marjorie comes to retrieve the docking pilot. Do you see four people in the photo below? Elandra tankers are based in Latvia.
The calm here is barely broken by MSC Korea.
Brendan waits to retrieve the pilot. Note the scrubber and its effects on emissions?
Over by IMTT Glory and Potomac sand by with their barges.
And we’ll leave it here, actual 28 minutes elapsed . . . name that approaching ship?
All photos, WVD.
In a real way, this post is about cargo also. Look at this top photo . . . any guesses what’s unique about the cargo?
This is the only the second time I post a photo of Double Skin 510A, here pushed by Wye River, but it’s the first time I call attention to it as an asphalt barge. In other words, cold as it was outside, the cargo in the barge is
being transported at a scalding 300 degrees F. Unless you knew, you might not have imagined that. This hot product might finally cool off when it’s squirted with some crushed stone into a pothole somewhere.
You can tell the temperature out by the snow accumulated on the stern of Genesis Glory, here with GM 11105.
Soon afterward, she spun around and
left the barge at the dock.
I’ve seen this tug in several liveries as Sea Bull and Labrador Sea, as well as without and then with an upper wheelhouse.
DBL 25 appears here for the first time though.
In the years I’ve been doing this photography, I’ve learned a lot, and have paid attention to different things as I’ve learned new things. Barges are the money makers.
All photos, WVD.
If you subscribe to Professional Mariner, you’ve seen the article I published there in the March issue. If not, it’ll be available online in a few weeks.
Sarah D makes for Global Terminal,
Helen Laraway passes an inbound container vessel,
Ava M. guides a ULCV in beside a cruise ship,
Rebecca Ann moves a light scrap barge,
Capt. Brian A. tails a box ship into her berth,
Genesis Glory passes GM 11105,
Eric McAllister assists a tanker into its berth,
Rhea I. Bouchard heads westbound light in the KVK,
and Frances pushes a scow.
All photos by Will Van Dorp, who loves that the sixth boro never sleeps.
And now one more, taken this morning in San Juan PR by Capt. Neftali Padilla, it’s the arrival of the cranes towed by Capt. Latham after not quite an 18-day run. See the tow departing NYC here. Thx much, Tali.
The harbor of NYC . . . the watery parts I call the sixth boro . . . is quite diverse. Bridgebuilder 22 (2012) I caught in Erie Basin,
where I also saw Miss Aida (2002), formerly known as American Muscle. Now that’s a name!!
Stephen B has been on the blog before, but this is the first time I had my camera with me as I passed Westchester Creek.
Treasure Coast was at Caddell Dry Dock and Repair earlier this month . . .
as were Evening Mist and Genesis Glory and
Pearl Coast.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
What does a 70+ degree temperature day in February in the sixth boro look like? Well . . . see for yourself. Cornell light and likely back from a TOAR training, rafts up to Mary Whalen in Atlantic Basin.
Along the Brooklyn shore, there was Genesis Glory with GM11105.
Brooklyn–ex-Labrador Sea–light was headed for the Kills.
An anchored Crystal Cutler stood by with Patricia E. Poling. Over in the distance is Malik al Ashtar, another 13,000+ teu container ship. See Crystal light, high and dry here.
Over near the foot of Atlantic Avenue, Linda Lee Bouchard stands by alongside B. No. 205.
And finally, along the BQE and Brooklyn Heights, C. Angelo with EMA 1152, the EMA standing for Express Marine, the outfit that used to deliver fuel to the sixth boro’s coal-fired plants. Express Marine tugs Consort and Escort used to be regulars in the port. I believe they are currently “laid up.”
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
For the last batch of tugboats for 2017, check out these workhorses of the harbor, run and maintained by devoted crews and owners . . . to whom this post is dedicated. It’s a random sample for the sixth boro.
Rhea I. Bouchard,
Genesis Glory with
GM11105,
Eric R. Thornton passing the
monumental former supports of the bridge,
and Bouchard Boys.
To all those folks working this frosty day and to all my readers and commenters . . . happy, safe, peaceful, and prosperous 2018. All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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