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Many thanks to Tony for keeping me current on vessels in the boro. Most of these are transients, like Capt Richard of Norfolk Dredging. Other equipment of the dredging
company was towed through in recent months as well, likely returning from a dredging project somewhere.
Stadt Amsterdam was in town, in fact at Pier 17, about a month ago. From the sixth boro she headed east, with her itinerary listed here. Pier 17 is also where I caught Capitán Miranda–after being tipped off by Tony. Danmark was there too as well as the vessels of the beer run. Has any beer been delivered there by boat since?
With LCS Cleveland just launched with a splash and a douse over in Marinette, USS Cooperstown was recently commissioned in a location relatively close to . . . Cooperstown.. I believe she overwintered in Escanaba, where we we welcomed recently as the first passenger vessel to call since the Americans.
Hidden away, Tony caught Rachel Marie and more. Here’s a blast from the way past featuring her exploits tugging on whole islands!
Shelby Rose may be a fleet mate.
Jimmy, recently spoiled by spa treatment, stands forward of a whole line of boats and countless stories.
Mr Connor was ashore getting spiffy.
I’ve often seen Manhasset Bay on AIS, but thanks to Tony, here’s
my first time to see her in the boro.
And rounding things out, behold Joanne Marie, following her makeover after I got these photos over her coming into town the other month . . . wow!! that was February. Time does pass quickly!
Much appreciation to Tony A for keeping an eye on sixth boro traffic while I get lost elsewhere.
I’ve compartmentalized my photos from the Pioneer sail the other night, in part because in a short two-hour sail there was so much to see. For starters, Stephanie Dann had earlier just rushed eastward and came back with Cornucopia Destiny, a dance partner on her starboard side. I can speculate about this, but I don’t know the details.
As we headed into the Buttermilk, we met Susan Rose AND
Jordan Rose, ex- Evening Breeze and Evening Star, respectively.
This sweet downeaster passed.
I suspect Jordan came along to assist
Susan into the notch.
Meanwhile, a ways down the piers, Stasinos Jimmy and currently still Evening Tide were rafted up for the moment.
Whatever brought Jordan to the Red Hook piers, by the time we had sailed passed the gantries, she was overtaking us.
On the return, as night began to fall, we met Thomas D. Witte and
then her fleetmate Douglas J.
At this point, my photos were pixelating, but I still managed to get Eastern Dawn, heading back to the “barn” at dusk.
All photos, WVD, who has handed the keys to the tower over to the robots again for a while.
All these tugboats have a common design feature. I’ll let you figure it out.
Eastern Dawn pushed a load of scrap westbound in the Kills.
James William showed off her bow as she traveled light toward the Upper Bay.
Ditto Buchanan 12, usually confined to pushing up and down the Hudson with a train of rock scows.
Robert IV does a plethora of jobs, spot work I think it would be called, from her base at Caddell’s.
Eastern Dawn returns from Newark Bay with a light scow.
And finally . . . where’s the tug pushing this deck barge with a boring machine?
It’s the shorty but mighty Jimmy!
And what they have in common is the squared off versus model bow, with knees designed for pushing.
All photos and any errors, WVD.
I can’t leave you on the Gowanus Canal as I did a week ago, so let’s head back. Here’s a look back; small tug Jimmy moves into our location with a mini mud scow. Btw, if you’re unfamiliar with Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, here‘s a bit of history.
From the inland side of the Ninth Avenue Bridge, we move through, looking toward the Hamilton Street Bridge and the BQE. NYC DOT oversees 24 moveable bridges; you’re looking at two of them right here.
You’ve seen signs of “entering” and “leaving” on terrestrial thoroughfares. This one on the Hamilton Street bridge is unusual.
We move our load of pilings, old but preserved in whatever you’d call Gowanus water. Note the curve in the Canal just beyond the bridge.
Every day, hundreds of thousands of people travel atop this Gowanus Expressway/BQE bridge. Maybe dozens see its underside.
The Hamilton Avenue Marine Transfer Station has been open for just over three years. For a look inside, click here.
In a previous post on “trashed universal product,” you can see the outbound transfer stations. More on the whole process here.
Much more unexpected along the south bank of the Canal Bay are these “sea float” Siemens 76-MW aeroderivative gas turbines.
As much as I can tell, these units have been here for just over a year.
Here‘s more on Vard Marine’s involvement with Siemens SeaFloat. These must have been towed in, Did anyone catch this?
As the spray denotes, we’ve now out of the Gowanus Canal, which may or may not be named for a Lenape chief, and headed over to a disposal site, but that’ll be another post. Lots more facts about the canal in the link in the previous sentence.
Many thanks to James for the trip. All photos, interpretation, WVD.
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