Random Ships 56

The top photo here comes from Brian Thigpen.  Last Monday, the first 13000 teu container ship–OOCL Berlin— entered port, and I missed it.  Bravo to Brian for photographing it.  I suspect soon the 14000 teu and then subsequent records will be set. Escort visible here is Eric McAllister, I think.

With larger ships, escort procedures seem to be changing also, like tugs coming in sets of three and meeting the vessel outside the VZ Bridge.  Just a few years ago, nothing of the the size of Northern Justice–8400 teu–was calling here.

 

I really should get more photos of the ships passing through the sixth boro and heading anywhere from Yonkers to Albany.  Here’s Western Aida along the cliffs of the UWS, 

leaving the Palisades to port once under the GW.

Here’s Spottail westbound on the KVK, assisted by Ellen McAllister and  Bruce A. McAllister,  and soon to pass

Stolt Pride, 2016, showing a new look for Stolt.

Thanks again to Brian Thigpen for use of his photo.  All others by Will Van Dorp.

 

Random Tugs 157

Prayers for and condolences to families/friends of Specialist crew.  Here’s a photo I took of the boat back in 2007.

 

Here was Janet D pushing crane barge Jared Walter the other day.

 

Another crane barge, this one pushed by Quenames, which I never seen pushing anything but a petroleum barge.

 

Tugboat Sassafras moving Doubleskin 30 into IMTT, and then going over to Brooklyn light.

 

And finally, it’s Harry McNeal and Miss Julia  . .. again moving crane barges.

Last one for today . . . it’s JRT Moran, and those do not look like deckhands on the bow.  I’m just wondering.

The container ship being assisted is Northern Justice.

 

No matter what you do, be careful out there.  Here’s the latest USCG report I could find.