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May Day! It’s a busy day without access to my archives. May 2011 . . . Urger in Lyons NY, waiting for the dry dock to flood.
Back in the sixth boro, it’s Elk River and Siberian Sea…eastbound at Con Hook, and
near the same location, it’s Lincoln Sea and Eastern Dawn, both westbound.
Greenland Sea . . . also westbound.
Barbara McAllister has long gone from the boro, as have some of the vessels above and below.
Others, like Eagle Service, have been renamed.
This Ken’s Marine Service boat I saw once, and I’d still love to know the story and current disposition. Anyone?
Shelby Rose is still in the boro, but when I last saw her at a dock, her vivid livery was greatly faded.
Gazela is still in Philly. She arrived here in May 2011 to dock at Atlantic Salt, I believe, in a driving rain.
And in late May, the orange Blue Marlin arrived in town for the longer-than-expected loading process of some boats sold to Nigerian interests. If I recall correctly, that Trumpy (?) yacht is still in the boro.
Happy May Day . . . smell the flowers, work in the garden, or even dance around the pole today if you are so inclined. Or, you might choose to adopt the May Day tradition of University of St. Andrews students in Scotland . . .
All photos from the archives . . . WVD.
I considered calling this “random vessels,” since I haven’t used that title in a while, but here is a tighter focus for a few days: tugboats. Here I also randomize the backgrounds and seek out some vessels infrequently seen. Like the rare and exotic Shelby Rose and
Jay Michael and Vicki M and
Patricia with her racing stripes up against the gantry arms.
Wye River and James E. Brown here cross the south end of Newark Bay, where
Sandmaster has been tied up for (?) nearly a year now.
Sassafras did a circle in Erie Basin recently, and
Thomas, the Weeks tug, strode into town, picked up a barge and headed straight for Texas! The first time I saw Thomas was January 2009. Remember what memorable event splashed into the Hudson around the middle of that month?
Buchanan 12 here is light and seen from almost her prop wash. I hadn’t noticed the Boston registry before.
Quantico Creek stays local a lot, but Severn I don’t see much.
Here’s Tangier Island behind . . yes, Gerardi’s Farmers Market.
OK . . . that’s it for today. All photos by Will Van Dorp. More random tugs tomorrow.
Gramma Lee T Moran, 2002
Jay Michael and Mister Jim, 1980 and 1982
Mister T, 2001
Mister T again
Brandywine and Viking, 2006 and 1976
Kimberly Turecamo, 1980
Red Hook (a first on this blog) and Severn, 2013 and 2008
B. Franklin Reinauer, 2012
Shelby Rose, 1963
Hubert Bays, 2002.
All fotos taken in the past week by Will Van Dorp.
No . . . Joan Turecamo has not been re-cast as a government boat, but what about that small craft off her port?
Yup . . Coast Guard, maybe off a larger USCG vessel in port. A cold weather drill?
Here’s–in front of Ellis Island–a rare convergerce of . . . a Newark fireboat, an enclosed USCG RIB, and a USACE survey vessel named Moritz.
But here’s the real treat , USCGC Gallatin aka WHEC-721.
The cutter is named for the founder of NYU!! A brace of Jayhawks played/drilled in the skies over the sixth boro today.
Note the dusting of snow from Athena post-Sandy.
Gallatin measures 378′ loa x 43′ . . . ie, 8.8:1 . . . skinny and fast.
I’m not sure what’s being transferred here, but it’s a welcome return for me of Shelby Rose, the bright blue and yellow tug.
Since it’s been so long since I’ve seen Shelby Rose–certainly NOT a government boat- here’s another shot.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
Unrelated question: both yesterday and todayI saw folks wearing Smit apparel working in lower Manhattan. Anyone know who brought Smit into the “unwatering” and cleanup?
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