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Who else greeted Wavertree on the rest of the way home?  John J. Harvey is always in on celebrations.

Lettie G. Howard was there,

as was the helicopter.  Feehan presented herself on the far side of Rae.

Pioneer accounted for

herself with crew in the crosstrees.

Pioneer and Lettie teamed up at times.

Wire showed up.

New York Harbor School had two boats there, including Privateer and their

newest vessel Virginia Maitland Sachs, about which I’ll post soon.

Melvillian throngs came down to the “extremest limit of land” on Pier 15 and 16, for one reason or another, but who were about to be treated to some excellent ship handling.

Rae took the lead, showing the need for tugboats of all sizes.

 

The larger tugs pushed and pulled as needed to ease into the slip

 

until all lines were fast and

and the shoreside work needed doing.

Bravo to all involved.  If you want to take part in a toast to Wavertree, you can buy tickets here for the September 29 evening.

If you haven’t read the NYTimes article by James Barron yet, click here.

All photos by Will Van Dorp, who hopes I left no one out and who as before is grateful to the South Street Seaport Museum and the photographers’ boat provided by US Merchant Marine Academy and crewed by a set of dedicated cadets.

Often folks ask how one can learn about the harbor or is there a book about the sixth boro.  Volunteering at South Street Seaport Museum is a great way available to all to get access to the water, to learn from like-minded folks, and to start on a journey of reading the harbor and its traffic for yourself.  Each volunteer’s journey will be unique, and willing hands make institutions like this museum survive and thrive.

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I’ve been waiting to get a good photo of the latest FDNY vessel under way and I caught it here the other day.

Her top speed exceeds 40 knots, an important feature given the need to urgently respond to a crisis.

 

Another relatively new government boat in the harbor is NYPD 621, P. O. Harry R. Ryman.  

Of course, RIBs like 25713 are always out and training.

 

 

And finally, I’m guessing this is a government boat, given where it was, but it has no marking on it at all.  Anyone help?

 

All photos by Will Van Dorp.

Welcome William M. Feehan

Here was the welcome for 343.

Yesterday, Feehan arrived in the sixth boro.  I miscalculated and missed the event, but New York Media Boat was there for the jubilation.

 

 

 

Many thanks to Bjoern Kils of the Media Boat for use of these photos.

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Here are the previous ones.

This FDNY boat has never floated in the sixth boro, although it should be here this coming Tuesday.

I wanted to catch this vessel in the resplendent colors of October along the Erie Canal.

Watch here for sixth boro harbor news for the time of a welcome ceremony at the Statue of Liberty.   William M. Feehan and all his loved ones should be proud.

 

 

All photos here by Will Van Dorp.

Remembering Feehan

 

 

 

In remembering one, we memorialize all.  Here’s another article about William M. Feehan.

All photos by Will Van Dorp.