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Tag Archives: hudson river
Giant Head Found Floating in the Hudson River
The Marist College crew team found a seven foot tall head floating in the Hudson River on Friday. Very odd. So far, the head is unclaimed. College crew team pulls giant head out of Hudson River Giant Floating Head Found in … Continue reading
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Tagged giant floating head, hudson river, Marist College crew team
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Stena Primorsk Runs Aground in Hudson River South of Albany, NY, but That is Not the Interesting Part of the Story
Yesterday morning, the tanker, Stena Primorsk, ran aground in the Hudson River about ten miles south of Albany, NY after suffering a steering gear failure. No oil was reported to have been spilled. There are a whole range of interesting aspects … Continue reading
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Tagged Albany, hudson river, NY, Stena Primorsk
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Fireboat John J. Harvey – 2012 Fall Benefit, Sunday October 28th, Pier 66 on the Hudson River
This Sunday there will be a full day benefit for the historic Fireboat John J. Harvey on Pier 66 (26th and the Hudson River) in New York. It looks like lots of fun. The festivities are divided into two parts. From 1-5pm the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Fall Benefit, fireboat John J. Harvey, hudson river, Pier 66
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20th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition
The 20th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition will be held again this year on the Hudson River at Pier 84 (off W44th Street) in Manhattan. The festivities begin with a Parade of Tugs at 10:00 am with the tug boat race, from the … Continue reading
Pride of Baltimore II Visiting New York’s North Cove
The Pride of Baltimore II is visiting New York, calling in Manhattan’s North Cove on the Hudson River. She should be arriving around mid-day today and will be staying through Sunday. Daysails and dockside tours will be available. (See the schedule after the … Continue reading
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Tagged hudson river, manhattan, new york, North Cove, Pride of Baltimore II
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Banners in the Breeze – Clipper Round the World Fleet
The crews sailing in the Clipper Round the World Race represent over 40 nationalities. You can get a sense of the international makeup of the fleet by the banners and flags that they fly now that they have arrived in port. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged Clipper Round the World Race, hudson river, Jersey City, Liberty Landing
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OpSail New York – Parade of Sail
The fleet began to appear from the harbor haze around 9 AM and headed north up the inner harbor and the Hudson River. They were a mix of full rigged ships, barques, barquentines, topsail schooners and schooners. Most were naval vessels, but … Continue reading
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Tagged hudson river, new york harbor, OpSail New York, Parade of Sail
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Opsail & Fleet Week Arrive in New York
The visiting tall ships have started arriving in New York’s outer harbor. Tomorrow morning at just after 8 in the morning, the “Parade of Sail” will form up at the Verazano Narrows Bridge and stand north into the inner harbor past the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fleet Week, George Washington Bridge, hudson river, Opsail, Verazano Narrows Bridge
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Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives in New York
The Space Shuttle Enterprise arrived in New York today on its way to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. The Shuttle Enterprise rode piggy-back on a NASA 747, flying a loop over the Hudson River before landing at Kennedy Airport. The shuttle will … Continue reading
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Tagged Air and Space Museum, hudson river, Intrepid Sea, New York City, Space Shuttle Endeavour, USS Intrepid
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Great North River Tug Boat Race 2011
The Hudson River as it enters New York harbor is still an unhealthy shade of brown from all the runoff from Hurricane Irene. Nevertheless it was a fine day to be on the river, especially to watch the 19th Annual Great North River Tug … Continue reading
2011 Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition
The next Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition is coming up on Labor Day weekend, on September 4th on the Hudson River in New York harbor. If my count is correct, this will be the 19th annual tug boat race. One of the … Continue reading
In Blistering Heat Wave, Sewage Plant Fire Keeps New Yorkers Away from the Water
The timing could not have been worse. In the midst of a blistering heat wave in New York City, what has been described as a “catastrophic fire” at the North River Waste Water Treatment plant yesterday allowed millions of gallons of … Continue reading
Busy Weekend in New York Harbor – Mermaids, Sloops & Song
This will be busy weekend around the Hudson River and New York harbor. At Croton Point Park, on the east bank of the Hudson River, just north of New York City, the Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival – … Continue reading
Pegasus, Lilac and Clipper City to Dock at Pier Pier 25 in the Hudson River
In January we posted that the Hudson River Park Trust was seeking proposals to dock historic vessels on the newly refurbished Pier 25 in the Hudson River off Tribecca. Earlier this month the the Hudson River Park Trust announced … Continue reading
Remembering the Normandie
On this day, sixty nine years ago, the great French luxury liner SS Normandie caught fire at Pier 88 on the Hudson River in New York City. The fire burned out of control and the next day the ship capsized at the dock. … Continue reading
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Tagged French luxury liner, hudson river, new york, Pier 88, South Street Seaport Museum, SS Normandie, USS Lafayette
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New York Harbor Weekend – Racing Tug Boats and Red Tide
It was a beautiful and busy weekend in New York harbor. On Sunday, I missed the 18th Annual Running of the Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition but Will over at the Tugster blog has some great photos. … Continue reading
18th Century Ship Found Buried at New York’s World Trade Center Site
Workers excavating at the new World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan have uncovered the remains of an 18th century wooden merchant ship. The ship was found 20 feet below street level, is roughly 30 feet in length and was probably buried intentionally as land fill. It … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century wooden merchant ship, hudson river, World Trade Center
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Windmills in New York Harbor – Isaac Edge’s Windmill 1815-1839
Yesterday we posted about a proposed wind farm on New York harbor between Jersey City and Bayonne. These will not be the first windmills on the harbor, of course. In 1815 Isaac Edge finished a windmill on the banks of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayonne, hudson river, Isaac Edge, Jersey City, new york harbor, windmill
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Pirate Weekend in Newburgh, NY and Real Pirates Charged in Norfolk
This week HMS Bounty, the replica ship built for the 1960 movie, “Mutiny on the Bounty,” will be the centerpiece of the “Pirate Weekend” in Newburgh, New York, on the Hudson River, sixty miles north of new York City. The Bounty … Continue reading
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Tagged HMS Bounty, hudson river, new york, Newburgh, piracy, somalia
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