Outbound 5
This series goes way back . . . in fact, the first installment was in 2006 using some photos I took in 2003, on my first trip up the Hudson. What struck me yesterday as Nord Gainer headed out . . . was...
View ArticleRetro Sixth Boro 26 a
May 2010 . . . I took my first trip to see the thrills of the southern Arthur Kill, thanks to Bonnie. Back then the hull of Astoria (1925-1967 on the East River Line) was still there. Since then, I...
View ArticleChristmas Eve on the KVK
Having seen the forecast for December 25, I did my watch on Christmas eve. These are the latest sunrises of the entire cycle . . . photo taken around 0745, and the sky was still reddish and offering...
View ArticleRetro Sixth Boro (and beyond) 33
2011 began in Charleston, a great place to welcome a new year. Strolling around, I encounter the 1962 75′ buoy tender Anvil, 75301, here made up to CGB68013. In the background, that’s cutter...
View ArticleRetro Sixth Boro 37 B
I’m away from the sixth boro, so here’s another from the vault, archived May 2011. Twin Tube back then still had her lighter stick. Lichtenstein now sails as Mr Tigris. Sand Master, the sand miner,...
View ArticlePackage Boats
You’ve seen all the brown, white, and now blue package trucks clogging the streets and roads, their drivers working ever longer hours as we take to online shopping. These two Reynolds boats have...
View ArticleRandom ULCVs 13
January is named for Janus, the one who looked forward and backward . . . transitions, this Roman. The connection is this . . . one day i post photos from 2022 and the next or two I post photos...
View ArticleRetro Sixth Boro 49A
Let’s jump back to May 2012. Over along the Manhattan side of the East River then, I caught this scene. Since then, there’s been some movement: Peking to Germany, Marion M to the Chesapeake,...
View ArticleDawn 2023
I made my way through all the weird car wrecks on the Belt Parkway this morning to get to my cliff just before sunrise. A small bulk carrier headed to Gravesend Anchorage while a tanker was anchored...
View ArticleSixth Boro Details 16
It’s not the best photo maybe, although–hey– it was the golden hour when B. E. Lindholm came into the boro recently. They’ve been working along the east side of Sandy Hook. Some small craft traffic...
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