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Random Tugs 117
I’ll start here for a reason. This 1941 vessel built in Stamford, CT, was originally YTL 169, 61′ loa. In November 1997 she was called Spuyten Duyvil and used to transport the Rockefeller Center...
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Merrily Merry 2
OK . . . I’ll admit that I’m foolish enough to think every day is Christmas, every day in New Years, . . . and I could go on. So happy 18th day of Christmas 2013. And my heart-felt thanks go out to...
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Review: Preserving South Street Seaport
First, if you’re free today and within travel distance of Lower Manhattan, do yourself a favor and attend this event, 4 p. m., a book signing by Dr. James M. Lindgren. His new book is a much needed...
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High and Dry II
A few weeks ago I wrote about one type of dry dock. Some photos below show my favorite flat-bottomed schooner high and dry. The blue frame behind schooner Pioneer is called a marine travel lift. It’s a...
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Infrastructure 4
Thanks to John Paul for this photo of the big crane as seen the land area called Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx. The tidal strait–entrance/exit of the Harlem river–is also called Spuyten Duyvil. That...
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