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"Tugster, a waterblog. About New York Harbor -- the Sixth Borough."

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posted on
January 30th, 2012
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Tugster
based in
New York

Nobility

Do you recognize this vessel?

A clue is that it was made of scrap materials gleaned from around the sixth boro.  Alth ...

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posted on
January 29th, 2012
from
Tugster
based in
New York

Mare Transporter

So here she came into the sixth boro yesterday . . .   and after getting a foto–albeit rainy– of read more about "Mare Transporter"

posted on
January 28th, 2012
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Tugster
based in
New York

Saturday Morning KVK

Saturday mornings are slow in some places, but not in the shipping channels of the sixth boro, Pearl River 1 enters the Narrows, passes Morton S.  Bouchard Jr., arcs to port into ...

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posted on
January 27th, 2012
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Tugster
based in
New York

Something Different 6

I’m culling fotos these days, trashing lots.  I’m sharing these never-used ones that caught my attention. .

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posted on
January 26th, 2012
from
Tugster
based in
New York

Random Tugs 86

This short dozen tugboats chosen because they passed on a given part of a morning recently differ in size, age, tasks, and number of fleet siblings.  Less visible are their differing histories an ...

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