HOW THE UNITED STATES CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHY DAY
There was a time when all things connected to the United Nations was taken seriously and the United States would be 'all hands on...
Memorial Day Thank You from New York Harbor to the Comfort Community
As we take a few minutes to reflect on this Memorial Day, it must remain in our hearts that Veterans must be included with...
AFTER 56 DAYS STUCK AT SEA, MOTHER AND SON MAY FINALLY BE COMING HOME
Erika Monet Butters' 'Melodies At Sea' may soon be a Covid-19 memory after 56 days, if all goes according to plan. Erika and her...
A COMFORTER ABOARD THE COMFORT
Pier 90 has been the berth that housed USNS Comfort since March 30th. Senior Lieutenant Command Chaplain Chad Hamilton and Lieutenant Jr. Grade Chaplain...
AS SPRING ARRIVES, COVID-19 PANDEMIC CRIPPLES THE CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY
PRELUDE
As Spring arrives, New York Harbor marine terminals, ferry landings, and tour boats are closed tight. Walking along the waterfront is a pastime that...
A Sandy Hook Pilot Delivers the USNS Comfort into New York Harbor
The Sandy Hook Pilot Dispatch office maintains a rotating chart of the approximately fifty seasoned captains. Tim Ferrie had the turn and was assigned...
Unknown Humpback Beached on Far Rockaway and Buried Without Protocol Amid Covid-19 Concerns
In the midst of the arrival of the Navy Hospital ship, USNS Comfort, the New York Bight was loaded with ocean-going vessels of all...
Onboard Interview With Commanding Officer of the USNS Comfort Military Treatment Facility
The USNS Comfort is officially en-route and has an estimated time of arrival into the NY Harbor on Monday, March 30th at 10:30am. New...
Remembering American Adventure Novelist Clive Cussler
A genuine giant "friend of the sea" and maritime world has passed. I am celebrating and mourning Clive Cussler's passing. He was ahead of...
New York Signs On To The Two Z’s of Giovanni da Verrazzano
This week, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York (MTA) changed the first of nineteen old traffic signs. The replacement signs will include one...