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...
Maiden Factor Delayed due to Covid-19
In wake of the ongoing concern of the Corona Virus, the Maiden is not taking any chances. We just got word from Tracy Edwards...
Great Women Sailors come to New York Harbor
New York Harbor Channel is proud to join in the celebration and acknowledgment of Women's History Month. Events around the globe are scheduled for...
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...
USCG Forces Suspension of Major Operator of New York Harbor Ferry Service
Monday morning found New Jersey ferry commuters without service as they scrambled to access alternative rail or bus transportation to and from Manhattan. The...
COMMUNITY AWARENESS: A WIND FARM FORUM IN BROOKLYN
The New York State Energy Research and Development Administration (NYSERDA) will conduct an open house on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 at the SIM Recycling...
Focus On: Captain Nitzan Levy, Founder of ‘Sailors NYC’
New York Harbor is a sailor's paradise. One is immediately immersed in the sweeping views of the skyline, an awe-inspiring 360 degree circle of...
GRETA THUNBERG’S ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT KICKS IT UP IN NEW YORK HARBOR
The young activist, Greta Thunberg, arrived from Plymouth England by sailboat this past August 28th. Her 60 foot craft took two weeks to cross...
2019 NYC FLEET WEEK SHIPS PLEDGE TO PROTECT COUNTRY, MARINERS, & MARINE MAMMALS
The 2019 New York Harbor Fleet Week is in full swing. Staten Island's Homeport Pier is hosting two U.S. Navy and two U.S. Coast...
2019 NEW YORK HARBOR FLEET WEEK PARADE OF SHIPS PASSING STATUE OF LIBERTY
Here is the 2019 New York Harbor Fleet Week Parade of Ships passing the Statue of Liberty on May 22nd, 2019 viewing point from...
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Whale deaths and offshore wind farms; a connection?
Our position:
We’re not yet sure there’s a link. Correlation does not have to = causation.
We're aware of these towers going up in near...
Shark Research in the New York Bight with Dr. Craig O’Connell
Dr. Craig O’Connell is the co-founder and executive director of O’Seas Conservation Foundation, Inc based in Montauk. Dr. O’Connell's nonprofit foundation focus's on researching different species of sharks through camera studies, bycatch reduction technologies, and underwater video surveillance.
‘Sing The Bay Fantastic’ Janie Meneely Songbook Now Available
Janie Meneely, a songwriter, wrote a poem some years back on Grandma Polly, a true story from the Radcliffe clan, and Senator from Maryland describing their feisty relative. Apparently, Grandma Polly was upset when she found out the British commandeered the family merchant vessel and took her husband with it.