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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 11, 2011 14:10:17 GMT -8
A video on how ferries, tug boats and other boats of all sorts helped evaculate people from lower Manhatten Island on 9/11/2001.
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 11, 2011 21:31:47 GMT -8
A video on how ferries, tug boats and other boats of all sorts helped evaculate people from lower Manhatten Island on 9/11/2001. You tell me you can't work today because you're tired? I tell you bull. THIS is spirit. |
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Post by Scott on Sept 11, 2011 22:47:13 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing that - great story. Didn't realize it was Tom Hanks narrating until the end.
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Post by FNS on Oct 20, 2011 11:57:53 GMT -8
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Nov 4, 2011 3:17:49 GMT -8
showtimesdaily.com/fleetsfuels/lng-for-american-ferries
LNG for American Ferries?The New York City Department of Transportation, which operates the famed Staten Island Ferry between lower Manhattan and Staten Island, hopes to take advantage of a $2.34 million Federal Highway Administration grant to convert one of its smaller vessels to liquefied natural gas operation. Across the country, Seattle’s Glosten Associates has completed a study for Washington State Ferries on operating a new class of two-engine, 144-car, 362-foot ferries on LNG. Assuming that fueling issues can be resolved, one of the Staten Island Ferry’s smallest boats, of the 500-ton Austen class, will be converted to LNG. “The cost of diesel fuel,” states a project summary, “is highly unpredictable and has proven to be highly volatile in recent years. Fuel Costs Could Be Halved“In the past seven to eight years, the annual fuel cost for the Staten Island Ferry Fleet has nearly tripled. The cost of LNG has been more stable over recent years. Domestic LNG supplies are projected to greatly increase with the expected benefit of keeping cost in check while smoothing out extreme swings in price… “Current estimates are that operation with LNG fuel could save 40 to 50% in fuel costs.” The 196-foot Alice Austen and sister John Noble have twin 4,000-horsepower Caterpillar 3516 engines. These will be replaced on the converted vessel if the project goes forward. Procurement of new engines and fuel tanks would commence in April 2012. The Staten Island Ferry provides 20 million people a year (60,000 passengers a day not including weekend days) with ferry service between St. George on Staten Island and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan, states the official website. A typical weekday schedule involves the use of five boats. Capt. James DeSimone is COO of NYCDoT’s ferry division. In Seattle, as in New York, fuel costs can be expected to drop while emissions are reduced, says the Glosten report. “One risk that has been identified,” Glosten says, “is the time and cost required to obtain approval of the design by the United States Coast Guard” – which thus far has no regulations governing gaseous fuel boats. Sean Caughlin of Glosten will make one of at least four planned presentations on LNG at the Ferries 2011 conference in Boston on November 7. Washington State Ferries says it’s the nation’s largest ferry system, serving more than 22 million riders and more than 10 million vehicles each year.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2012 6:57:07 GMT -8
The former Staten Island ferryboat THE GOV HERBERT H LEHMAN, has been taking on water since Friday night (Mar 2, 2012) and is listing on the river side with her main deck partially submerged. She has been moored at the Steelways Shipyard on the Hudson River in Newburgh, NY for the past year. When workers arrived at the shipyard on Saturday morning (3/3) then noticed the vessel listing and notified the Coast Guard. A boom line has been placed around the boat but she has no fuel on board. A salvage company has been contacted but it is as yet undecided if they will try to refloat or dismantle the boat.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Mar 6, 2012 7:29:11 GMT -8
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Post by FNS on Mar 6, 2012 9:05:36 GMT -8
The former Staten Island ferryboat THE GOV HERBERT H LEHMAN, has been taking on water since Friday night (Mar 2, 2012) and is listing on the river side with her main deck partially submerged. She has been moored at the Steelways Shipyard on the Hudson River in Newburgh, NY for the past year. When workers arrived at the shipyard on Saturday morning (3/3) then noticed the vessel listing and notified the Coast Guard. A boom line has been placed around the boat but she has no fuel on board. A salvage company has been contacted but it is as yet undecided if they will try to refloat or dismantle the boat. Larry, RedbirdR33 This is really awful! I've been aboard the LEHMAN and was a really nice ferry to ride. I liked the design and the "old style" interior with stained wood benches and nice color selections. And, built several years after I was born. I feel really old now after seeing this. The HHL, AL2, and JFK are still youngsters to me. |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Mar 7, 2012 12:36:31 GMT -8
The SS Binghamton, the last surviving vessel of the trans-hudson fleet that ran until 1967, has fallen into severe disrepair as can be seen at this site: tugster.wordpress.com/tag/ferry-binghamton/She was converted into a restaurant after retirement (the restaurant closed down in 2007 or so). |
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Post by Mike C on Sept 12, 2012 17:08:28 GMT -8
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Post by FNS on Oct 30, 2012 10:26:13 GMT -8
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 30, 2012 11:24:43 GMT -8
She's in far worse condition than what is shown in the picture. Most of the outer wall on the opposite side is gone (it started falling apart after Hurricane Irene last year) as can be seen in this picture: www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/7817638706/ |
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Post by northwesterner on Oct 30, 2012 20:06:06 GMT -8
She's in far worse condition than what is shown in the picture. Most of the outer wall on the opposite side is gone (it started falling apart after Hurricane Irene last year) as can be seen in this picture: www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/7817638706/A sad end to that ferry. The photos from last year show that there were still many beautiful interior details including the clerestory stained glass windows in place on board. |
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Post by northwesterner on Oct 30, 2012 20:07:37 GMT -8
I missed this when it was first posted. Did you get a chance to ride the John F Kennedy? When I was in New York in 2006 I rode sister ship Herbert Lehman. What a great ride with a classic, wood interior typically of a ferry much older than she actually was. I didn't manage to ride the Kennedy on my last trip to NYC in August. |
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Oct 30, 2012 20:29:42 GMT -8
The former Staten Island ferryboat THE GOV HERBERT H LEHMAN, has been taking on water since Friday night (Mar 2, 2012) and is listing on the river side with her main deck partially submerged. She has been moored at the Steelways Shipyard on the Hudson River in Newburgh, NY for the past year. When workers arrived at the shipyard on Saturday morning (3/3) then noticed the vessel listing and notified the Coast Guard. A boom line has been placed around the boat but she has no fuel on board. A salvage company has been contacted but it is as yet undecided if they will try to refloat or dismantle the boat. Larry, RedbirdR33 This is really awful! I've been aboard the LEHMAN and was a really nice ferry to ride. I liked the design and the "old style" interior with stained wood benches and nice color selections. And, built several years after I was born. I feel really old now after seeing this. The HHL, AL2, and JFK are still youngsters to me. I just realized I had a couple pics of this particular Staten Island Ferry from my New York trip in October 2001. Here are the scans:   |
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Post by Mike C on Nov 4, 2012 14:19:02 GMT -8
I missed this when it was first posted. Did you get a chance to ride the John F Kennedy? When I was in New York in 2006 I rode sister ship Herbert Lehman. What a great ride with a classic, wood interior typically of a ferry much older than she actually was. I didn't manage to ride the Kennedy on my last trip to NYC in August. Unfortunately I did not get a chance to ride it - but she is a good looking classic, still in good shape! I rode the Staten Isl Ferry when I was there in 2005, and I can't remember which boat it was, but it was one of the class built in the 1980's. |
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Post by FNS on Nov 4, 2012 21:26:36 GMT -8
I missed this when it was first posted. Did you get a chance to ride the John F Kennedy? When I was in New York in 2006 I rode sister ship Herbert Lehman. What a great ride with a classic, wood interior typically of a ferry much older than she actually was. I didn't manage to ride the Kennedy on my last trip to NYC in August. Unfortunately I did not get a chance to ride it - but she is a good looking classic, still in good shape! I rode the Staten Isl Ferry when I was there in 2005, and I can't remember which boat it was, but it was one of the class built in the 1980's. In the late 1990s, I took 12 one-way trips aboard the Staten Island Ferry. At least 75 percent of them aboard a JFK-Class. I rode all three of them and all were about the same as each other. They gave nice rides and their promenades were good. They were fitted with air horn whistles that sounded like some Navy ships. The ferry you rode in 2005 was either the NEWHOUSE or BARBERI if large or the AUSTEN or NOBLE if small. As mentioned before, the big windows on the third deck side promenades aboard the 6000-passenger ferries could be opened on warm days and closed on cooler day so there would be no shortage of seats for heavy commuter runs regardless of weather. Windows could be opened on the other decks. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 13:27:59 GMT -8
Its sad to see a grand old lady like the BINGHAMTON in such dire straits. She almost certainly will be scrapped. I was fortunate enough to ride her when she was still in service on the Hoboken Ferry.
As an update the former Staten Island ferryboat THE GOV HERBERT H LEHMAN was raised sometime in May. In the process of raising her some damage was done to the overhang on the third deck portside.
She has been moved to the south side of the Steelways dock in Newburgh.
Larry, RedbirdR33
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Post by SS San Mateo on Nov 7, 2012 9:08:45 GMT -8
Title of the video is misleading. She had already sunk prior to Hurricane Sandy.
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Post by EGfleet on Jan 9, 2013 7:11:03 GMT -8
This is a developing story:
Ferry crashes into dock in New York, at least 30 injured
New York — The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, Jan. 09 2013, 9:49 AM EST
Police and fire officials say 30 to 50 people were injured when a ferry from New Jersey struck a dock during rush hour in lower Manhattan.
News reports say the Seastreak Wall Street catamaran ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived. Officials say one person is in critical condition with head injuries.
Some patients were carried out strapped to flat-board stretchers, their heads and necks immobilized. About a dozen passengers on stretchers were spread out on the dock, surrounded by emergency workers and firefighters.
A corner of the ferry appeared to have been ripped open like a tin can. It occurred around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at South Street.
A receptionist at Seastreak says she doesn't have any information but says company officials are at the scene trying to gather information.
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Post by SS San Mateo on May 4, 2013 10:02:14 GMT -8
Staten Island ferry video produced sometime in the 1960s. Governors Island ferries as well as the Brooklyn-Staten Island ferry also appear in the video.
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Post by FNS on Jun 27, 2013 9:01:41 GMT -8
Staten Island ferry video produced sometime in the 1960s. Governors Island ferries as well as the Brooklyn-Staten Island ferry also appear in the video. This is a really good video put out by Mr. Schulman. Shows virtually all of the classes of ferries running during that time frame on the Staten Island run. The modern "MISS NEW YORK"-Class, the stately "DONGAN HILLS"-Class, and the big "MERRELL"-Class. The New York City skyline looked a lot better then. |
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Post by FNS on Aug 9, 2013 23:25:23 GMT -8
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Post by northwesterner on Aug 10, 2013 22:18:45 GMT -8
The City of New York is planning more changes to the Staten Island Ferry fleet. Three new ferries are on various drafting tables. They are to replace the KENNEDY, BARBERI, NEWHOUSE, and possibly the "night owls" AUSTEN and NOBLE. The passenger capacity of the new ferries is targeted at over 4000. This is an enlargement of the preliminary design for the three new ferries for New York City released to us web viewers. My impression of this design is that it looks a bit more pleasing to the eyes than the others in the fleet with nice angles at the ends and a nicer looking funnel, which looks about the same size as the ones installed aboard our new Olympic Class ferries here on the Salish Sea. Egg beaters are the targeted means of propulsion. A lot of work is yet to be done to provide the riders of the Staten Island Ferry the features they want as well as the city's DOT. Interesting that they are planning on retiring the Barberi-class ferries. They were built in 81 and 82, so they aren't that old. The Kennedy, on the other hand, is certainly due for retirement. I rode on both a Barberi-class ferry and a newer Molinari-class ferry on my last trip to New York just about a year ago. The Molinari-class, which have a lower rated passenger capacity, seemed to have a much more spacious cabin with more outside space. The Barberi-class ferry I rode was very cramped. |
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