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TOWING SCRAP METAL IN NYC - 2008 - PAGE 2
In 2008, I ran the Herbert Brake, a 1,000 hp pushboat, in NY Harbor. We went to various scrap yards around the city bringing them empty barges and taking the loaded ones back to Claremont Terminal for offloading.
Rock Cut in Eastchester

PASCAP 1 in Eastchester

Throg's Neck sunrise
Outbound at the Pelham Amtrak bridge
Outbound again at Pelham Amtrak
Heading out through the Parkway Bridge
The Statue
Towing two through the Gate
Towing two through the Pelham Parkway Bridge on gate lines
Manhattan from LIC.(Long Island City)
Heading back to Claremont with a loaded one in the East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Lower end of Manhattan from the East River
Heading out of the Bronx River with a loaded scrappie
Leaving Gowanus with a loaded barge at the Hamilton Ave Bridge
Hell Gate
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