Towing Manager – Marine Services Weeks Marine, Inc. Background: Jan Andrusky is the Tug Fleet Manager for Weeks Marine Inc. She has worked in the maritime industry, specifically with tugboats for 20 years. She is actively involved in maritime educational outreach, historic ship preservation, and is committed to ensuring public access to the waterfront in […]
CONTINUE READING →North River Historic Ship Festival will return in 2016. Then, we will provide events similar to previous festivals: free boat rides, dockside ship tours, a circus on a barge, fishing on the river, knot-tying. Unfortunately the festival will not take place in 2015. Due to conflicts with other programs in Hudson River Park and a trip […]
CONTINUE READING →We said goodbye to a long-time member of the North River Historic Ship Society on Jan 2, 2015. Our board’s treasurer Captain John W. Doswell died after a long illness. John’s wife, Jean made the following statement: JOHN W. DOSWELL A star has fallen from the sky – a very bright star. John W. Doswell passed away peacefully […]
CONTINUE READING →The North River Historic Ship Society, founded in 1994, is a state-chartered nonprofit organization that supports and encourages the restoration of historic ships, advocates for free dockage so that these ships can be open to the public, and it sponsors public programs.
The North River Historic Ship Society is Proud to Bring NYC The Annual Historic Ship Festival in June 2016.