Hudson River Maritime Museum

A great photo by our crew member Dale Sutton!

Friends, the moment you've all been waiting for is finally here. We are VERY proud to announce the premiere of "RiverWise: The Journey Begins," the first of many #hudsonriverwise films to come. If you would like to support the museum and help create more films like this one, please make a donation here on Facebook or at www.hudsonriverwise.org. https://youtu.be/y95F0Oybt6g

In case you missed it - a humpbacked whale was in New York Harbor!

All lit up and ready for the holidays!

Sinking of the steamboat "Catskill" is featured in today's History Blog: https://www.hrmm.org/h/historic-news-collision-in-midstream This article was originally published on September 15, 1897 in the New York Times. The tone of the article reflects the time period in which it was written. "COLLISION IN MIDSTREAM Steamboat "Catskill" Sunk by the Steamboat "St. Johns" in the North River. THREE PASSENGERS MISSING Capt. Cooper of the "Catskill" Explains How He Signaled the... St. Johns and How the Collision Occurred. The steamer "Catskill", Capt. Joel Cooper, bound for Catskill and way points with forty-seven passengers and freight, was run down and sunk in the North River at 7 o'clock P. M. yesterday by the excursion steamer "St. Johns", Capt. Jacob Braisted, of the Sandy Hook Line. Bertie Timmerman, the six-year-old son of Moses Timmerman, of Leeds, N. Y., was seen to jump from the Catskill, and is reported as being drowned. Mrs. Maria McDonald and Mrs. Susan Morris of Guttenberg, N. J. were unaccounted for last night after the rest of the passengers had been taken from the sinking vessel. Leonard R. Miller of 343 Garden Street, Hoboken, had his leg broken and was thrown overboard in the collision, but was picked up by a tug. Met in Mid Stream. The steamers met in midstream, when the sun was yet hardly below the horizon, and every craft afloat on the river was visible from either shore. The prow of the St. Johns crashed into the starboard side of the "Catskill" near the bow, cutting its way several feet into her and sending all of the deck structures amidships down to the decks. As the water rushed into the "Catskill" the wildest panic prevailed among her passengers, as they struggled and fought for life preservers. Four of the passengers, including the boy Timmerman, jumped overboard, and one was thrown over by the force of the shock. Many were dashed to the deck and stunned or bruised." #hudsonriver #hudsonriverhistory #maritimemuseum #maritimehistory #hudsonrivervalley #shipwrecks #steamboat See more