Albany Ship Disaster - 3 feared lost in port drama

Times Union ^ | December 10, 2003

[RightWhale]

"Our guys were screaming, 'Stop!'

When you see accidents like this, it isn't an accident but carlessness. Somebody needs to be in charge, it isn't a democracy in the workplace.

[NYer]

There are tides in the Hudson River as far north as Albany?

Boating on the Hudson Tide Tables December 2003

[wideminded]

There are tides in the Hudson River as far north as Albany?

Boating on the Hudson Tide Tables December 2003

I guess I was looking for *why* there are tides so far inland. I looked it up. Apparently the riverbed of the Hudson is below sea level all the way to Troy, NY, about 10 miles north of Albany. Thus the ocean tides can affect the river up to 157 miles inland.

[aShepard]

Mean Spring Mean Tide Station Latitude Longitude Range Range Level

ALBANY 42° 39' 73° 45' 4.6 5.0 2.5


It looks like Albany has quite a tide that far upriver, with a mean range of 4.6 feet. Oops, formatting sucks