A SUNSET RIDE ACROSS THE UPPER BAY
ABOARD THE FERRYBOAT JOHN F. KENNEDY
SATURDAY JULY 14, 2007

Photos & Text by Theodore W. Scull

1) A deckhand aboard the Ferryboat John F Kennedy awaits the signal from the pilothouse, while a tanker under a tug’s guidance moves toward the Kill van Kull. In the background Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn moves south through Upper New York Bay.

2) A passenger on the vehicle deck of the John F. Kennedy looks toward the approaching Norwegian Dawn.

3) The 91,740-ton Norwegian Dawn (b. 2002) is more than three hours late outbound for Port Canaveral and a week’s cruise.

4) The Norwegian Dawn catches the sun as the Ferryboat John F. Kennedy waits for her to pass. The JFK, completed in 1965, is now in her 42nd year of operation.

5) Farewell to the Norwegian Dawn from a Staten Island Ferry passenger.

6) The Norwegian Dawn is now clear and the FB John F. Kennedy can get underway at 8:05pm for Whitehall Street, Manhattan.

7) Passengers aboard the John F. Kennedy watch the Andrew J. Barberi pass Staten Island-bound.

8) The sun is setting to the left of the Statue of Liberty.

9) The forward progress of the FB John F. Kennedy sees the sun move to the right of the Statue.

10) Ferry passengers are silhouetted against Ellis Island and the setting sun.

11) The last reflections of the day glint off waterfront buildings below Brooklyn Heights.