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Massive Steam Generator Floats Down The Hudson
It was heading to a power plant under construction in New Jersey to replace one damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
A massive steam generator has made its way down the Hudson River in an epic voyage from its construction dock to the electric plant in New Jersey where it will help keep lights on and air-conditioners running.
A crowd was at Coeymans Landing to watch an 8-million pound generator sail down the Hudson River on its way to NJ. https://t.co/sM16iaV8tf pic.twitter.com/ReBsSKWzrt
— Ravena News Herald (@RavenaNews) August 8, 2017
The generator, which is 130 feet tall, weighs 8 million pounds and cost $195 million to build, left the Port of Coeymans, about 10 miles south of Albany, Monday morning. By Tuesday at lunchtime, it was being led serenely past Manhattan Island by three tugboats.
Massive steam generator goes down Hudson River to New Jersey: https://t.co/znzCpjECDU via @YouTube
— 1Stop News (@newsonestop) August 8, 2017
The new plant replaces one in Woodbridge badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
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PHOTO: Tugboat Brooklyn on right meets the trio from Coeymans Marine Towing on left with steam Generator — in Stuyvesant, New York. Photo credit: Glenn Raymo
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