Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Justin Kaczynski and Richard Stefanski discuss marine navigation concerns at the Hudson River Ports And Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) workshop held in Albany, New York, Nov. 15, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Coast Guard wrapped up the two-day Hudson River Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment Workshop at the Holiday Inn Express – Downtown in Albany, Thursday.
Participants resumed the workshop this morning to discuss current and future risk mitigation factors for the 24 baseline risk components identified yesterday in the first day of the workshop.
Last week, the first of the two Hudson River PAWSA Workshops was held in Poughkeepsie. Both the Poughkeepsie and Albany sessions will be combined into one report stating the risks on the Hudson River that were identified, as well as potential risk mitigation measures, and help facilitate the Coast Guard’s next steps on identified measures. The report will be produced and made available to the public that outlines results from participant discussion, comments made during the workshop, and specific recommendations as to what mitigation strategies should be implemented. The final report will be posted here once complete.
“The PAWSA workshop brought together respected Hudson River community leaders who have expertise and current knowledge in pilotage, maritime law enforcement, protection of natural resources, marine casualty response, and waterway community planning and economics,” said Capt. Jason Tama, deputy commander for U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York and sponsor of the PAWSA. “I thank the participants for their respectful and informative dialogue with the ultimate goal of evaluating risk and working toward long term solutions tailored to the Hudson River.”
Participants were:
| Alan Bish | Reinauer |
| Collin Bryant | Coeymans Marine Towing |
| John Burgman | Albany Yacht Club |
| Haley Carlock | Scenic Hudson |
| Ian Corcoran | Hudson River Pilots |
| Scott Croft | BoatUS |
| John Cronin | Pace University |
| Jay Dahleiden | Kirby Offshore Marine |
| Stephen Doherty | Hudson River Pilots |
| Dagmar Etkin | Environmental Research Consulting |
| Mark Foley | Constitution Federal Pilots |
| Dewayne Fox | Delaware State University |
| Matt Franklin | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Robert Friedman | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| Charles Furman | Global Companies |
| Amy Gitchell | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Rob Goldman | NYS Marine Highway Transport |
| Manna Jo Greene | Hudson River Sloop Clearwater |
| Greg Hitchen | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Justin Kaczynksi | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Scott Keller | Hudson River Valley Greenway |
| Ed Kelly | NY/NJ Maritime Association |
| John Lipscomb | Riverkeeper |
| Wayne Lopez | Columbia County Sheriff |
| Matthew Maraglio | Secretary of State |
| Hugh McCrory | U.S. Waterways Transportation LLC |
| Sam Merrett | Hudson Cruises |
| Nancy Nodop | Recreational Boater |
| Mark Pacicca | Miller Environmental Group |
| Margaret Phelan | Port Ewen Resident |
| James Quinn | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Eric Rivera | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Allen Rowe | Ulster County Sheriff |
| Richard Slingerland | Hudson River Waterfront Alliance |
| Richard Stefanski | NYS Office of Parks, Rec and Historic Preservation |
| Joseph Steyer | Ulster County Sheriff |
| Nicolette Vaughan | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Charles Wesley | NYS Energy Research and Development Authority |
| Nick Zachos | City of Hudson |
Observers were:
| Jen Benson | Riverkeeper |
| Tim Berguson | Senator Sue Serino (NY-41) Office |
| Joshua Buck | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Erin Doran | Riverkeeper |
| Andrew Feron | Hudson River Sloop Clearwater |
| Amanda Fallon | Senator Terence Murphy (NY-40) Office |
| Richard Hendrick | Albany Port District Commission |
| Daniel Hubbard | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Larry Justice | Hudson River Maritime, Inc. |
| Bernie Kelly | Global Companies |
| Ryan McAllister | Congressman John Faso (NY-19) Office |
| Althea Mullarkey | Scenic Hudson |
| Jeff Parker | Kirby Offshore Marine |
| Johnathan Schafler | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Shereen Sheikh | NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Christopher Whitson | Assemblyman Frank Skartados (NY-104) Office |
| Bethany Wieczorek | NYS General Services |
| Kristin Williams | Assemblywoman Didi Barrett (NY-106) Office |
| Jeff Wright | New York State Bridge Authority |
| Brian Vahey | American Waterways Operators |
