article_snippet: And in New York, where the Coast Guard is cutting ice on the Hudson River so barges carrying heating oil, gasoline and jet fuel can reach destinations.
article_snippet: The thickest part is in the area of Germantown and Hudson, north of New York City.
article_snippet: The barges traveling from New York City to Albany have the most difficult time transiting through the area of Germantown and Hudson, north of New York City, so that's where the Coast Guard is devoting the Coast Guard effort to keep clean,' Coast Guard Lt.
article_snippet: Cutting was needed in Portland Harbor, the Fore River and parts of Casco Bay to allow for petroleum deliveries and for commuter ferries and fishing vessels to traverse the waterways, Chief Warrant Officer Bob Albert said. '