At last night's annual meeting the topic of the Hudson River Barges, and the proposal being put forth by the Coast Guard was discussed. Tuesday, December 6, is the deadline for providing comments to the Coast Guard.
You can learn more about this issues here: http://www.riverkeeper.org/campaigns/river-ecology/anchorages/hudson-river-anchorages-can/
And you can submit comments here: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=USCG-2016-0132-0001