A tiny rockbound island in the Hudson River,
Noah's Brig is named for one Captain Noah, an old-time captain of a fleet of
rafts who had the misfortune of encountering the island under adverse conditions
one night. Noah sighted "a dark object floating the waters" that looked like a
brig under sail. "Brig ahoy!" he cried, but no answer came. "Brig ahoy!" he
shouted. "Answer or I"ll run you down!" There was still no reply and Captain
Noah stubbornly held his course. Then a crash - wood crunched rock: Noah had
mistaken two trees on the island for masts with sails set.