VioltePrincess
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camera phones are a joy. some shots from my office window just about an hour ago:
the Intrepid Sails
U.S.S Intrepid freed from the muck and on the move
Floating museum makes its trip on the Hudson River for refurbishment
(West Side - WABC, December 5, 2006) - Officials were hoping, and now they have found that two times is indeed a charm for the U.S.S. Intrepid.
A fleet of boats managed to free the Intrepid out of the muck and mud at a Hudson River pier in Manhattan and it is now on its way to Bayonne, New Jersey for a much-needed overhaul.
"This old baby is moving," a joyous Intrepid Foundation President Bill White said aboard the vessel. Some crew members cried and gave each other high-fives and hugs. Onlookers ashore cheered.
After considerable effort, the historic aircraft carrier-turned-museum inched haltingly away from its anchorage. Finally, it began moving at about 3 to 4 knots, its pier growing more and more distant.
On November sixth, tugboats failed to extract the 36,000-ton retired aircraft carrier. They pulled the huge ship only about ten feet before the giant propellers got stuck in years worth of built-up mud. The tide then went out, leaving the ship grounded.
Many believed that getting the massive U.S.S. Intrepid from Pier 86 to Bayonne would be anything but smooth sailing. In fact, crews predicted it would be a major haul just getting the aircraft carrier out of the muck it's lodged in, and like last time, the high tide played a crucial role.
Officials made their best use of a two-hour window beginning at 7:30 a.m. that utilized the 8:06 a.m. peak high tide of 5.5 feet.
The World War II vessel will be towed stern-first to Bayonne, where it will be sandblasted and repainted. After that, renovations to the flight deck will be done on Staten Island. It will return in 2008 to a rebuilt pier, to resume its mission as a military and space museum dedicated to America's war heroes.
(Copyright 2006 WABC-TV)
the Intrepid Sails
U.S.S Intrepid freed from the muck and on the move
Floating museum makes its trip on the Hudson River for refurbishment
(West Side - WABC, December 5, 2006) - Officials were hoping, and now they have found that two times is indeed a charm for the U.S.S. Intrepid.
A fleet of boats managed to free the Intrepid out of the muck and mud at a Hudson River pier in Manhattan and it is now on its way to Bayonne, New Jersey for a much-needed overhaul.
"This old baby is moving," a joyous Intrepid Foundation President Bill White said aboard the vessel. Some crew members cried and gave each other high-fives and hugs. Onlookers ashore cheered.
After considerable effort, the historic aircraft carrier-turned-museum inched haltingly away from its anchorage. Finally, it began moving at about 3 to 4 knots, its pier growing more and more distant.
On November sixth, tugboats failed to extract the 36,000-ton retired aircraft carrier. They pulled the huge ship only about ten feet before the giant propellers got stuck in years worth of built-up mud. The tide then went out, leaving the ship grounded.
Many believed that getting the massive U.S.S. Intrepid from Pier 86 to Bayonne would be anything but smooth sailing. In fact, crews predicted it would be a major haul just getting the aircraft carrier out of the muck it's lodged in, and like last time, the high tide played a crucial role.
Officials made their best use of a two-hour window beginning at 7:30 a.m. that utilized the 8:06 a.m. peak high tide of 5.5 feet.
The World War II vessel will be towed stern-first to Bayonne, where it will be sandblasted and repainted. After that, renovations to the flight deck will be done on Staten Island. It will return in 2008 to a rebuilt pier, to resume its mission as a military and space museum dedicated to America's war heroes.
(Copyright 2006 WABC-TV)
