The fourth of five derelict boats to be removed from the Jamaica Bay area has been drained and floated up closer to the surface, making it almost ready to be dismantled.
For the first time in years, the Hawtree Basin vessel, which has been a real stick in the mud for residents, is upright and on the move instead of lodged on its side, as seen at right while it was being drained.
“We are happy to report that the contractors are hard at work removing the Hawtree Basin vessel, and hope to have it removed within the next week,” said National Park Service spokesperson Dan Kastanis last week.
As of Wednesday, divers were pulling the boat towards the 99th Street side of the canal for the crew to bring equipment and dismantle it. They should have it there by Thursday but are working according to the tide.
The project to remove the five boats started in December but was delayed due to the pandemic.
According to Google Maps, the Hawtree boat, estimated at over 50 feet, has been abandoned for approximately eight years.
After going in to remove the large Hawtree Basin vessel with a crane, the contractor, Custom Marine, discovered that the boat was impaled by a large steel piling.
That allowed water and debris to fill the vessel, which also had mattresses left behind from when it was a functioning passenger boat.
According to the Custom Marine, which is based out of Westchester, the craft weighs 10,000 pounds per 10 feet, making its mass close to 60,000 pounds.
Divers told Roger Gendron, president of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association, that the rudder was broken off and the engine had rotted out, allowing even more water and debris to get inside. Gendron has been posting photos and updates on the civic’s Facebook page.
9 comments:
Didn't they used to call this part of town "Critterville"?
Wow, something useful is actually getting done in NYC. Amazing.
Isn't somebody going to figure out a reason this boat removal is "racist" so that it has to stop? Where's AOC-cups when you need her?
Where's AOC-cups when you need her?
Driving here $80,000 Tesla, Flying First Class & Doing make-up videos...LOL
Dead men tell no tails.
Uuugh! Water. Why isn't it covered in concrete.
Put a battery in the damn thing, so TA commie can barrel down Queens Boulevard in style.
He needs an upgrade from mommy's e-bathtub anyway.
Where's AOC-cups when you need her?
Check Pennsylvania ave down in DC.
She's likely still walking around looking up into trees for the 3 branches of government.
-Zoë
Good one Zoe !
Where's AOC-cups when you need her?
AOC is busy putting an end to dumb blonde jokes.
An old, blind Marine wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake.
He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels.
After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?'
The bar immediately falls absolutely silent.
In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says,
'Before you tell that joke I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things:
1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
2. The bouncer is a blonde girl.
3. I'm a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter.
5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.
Now, think about it seriously, do you still wanna tell that blonde joke?'
The blind Marine thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters, 'No...not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times.'
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