"The Intrepid, fully manned by Vulcans."
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| Intrepid stuck, move scrubbed for now |
| 2006-11-06 |
| NEW YORK - The legendary aircraft carrier USS Intrepid got stuck in the deep Hudson River mud Monday as powerful tugboats fought to pull it free to tow the floating museum downriver for a $60 million overhaul. The mission was scrubbed for the day at around 10:30 a.m. as the tide went down, said Dan Bender, a Coast Guard spokesman. There was no immediate word when the effort would resume. After 24 years at the same pier on Manhattan's West Side, the World War II warship began inching backward out of its berth, but moved only about 15 feet before its giant propellers jammed in the thick mud. The decommissioned war ship no longer has engines of its own. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #9 "The mission was scrubbed for the day at around 10:30 a.m. as the tide went down.... There was no immediate word when the effort would resume." Ummm, howzabout when the tide comes back in again? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-11-06 22:59 |
| #8 Long as it doesn't sink leaving the pier (like that that sub tender did some years ago). |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-11-06 21:25 |
| #7 "The Intrepid, fully manned by Vulcans." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-11-06 18:39 |
| #6 Oh to be SLEPed at 62. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-11-06 17:49 |
| #5 Well they scrubbed the move of the Intrepid, and something tells me you may have to scrub your move too, Nancy. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-11-06 16:50 |
| #4 No, smart ass. But the dredging did take longer than expected. Now, I have an appoinment with my interior decorator to choose drapes for my new office, so buzz off, peon. |
| Posted by: Nancy Pelosi 2006-11-06 15:26 |
| #3 Did you need a coupe of tugboats to help you out with it? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-11-06 15:15 |
| #2 Again,all you have to do is look to Washington and see that George Bush didn't have a workable exit plan for the Intrepid... PS Your going to love my new look, I just sent my face out to be pressed : ) |
| Posted by: Nancy Pelosi 2006-11-06 15:02 |
| #1 ...Just don't break the boat, guys. :) All kidding aside, the staff of the USS North Carolina will be watching this closely, because they are planning the same thing in the next year or so - only this two will be all the way up to Norfolk, a day or so trip at tow speeds. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-11-06 13:31 |