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Great colors!
Lynne
Wed 08-31-2005
Interesting that the part that would be out of the water is more rusted than the part that would usually be in the water.
silkster40z
Wed 08-31-2005
Silkster, I wonder if this ship has been burnt out at some point - if so that's probably what it's doing here in the boneyard. Looks as though the fire went right down to the waterline - the paint work above would have peeled and melted exposing the superstructure to rapid corrosion, whereas the part that was once underwater was spared and is only now visible because the vessel is being cut up for scrap...
rich_edwards79
Thu 09-29-2005
in order for the rusting process to occur, the metal must be exposed to oxygen, the chemical reaction of rusting takes place slower below the water line....just a thought
bones
Mon 10-10-2005
Actually, the rust line is far above the waterline and looks like it follows the sheerline of the ship. I'm inclined to think the fire theory may be right. The heat of a fire not only removes paint, but kickstarts the oxidation process.
Rich
Wed 10-12-2005
All these are such powerful images. Thank you so much for posting them.
Mage Bailey
Mon 12-26-2005
7, 6, 5, 4.went................I hope it never happens to 8, 9, 10................
Jimmyhal
Thu 02-02-2006
With the rust that way it looks like the ship started to sink upside down!
MMG
Tue 03-14-2006
is this the other side of the ship from "Metallic whale"? because the colors are the same
blot
Thu 06-15-2006
Lovely crystal clear picture!
Nancy
Tue 06-20-2006
sick picture!
joe
Sat 07-22-2006
Kind of redundant though, dont you think? The mooring line to keep that hulk from floating away?
Nathan
Tue 08-22-2006
I also support the fire theory. Also, the lower hull is generally painted with a barnacle and corrosion-retarding paint which extends its longevity compared to the exposed portions of the hull. The panit on those parts though, probably was burnt away from what I see here.

Whether she burnt at sea or in the harbor is a mystery...
Nate
Fri 02-02-2007
My guess is it burned at Port Mobil, Staten Island with a loss of life of 2 I think. Tied up to the pier.
Jim
Fri 02-02-2007
Go to Google "barge explosion at Port Mobil" it occured on 2-21-03 with a loss of 2 lives on the barge.
FB Jim
Sun 02-04-2007
ships hulls nearto and below the waterline tend to be treated with different paints to those above the waterline. below water they get treated with antifowling paint, this has a chemical in it that prevents growths of weed algae and limpets etc, this paint tends to be more hard wearing that ordinary rustproofing paint used above the waterline. most hulls tend to get treated about 2metres or sometimes more above the waterline.
johnr
Fri 06-08-2007

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