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Osprey Ship

An osprey had a nest at the top of the hoist on this boat.
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Wonder how old this ship to be? Looks like a trawler
Numnutsâ„¢
Mon 10-10-2005
this pic makes me feel oh the poor thing is sinking it gives me such a funn y strangeegr ge feeling it gives meakes feel is sinkingmwhat a
gailstar47
Tue 11-29-2005
This was a "steam lighter", a small ship with a derrick used to carry cargo between shallow-water wharves and deep-draft ocean-going ships moored or docked in deeper water. I believe they were nicknamed "stick boats", so called because of the derrick boom. The very tall stack implies that this one was a coal-fired steamer.
SouthBendModel34
Tue 12-13-2005
The masts go to Heaven......
Jimmyhal
Thu 02-02-2006
This is the Pennsylvania RR lighter BUCYRUS< I think it was built as the PRR 115. They carried cargo on the front and had a stick boom that would lift the cargo to the deck of a ship. barge or whatever. Often they handled bags of coffee, the RRs had tons of "coffee" barges that handlesa cargo of various types. coal being a very popular item in the day.
FB Jim
Wed 02-15-2006
Fascinating ~ I learn something new every time I visit this site!
Ouroboris
Sun 03-05-2006
nice shot! ur pics ar awsome
alex pilon
Fri 06-02-2006
I think its a steam dredge
Jeremy
Wed 06-21-2006
I agree, looks like a steam dredge if ever I saw one.
Owen
Mon 07-03-2006
that looks like its 1000 years old.I would
not like to be on that ship when it sank.
Todd
Fri 07-07-2006
Are these ships sunk here on purpose or do you just anchor them and let them do their own thing?
Joe
Sat 07-22-2006
They are towed in to the yard and awaiting to be scrapped... they might be pushed into the muddy bottom so they don't move or half-sunk already.
Motts
Mon 07-24-2006
Steam dredge.
J. Shultz
Sun 10-08-2006
It is a Pennsylvania RR lighter. Nothing else! It was built as PRR 115, Later named Bucyrus.
FB Jim
Fri 11-17-2006
Personally I think that this ship sunk because someone blew the hull so that it could act as an artificial reef,but why in the middle of a so-called harbor.
Nicholai
Wed 08-08-2007

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