2 Comments Posted by TedGormley

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I believe this was the Esso Brussels, which collided with another ship in 1973. They caught fire and the whole flaming mess drifted under the Verrazano Bridge. There are pictures online. This barge has been scrapped. Currently in this spot is the Sunset Queen, a fake paddleboat which sank in Sheepshead bay a few years ago.
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You've got some good pictures here, and the comments are a wealth of information! I've been to the ship graveyard a few times, and have been researching a few of the ships. This one started life as the US Navy YOG 64. It was a fueiing ship which supported the occupation forces after WWII before providing support for nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll. After it was decontaminated, it was sold to a commercial shipping company on Staten Island. It was scrapped sometime in the 1980's.