1,613 Comments for Staten Island Boat Graveyard

Seems very dangerous. It's not like on land where you can think yourself out of a collapse/failure situation. Something goes wrong on one of those boats and you my friend, are fucked.

this is so coll it's sinking good photography i'm going to be one one day

this is a cool ship i've never saw one before

It's a shame we have to point fingers and throw blame elsewhere , instead of taking responsability for our own actions . Carl , i used to ride bulls , am i suppose to feel guilty if any bull rider gets hurt ? Sorry to tell , i don't , everybody has their chooses to make , they are responsible for their own actions .Grow up and stop trying to throw blame elsewhere .
Motts , first time at your sight , awsome !
Pictures are excellant . Been by them many times (only able to see them from the cab of a truck ) , Really enjoyed it .

This might have been the barge that exploded nearby in Febuary 2003...?

http://www.cnn.com/200...aten.fire/index.html
http://www.fdnewyork.com/portmobil.asp
http://www.washingtonp...21&notFound=true

I'd love to see this wreck every morning just to remember what life is about. Ok, I'm being weird now, but what the hell, I love this picture.

that is right Glen,I would love to know the history of there ships.

Is there anyway to get history on any of these ships?

freaky skeleton but awsome

PS if you are going to either spot make sure you go at low tide - particularly for the Astoria -= you will see so much more.

Does anyone know for sure about the Astoria? I'm doing a painting of it right now, and god, I need to know it's history. Like how old? and how did it end up where it is? By the way , the area south of Mott's photos is quickly being developed & in jeopardy of a clean up - keep an eye on it if you are in the area. There's a huge townhouse development going up, and there's terrific old coal barges , all long the shore. In the 6 months i've been painting there it's really coming apart.

Put together a book so that I can buy it!!

I have a 19-foot power boat & was creeping up on some wrecked river barges to take some pics. I was probably 75' away from the nearest visible wreckage when my outdrive struck something. It was like we hit a brick wall. I trimmed full-up & backed out. Later inspection revealed a notch in the leading edge of my outdrive unit. No real damage but I learned something that day. Get close but be very careful.

My guess is a radar display.

My hats off to the person who took all of these pictures. You are doing something I wish I could do. I used to live near Galveston, TX & have a 19-foot power boat, but there are no real wrecks around Galveston. Just a couple of masts sticking up out of the water, old trawlers & such. Super super cool.