1,613 Comments for Staten Island Boat Graveyard

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You... you went ON it?! Motts, you have my most profound respects.
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Kassie!! I have the exact same phobia! I always fear when I'm swimming the the bay or somewhere where ships are i'll hit my foot on a shipwreck, or I'm afraid of falling into the water onto something rusty, sharp, and old.. i dont know why *hides*
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Not to mention all the oils and chemicles that leaked from the ships as they decayed and settle on the bottom.. Looks out for three headed ospreys the size of busses..
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Oh my gosh, amazing. Simply amazing. Reminds me alot of the harbours and decrepid barges and warfs around Sydney.

Oh... creepy thought... imagine walking on that deck, and falling through... *shudders*
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*clings to motts back forever to follow him on adventures*
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*gasp* i luvs it! <3
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Gives the impression of what it might have been like standing on the deck of the Titanic, of the Lusitania, or some similar ship.
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Fire hose real or not, I love it!!
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Lightship?? Hm... doesnt look like any american or english lightships Ive seen... I agree with the subhunter theory. Besides, lightships have two masts, one fore, one aft.
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I agree, looks like a steam dredge if ever I saw one.
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On the concrete platform in the previous photo.
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I wonder how many people died when this sunk. Were there any bodies floating around? I wonder if it was a steam ferry.
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Wow, I can just picture a ghost like person just standing in there staring out into space or right at you.
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Just looking at the before pictures and seeing all the men who were on it, and then seeing it in this picture just gives it an erie feeling. So neat.
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its a engine allright swabs