1,613 Comments for Staten Island Boat Graveyard

This picture reminds me a "Water World" film

Abram Hewitt is gone but not forgotten.

Abram Stevens Hewitt was an American iron manufacturer, philanthropist, and politician. In 1886 Hewitt was elected as mayor of New York City, defeating Theodore Roosevelt. He served as mayor until 1888 and helped topple the Tweed Ring and reform Tammany Hall. He was elected as a Democrat from New York City to the U.S. House of Representatives (1874-86). He created a plan for building an underground mass transit system, which was not used for another decade.


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i feel it looks like the enternal suffering my race has endured over the years, but also reminds me that through the rust of the boat you can see hope.

This'd be cool wallpaper; why no larger size available?

I want to see them from inside.

As someone who's been to this site I can tell you, even on a sunny day, it's scary and often dark under the shadows of these beasts. There is creeking and echoes inside the ships and the constant sound of water hitting the sides of the vessels and washing up on shore. Mott's style fits these subjects well.

I would assume so. He's very eccentric, its best if you can catch him on TV, but definitely check him out! : )

And now back to this picture that really reminds of the Titanic and how the people must have felt...

Hey, Barbara, I will check out Dane Cook. Is he the comic that I just pulled up on the 'net? Or do I have the wrong person? I like innertubes. We were constantly on one on Lake Erie as children.

Up to a couple of months ago, we lived a couple of miles from the James River Ghost Fleet. It's just what it sounds like; a bunch of decomissioned ships going to rust. Every now and then, they'd get rid of one, or send one overseas for salvage (and then there'd be wrangling over whether they should do that or not). I always thought they should have cruises up to the fleet, close enough for touristy scaredy cats like me to take pictures and get that vicarious thrill. Sounds like they may finally be dismantling the fleet there. The closest I ever got to it was from the Jamestown ferry. Thanks for the views -- for having the nerve to get them for us!

Ahh, good yes stay off of frozen lakes...and be sure you are the one in the double intertube if you go in a wave pool! But you gotta hear the whole Dane Cook quote, he's great.

Sorry, Barbara, I just picked up your comment. Thanks for the advice. Love the quote. It's absolutely perfect. Your comments elicit the thought of being stuck under the ice of a frozen lake. Fortunately that has never happened to me as I am not a winter person. So, I think I am safe there.

dude this is awesome lots of props 2 u *clap**clap**clap*clap* you really have guts to go inside these rotting ships that can collapse at any second sounds thrilling.

Who cares how much power it has-- it's gonna rot
away, instead of someone rescuing it and restoring it for display, or perhaps use?

Good shot of what's left .

Still bashing the guy I sea, float your boat and take your photos, then compare.