After several months' delay, the ship that helped rescue seven people during "the Perfect Storm" is scheduled to be sunk off the New Jersey and Delaware coast next week, state officials said Tuesday evening.
The Coast Guard cutter Tamaroa will join other ships forming an artificial reef about 26 miles off Cape May at ceremony next Tuesday, barring bad weather, said Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The 73-year-old ship, which also had a distinguished career in World War II, had been scheduled to be sunk late last year. It was delayed when lab tests confirming the ship was free from cancer-causing PCBs — a prerequisite before sinking — came in later than expected.
The sinking comes a few months after the 25th anniversary of "the Perfect Storm," a confluence of three weather systems off the New England Coast in October 1991 that generated 40-foot waves and wind gusts over 70 mph.
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Publishers Notes: My brother sailed this ship from 1980 to 1982 after graduating from the United States Coast Guard Academy. He was recently on board for the final inspection of this ship.
She served well.
ReplyDeleteCan't they sell it to a private owner? Recoup some of my tax dollars.
ReplyDeleteSome people can't give it a rest. Want some money back? Stop smoking, drinking and paying for a cellphone/TV.
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