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cpr4life8 t1_je02da1 wrote

Our long national nightmare is over

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vonHindenburg t1_je0l6ql wrote

> national

municipal

Of course, this is a joyous day for Pittsburgh and, therefor, the world.

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dehehn t1_je0ufh8 wrote

The glorious Trivantian Republic.

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jwormyk t1_je173jf wrote

Pretty sure the Coast Guard was also involved in this mess...

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imfuckingawesome t1_je1xqmx wrote

omg is THAT why they were down there?! I thought they were drilling or something idk hah

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CowboyNealCassady t1_je06iv2 wrote

I heard they’re planning to re-christen it “Donzi’s III” and that it will be suspended from the ceiling daun’at The Carnegie Science Center.

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44problems t1_je1knda wrote

Special reunion episode of Date Night TV coming soon to Channel 11

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CowboyNealCassady t1_je1vo7r wrote

That classic should be its own subreddit.

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LoneStar1127 t1_je1yx2l wrote

That boat should be as famous as the Port Authority sinkhole bus!

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ohidontthinks0 t1_je01zf0 wrote

I hope they send the owner the bill!

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R15K t1_je0psaf wrote

They do, which includes both recovery and disposal so it’s usually pretty massive. But the problem is that generally these boats are abandoned because the owner is no longer around to care for them (jail, death, moved back to a foreign country, etc.) so the majority of these end up getting paid for by our tax dollars. These boats are worth a ton of money so they usually don’t end up in such a sunken state unless the owner suddenly exists the picture.

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bleepblopbl0rp t1_je0xxd5 wrote

There's a story about it that says the owner is either unwilling or unable to get the boat, whatever that means

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motociclista t1_je15zxb wrote

I’m a boater and this situation has been discussed at length on the local boating facebook pages. If scuttlebutt is to be believed, this guy got a boat he couldn’t really afford. Then couldn’t afford docking. Then it broke and he couldn’t afford to fix it. The he just decided to pick up and move out of state.

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Duke-996s t1_je1hac9 wrote

You deserve bonus points for working the nautical term "scuttlebutt" into this thread.

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motociclista t1_je1od43 wrote

I live on a boat, I try to work in nautical terms when I can!

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thescorch t1_je29cuz wrote

I've fantasized about living on a house boat in a city before. How is it?

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motociclista t1_je2ax4b wrote

I was using a bit hyperbole. I don’t live on a boat full time. Just part time during the summer months. It’s pretty great really. I’m a boater, and love being on the river. So it’s cool to have a little house on the river that I can start up and drive around. For me it’s more about boating than having a house. What I mean by that is I know some people that live on a boat because it’s a cheap way to live. For me it’s a hobby. I like boating and a houseboat is the perfect type of boat for what I do now. I’ve owned all different types of boats, but houseboating is where I’m at right now. If you have specific questions, feel free to “slide into my DM’s” as the kids say.

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daninhim t1_je4ic7h wrote

In the late 90s I had a coworker that lived on one docked of Washington’s landing. It was nice until it wasn’t. And by that I mean when the River froze over and the ice floe ripped her home from its mooring and dumped it by the Point.

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je0gpu1 wrote

City should keep it in storage and haul it out for the yearly Kenny Chesney concert - just park that sucker in one of the stadium lots.

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IGISB t1_je1kiyw wrote

It would probably improve the smell of stale piss and vomit

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mrsrtz t1_je02wrl wrote

Does maritime law regarding salvage apply in this case?

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PGHxplant t1_je0819v wrote

Will the trial be at Ocean Treasures or Storming Crab?

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DammitDad420 t1_je0c4dn wrote

> Ocean Treasures

What a weird place this is. You will be asked questions like "How many bags do you want?" and "Do you mind the robot?"

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dmcd0415 t1_je14w6x wrote

This feels like it has more of a Baltimore House feel to it...

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Eubadom t1_je08tb6 wrote

The article posted here yesterday talks about this. The short answer is yes but it's a long process. Also this boat is pretty much worthless at this point.

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Revolutionary-Hawk40 t1_je0rncg wrote

That radar on the roof if worth 5 grand, the horn another 1k.

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PGHxplant t1_je22mw8 wrote

Assumes the processing unit/display hasn't been sitting underwater for months.

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heili t1_je104oe wrote

Worse than worthless it would have a substantial negative value.

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da_london_09 t1_je02dhz wrote

How funny would it be if someone just decided 'fuck it, I'm just going to go and get a free boat'

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Robert_L0blaw t1_je0b1yk wrote

It's like a car that's rusted itself in place. The price to get it moved is probably more than its worth in scrap, which is all this is likely good for.

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tim0767 t1_je01cza wrote

Wonder who is paying for this??

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Eubadom t1_je06jl2 wrote

State Fish & Boat Commission

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Wabi_Sabi_Love t1_je0fcfy wrote

So, the taxpayers.

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Eubadom t1_je0i1a0 wrote

Yeah. Hopefully at the end of the day we can get reimbursed from the owner. But that's a long process and that boat has to go now.

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Revolutionary-Hawk40 t1_je0xiy3 wrote

ITS GONE!!!!!!!!! It's on the barge, and pretty banged up from the whole ordeal.

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motociclista t1_je17ess wrote

Anyone get pics of it as it came out? I’d love to see how that looked!

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CL-MotoTech t1_je0lxat wrote

I was going to go pick it up today. They barely even gave me notice.

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cordy_crocs t1_je0re43 wrote

The City of Pittsburgh, the Sports and Exhibition Authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the state all say that they don’t have jurisdiction over the matter.

The only agency assisting is the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

I am so confused on why none of them have jurisdiction or none of them are working together into solving the problem that desperately needs addressed!?

KDKA stated “The commission confirmed the owner has been contacted but is unwilling or unable to remove it.” Is the spent going to face any responsibility or pay any fees or will it just be a wash and the taxpayers have to pay

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ScareJessica2Death t1_je04s1c wrote

That's 'Ol Ben Gardner's boat.

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phasmos t1_je1yl0w wrote

I pulled a tooth the size of a Pens puck out of the wrecked hull, and it was the tooth of an Allegheny Whitefish!

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Elevate_Face t1_je0byd8 wrote

Where’s the History Channel or Discover Channel show on river salvagers to take care of this mess for us?

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Sybertron t1_je08uro wrote

Abandoned boats are always curious to me. It would make sense they'd just say "you have x days to claim the boat if you are the owner" and then if not offer the boat to the highest bidder/salvager.

This is kinda how it works for cars without titles, you advertise for the current title holder to come claim it and make reasonable attempts for them to claim it, if they do not then you can assume ownership.

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fryerandice t1_je0d928 wrote

Most fucked up boats cost more to get rid of than they are worth. Fiberglass doesn't hold it's value and everything else gets destroyed by water.

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motociclista t1_je16wt7 wrote

Anyone that wanted to claim ownership of that boat could have taken it. Problem is, it would cost far more to remove than it would ever be with. Two engines that were submerged for the better part of a year, plus frozen and thawed. Their toast. Every inch of wiring and everything electrical would need replaced. The wood in the transom and stringers is now soaked and rotten. All the upholstery is done. Carpet. Canvas. History. And before all that happened it was a 40ish year old Bayliner that was broke down to begin with. I bet it cost over $10k to pick it up out of the muck. Plus hauling it to wherever they’re taking it and storage until it can be stripped to go to the landfill. Then the disposal cost. Taking that free boat would likely cost more than buying two running boats.

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Revolutionary-Hawk40 t1_je0qyif wrote

Thwy have been pumping the warer out of the boat for a while now. They just brought in a barge to haul it sway. There's is a huge crane getting ready to lift the sucker!!!!

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Revolutionary-Hawk40 t1_je0tn6q wrote

Someone just showed up with a drone, lol! Scuba divers just went in the water to affix the straps below the surface

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Revolutionary-Hawk40 t1_je0t1ol wrote

A scuba diver just came up from inspecting the bottom of the boat, looking for a leak of any sort. The barge crew is connecting straps to a steel gurter that's hanging from the crane

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raff_riff t1_je0f8ll wrote

I left Pittsburgh in 2018. Isn’t this the same boat that was there at that time?

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SWPenn t1_je0kvct wrote

No. The owner abandoned it last year and skipped out to the Free State of Florida.

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raff_riff t1_je0lgkz wrote

Lol weird.. so I guess abandoning boats in the Allegheny is more common than I realized. (I mean, I guess it’s only happened twice that I’m aware of, but it’s still weird it happened twice.)

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SweetNSpicyBBQ t1_je1a77i wrote

How did no one get pictures of this!??!?! WE WANT PICTURES

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treehu55er t1_je0t8z8 wrote

Does this boat have a name?

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travisty1 t1_je0vbhx wrote

My friends have taken to calling it the North Shore Titanic

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No_Future9553 t1_je2cx1t wrote

I boarded this boat and looked around.. look like a homeless person was crashing in there . Bunch of homeless paraphernalia and a mattress.

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Inthebeaver t1_je32xa4 wrote

I upvoted you because this is exactly what was going on there.

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Sideroller t1_je2b54x wrote

They're getting rid of more and more of Weird Pittsburgh, this is devastating

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hulkwillsmashu t1_je344su wrote

So much for a follow up to Boats and Hoes

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mandlet t1_je0lupg wrote

I'll miss her.

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iSoReddit t1_je1yopn wrote

Now they’ve been publicly embarrassed about it, should never have come to that

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greezvs t1_je2iqxd wrote

The smell was pretty bad a few weeks ago.

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malepitt t1_je0q3h6 wrote

Sink, hole boat. Sinkhole boat?

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