Historic World War II destroyer sinking on Buffalo waterfront as crews race to rescue it
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Historic World War II destroyer sinking on Buffalo waterfront as crews race to rescue it
A decommissioned World War II-era destroyer docked near downtown Buffalo in New York was taking on water and listing perilously on Thursday.
Crews were working to keep USS The Sullivans from sinking at its berth at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, where it had been open for tours.
The USS The Sullivans is a tribute to our heroes — to a family that lost all five of its sons in the Pacific, and to the 400,000 Americans who died fighting in World War II.
Our State agencies are on site and ready to help revive this treasure and symbol of perseverance. https://t.co/fNyH9yjlwp
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) April 14, 2022
"We've got a committed group down here. We're not going to give up the ship and failure is not an option," said park president Paul Marzello.
Marzello said they believe there was a breach on the right side of the hull Wednesday night. He said crews trying to stabilize the 79-year-old vessel are pumping out up to 13,000 gallons a minute.
"I think we've seen the worst, but I don't know," he said.
"The USS The Sullivans is a tribute to our heroes — to a family that lost all five of its sons in the Pacific, and to the 400,000 Americans who died fighting in World War II," Gov. Kathy Hochul wrote on Twitter. "Our state agencies are on site and ready to help revive this treasure and symbol of perseverance."
USS The Sullivans, a National Historic Landmark, was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa. The brothers were killed in action when the USS Juneau was sunk by the Japanese in the South Pacific during World War II.
More than $1 million was raised last year to repair the ship's breached hull. Crews paused work over the winter and were to resume repairs Monday, Marzello said.
USS The Sullivans is one of four decommissioned Naval vessels at the park.
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The sinking of warships seems to be in the news these days, and when I first saw the title to this article on Microsoft Bing News this morning I thought I would post it with a comment that placing it there in Lake Erie was to protect the USA from an invasion by Canada, but then I read the article and I am not embarrassed to admit that a tear ceme to my eye when I read that it was named to memorialize all five sons from one family who had served together on the same warship that was sunk, besides the 400,000 Americans who lost their lives during WW2. I recalled how the loss of even one son can affect a person when my great-uncle lost one of his three sons (all of whom served with the Canadian forces and fought the Nazis), a bomber navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force, while over Germany during WW2. It made me think of the movie Finding Private Ryan, and I read in a different article that since that time siblings were no longer allowed ot serve on the same ship.
Geez, it couldn’t have waited another week?
Morning.. certainly hope they manage to save her..
To lose all five sons on one ship...beyond believe and totally devastating for the Sullivan family...