Rust never sleeps and it's the bane of each and every museum ship out there that's left in the water instead of being permanently dry-docked. Hopefully they can recover The Sullivans. And hopefully the other museum ships will be getting a good underwater inspection of their hulls done sometime soon in case they're in danger of the same thing happening to them too.
From what I�ve been reading, the keepers of The Sullivans were aware there was an issue and they had raised money for repairs. Problem was, there wasn�t a lot of available dock space to do repairs and were waiting for a berth when this disaster happened. It�s the same reason it�s taking so long to repair the USS Texas.
Old ships like that need a lot of expensive care. There were built quickly and not expected to have a service life past a few years, much less eighty. That�s why Parks Canada paid millions of dollars to keep the HMCS Haida afloat; she needed extensive repairs.
Old ships like that need a lot of expensive care. There were built quickly and not expected to have a service life past a few years, much less eighty. That�s why Parks Canada paid millions of dollars to keep the HMCS Haida afloat; she needed extensive repairs.