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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:00 pm
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.