I work across the street from Battery Park, and a bunch of us watched her go by about a half-hour ago. She's almost to Liberty Island by now.
Inspiring. Can't wait for her to return.
A month after a failed attempt to move the USS Intrepid, the historic aircraft carrier was freed Tuesday from the Hudson River anchorage where it had sat for nearly a quarter of a century.
"This old baby is moving," a joyous Intrepid Foundation President Bill White said aboard the vessel.
Some crew members cried and gave each other high-fives and hugs. Onlookers ashore cheered.
In the previous attempt, thick mud had proved too strong for six "tractor tugs" exerting some 30,000 horsepower.