[george76]

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.

[george76]

"If she doesn't move, we are going to jump in and push her," a former crew member, 84-year-old Joe Kobert,...


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[BIGLOOK]

I've been following the Intrepid's plight for a bit now. Years ago when Intrepid moored on the Hudson and opened as Navy museum, Navy vets from WWII were invited to come down and lend a hand making her shipshape. My late father went; he was a career MMC "Tin Can" sailor and had a grand time hanging out with the other old salts who volunteered for duty.

They didn't do much, worked the brightwork, the weaves and fancy work and sat around entertaining tourists by swapping sea stories and 'damn lies'. All of this done with a mug of coffee in hand, held the proper way of Navy Chiefs......finger through the loop and thumb over the lip in the coffee.