USS Sullivans taking on water (Buffalo, NY Naval Park)

WBEN ^ | 04 14 2022 | Staff

[yesthatjallen]

A stunning sight at Buffalo's Naval Park at Canalside Thursday morning. The USS The Sullivans is taking on water.

"If you look at the stern of the ship, where it normally reads, The Sullivans, it now reads The Sull," said WBEN's Tim Wenger at the Naval Park. "The rest of the name has disappeared under the water."

The World War II era destroyer is listing to its starboard, or right, side. The stern is further into the water than the bow (or front of the ship). The gangway that leads onto the ship from the pier is laying in the water.

"There was a breach in the hull late Wednesday night," said Paul Marzello, President and CEO of the Naval Park. "We don't know the cause of it at this point." The location of the breach is aft of mid-ship, or beyond the mid section of the ship toward the rear.

SNIP

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Who scuddled her?

[House Atreides]

Gee… WTF have the Ukrainians done now?😇🙀

[Telepathic Intruder]

"We don't know the cause of it at this point."

Global warming, or Russia.

[rdl6989]

Rust

[SuperLuminal]

Dang!
Beat me to it!

[PGR88]

How does one maintain a museum ship like this that sits in water for decades, can’t be pulled into dry-dock, and has no anti-fouling?

[DoodleDawg]

Isn’t the USS Texas leaking badly as well?

[TornadoAlley3]

Great movie- The Fighting Sullivans

[BobL]

Sounds like Ukraine just took out another ship!

[Migraine]

Just don’t let it sink in the Welland Canal.

[real saxophonist]

Not to be confused with the current USS The Sullivans (DDG-68), an Arliegh Burke class destroyer.

[hflynn]

False alarm.NY Democrat Jerry Nadler was welcomed aboard 5 minutes before this picture was taken.

[stickandrudder]

Yes. Getting ready to tow it to Galveston for repairs. Wish they would dry dock it. San Jacinto battle re-enactment April 23rd, come see us.

[americas.best.days...]

Dammit Putin!!!

As soon as Milley is done rooting out white SUPREMECISTS, he’ll look into it.

[9422WMR]

Someone unplugged the pump.

[americas.best.days...]

I meant the black guy.

[throwthebumsout]

“Crews have been repairing holes in USS The Sullivans in August 2021 and it started taking on water Wednesday night.”

So it didn’t start sinking until they started repairing the holes. It survived action in World War II only be done in by a low bidder.

[newnhdad]

Glad I got to see it when I did.

[Red Badger]

"We don't know the cause of it at this point."

A hole in the hull? Just my guess............