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tim0767 t1_je01cza wrote

Wonder who is paying for this??

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cpr4life8 t1_je02da1 wrote

Our long national nightmare is over

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da_london_09 t1_je02dhz wrote

How funny would it be if someone just decided 'fuck it, I'm just going to go and get a free boat'

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mrsrtz t1_je02wrl wrote

Does maritime law regarding salvage apply in this case?

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CowboyNealCassady t1_je06iv2 wrote

I heard they’re planning to re-christen it “Donzi’s III” and that it will be suspended from the ceiling daun’at The Carnegie Science Center.

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Eubadom t1_je08tb6 wrote

Replying to mrsrtz (#2,415,823)

The article posted here yesterday talks about this. The short answer is yes but it's a long process. Also this boat is pretty much worthless at this point.

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Sybertron t1_je08uro wrote

Abandoned boats are always curious to me. It would make sense they'd just say "you have x days to claim the boat if you are the owner" and then if not offer the boat to the highest bidder/salvager.

This is kinda how it works for cars without titles, you advertise for the current title holder to come claim it and make reasonable attempts for them to claim it, if they do not then you can assume ownership.

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Elevate_Face t1_je0byd8 wrote

Where’s the History Channel or Discover Channel show on river salvagers to take care of this mess for us?

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raff_riff t1_je0f8ll wrote

I left Pittsburgh in 2018. Isn’t this the same boat that was there at that time?

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je0gpu1 wrote

City should keep it in storage and haul it out for the yearly Kenny Chesney concert - just park that sucker in one of the stadium lots.

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raff_riff t1_je0lgkz wrote

Replying to SWPenn (#2,419,009)

Lol weird.. so I guess abandoning boats in the Allegheny is more common than I realized. (I mean, I guess it’s only happened twice that I’m aware of, but it’s still weird it happened twice.)

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CL-MotoTech t1_je0lxat wrote

I was going to go pick it up today. They barely even gave me notice.

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R15K t1_je0psaf wrote

Replying to ohidontthinks0 (#2,415,635)

They do, which includes both recovery and disposal so it’s usually pretty massive. But the problem is that generally these boats are abandoned because the owner is no longer around to care for them (jail, death, moved back to a foreign country, etc.) so the majority of these end up getting paid for by our tax dollars. These boats are worth a ton of money so they usually don’t end up in such a sunken state unless the owner suddenly exists the picture.

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malepitt t1_je0q3h6 wrote

Sink, hole boat. Sinkhole boat?

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Revolutionary-Hawk40 t1_je0qyif wrote

Thwy have been pumping the warer out of the boat for a while now. They just brought in a barge to haul it sway. There's is a huge crane getting ready to lift the sucker!!!!

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cordy_crocs t1_je0re43 wrote

The City of Pittsburgh, the Sports and Exhibition Authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the state all say that they don’t have jurisdiction over the matter.

The only agency assisting is the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

I am so confused on why none of them have jurisdiction or none of them are working together into solving the problem that desperately needs addressed!?

KDKA stated “The commission confirmed the owner has been contacted but is unwilling or unable to remove it.” Is the spent going to face any responsibility or pay any fees or will it just be a wash and the taxpayers have to pay

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Revolutionary-Hawk40 t1_je0xiy3 wrote

ITS GONE!!!!!!!!! It's on the barge, and pretty banged up from the whole ordeal.

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motociclista t1_je15zxb wrote

Replying to bleepblopbl0rp (#2,421,312)

I’m a boater and this situation has been discussed at length on the local boating facebook pages. If scuttlebutt is to be believed, this guy got a boat he couldn’t really afford. Then couldn’t afford docking. Then it broke and he couldn’t afford to fix it. The he just decided to pick up and move out of state.

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motociclista t1_je16wt7 wrote

Replying to Sybertron (#2,416,988)

Anyone that wanted to claim ownership of that boat could have taken it. Problem is, it would cost far more to remove than it would ever be with. Two engines that were submerged for the better part of a year, plus frozen and thawed. Their toast. Every inch of wiring and everything electrical would need replaced. The wood in the transom and stringers is now soaked and rotten. All the upholstery is done. Carpet. Canvas. History. And before all that happened it was a 40ish year old Bayliner that was broke down to begin with. I bet it cost over $10k to pick it up out of the muck. Plus hauling it to wherever they’re taking it and storage until it can be stripped to go to the landfill. Then the disposal cost. Taking that free boat would likely cost more than buying two running boats.

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SweetNSpicyBBQ t1_je1a77i wrote

How did no one get pictures of this!??!?! WE WANT PICTURES

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iSoReddit t1_je1yopn wrote

Now they’ve been publicly embarrassed about it, should never have come to that

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motociclista t1_je2ax4b wrote

Replying to thescorch (#2,429,412)

I was using a bit hyperbole. I don’t live on a boat full time. Just part time during the summer months. It’s pretty great really. I’m a boater, and love being on the river. So it’s cool to have a little house on the river that I can start up and drive around. For me it’s more about boating than having a house. What I mean by that is I know some people that live on a boat because it’s a cheap way to live. For me it’s a hobby. I like boating and a houseboat is the perfect type of boat for what I do now. I’ve owned all different types of boats, but houseboating is where I’m at right now. If you have specific questions, feel free to “slide into my DM’s” as the kids say.

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Sideroller t1_je2b54x wrote

They're getting rid of more and more of Weird Pittsburgh, this is devastating

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No_Future9553 t1_je2cx1t wrote

I boarded this boat and looked around.. look like a homeless person was crashing in there . Bunch of homeless paraphernalia and a mattress.

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greezvs t1_je2iqxd wrote

The smell was pretty bad a few weeks ago.

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daninhim t1_je4ic7h wrote

Replying to thescorch (#2,429,412)

In the late 90s I had a coworker that lived on one docked of Washington’s landing. It was nice until it wasn’t. And by that I mean when the River froze over and the ice floe ripped her home from its mooring and dumped it by the Point.

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