Hacker News
points by bunderbunder 2 days ago | 0 comments
Bittersweet, perhaps? I've never seen the ship in person but I've been following its story. It seems that Okaloosa County snatched it out of the jaws of the scrapyard just in the nick of time.

It won't be floating anymore, but it will at least be somewhat physically intact, at least relative to the state it was already in. It was pretty well stripped bare back in the 80s, and further gutted after that asbestos abatement project a while back. And it will be available for people who can SCUBA dive to visit.

[–] quietsegfault 2 days ago
I’ve seen it at least once a week if not more for 10 or 15 years. It’s really startling that it’s missing from the waterfront. Super big bummer no one could make it work.
[–] waltbosz 2 days ago
You must be in Philly. Every time I visit IKEA, I'd have a meal in the cafe and sit by the window to look at it.
[–] quietsegfault 1 day ago
The view from the ikea was perfect. It must have been really bad condition because there were never any “public” field trips to visit the ship.
[–] bunderbunder 1 day ago
Here's a video showing what it looked like as of 8 years ago.

https://youtu.be/eg7gNhmtwTA

[–] 31carmichael 2 days ago
you can also swim down to the top of it if you're good at holding your breath.