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| World War II-era submarine flooded by vandals in New Jersey (video) |
| 2018-08-17 |
| [FOX] A group of New Jersey vandals this weekend did what the Nazis couldn't ‐ sink the USS Ling. At least partially. The intruders boarded the World War II-era vessel, which is berthed in a New Jersey river, and opened underwater hatches, flooding the sub. The thieves also stole several plaques. Navy veteran Jack Brown, a trustee on the Submarine Memorial Association, which is responsible for maintaining the USS Ling, told FOX5 he was at the New Jersey Naval Museum in Hackensack on Sunday when he noticed something was off. "I noticed the boat looked very low in the water," Brown said. "[Vandals] cut through with bolt cutters, I guess, got in and opened all the hatches. The equipment and artifacts inside are ruined." The Ling, a Balao class-submarine, was commissioned on June 8, 1945 and was the last of the fleet boats that patrolled U.S. shores during World War II, according to the Historic Naval Ships Association. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 Interesting, Mike. I thought this seemed a bit well-organized for random vandalism. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-08-17 14:09 |
| #1 ...Somebody knew exactly what they were doing. The property surrounding Ling is being developed, and the developer wanted it out of there...complicated by the fact that apparently it would have cost a small fortune to dredge the canals to get her out of there - to the point where it might have been cheaper to scrap her in place. Stay tuned... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-08-17 05:10 |