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When we heard that the Navy was being called in to help move the USS Intrepid from Manhattan's West Side to Bayonne, NJ for repairs, we thought that there would be some special Navy tricks employed to move the 27,000 ton aircraft carrier. But it turns out the Navy is just using a large bucket and shovel to remove the mud and dirt the Intrepid is mired in. Navy divers that checked out the situation yesterday could only see 2 feet in front of them in the Hudson's murky waters.
Officials hope the mud removal will only take a month, as there is concern about the Intrepid's condition - the "stern about a foot higher on the muddy speed bump than the bow." And the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers thinks 40,000 cubic yards of "Hudson River mud" will be removed; then the mud will go to Staten Island for "environmental processing." Hmm, if the Intrepid needs to raise money, maybe they should sell "Hudson River Mud - Strong Enough to Hold the Intrepid."
Photograph of a Navy diver jumping into the Hudson to examine the Intrepid by Kathy Willens/AP
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>> if the Intrepid needs to raise money, maybe they should sell "Hudson River Mud - Strong Enough to Hold the Intrepid."
Brilliant Idea!
I'm also glad to see that the damned striped bass is not stopping the Navy like it did our pusillanimous politicians with Westway.
Actually, the striped bass are still a part of the conversation. Normally, this wouldn't be allowed becuase at this time of year, the colder tempertures of the water spur the bass to swim up the Hudson. But because of the warm temps, the striped bass are staying put for now, which allows the dredging and attempted removal of the Intrepid to proceed.
Not that I'm some enviro person, but when you look at all the damges we've done to the enviornment, it's not the worst idea in the world to try and make sure we minimize any further damage to native species. That's not like, radical or anything.
My guess is they will use the mud dredged from the Hudson to help cap some of the mounds at Fresh Kills, once "environmentally processed" of course. They are already doing that with mud dredged from the Arthur Kill and Kill van Kull.
Yeah, who wants to be called, like, "an enviro person", somebody who is concerned about whether or not we can breathe our air, or drink the water, or preserve soil that, uh, ya know, allows us to grow food 'n stuff.
there's also quite a difference between a one-time dredging and multi-year construction.
So what that's going to cost the city how much are in tax dollars?
{Correction} -> "That's going to cost the city how much more in tax dollars ?
Dig those crazy condos in Jersey!
As for the cost, nothing. The Navy is picking it up and the Enterprise people said they will "try" to pay them back.