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UER Forum > UE Photography > By Boat, Plane, or Train 1/4 (Viewed 896 times)
Aran 


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By Boat, Plane, or Train 1/4
< on 10/10/2020 4:23 AM >
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A week or two ago I went to track down a completely different beached shipwreck and stumbled across this one nearby. I can't give the name or detailed history of the ship without giving her location away, but here's the basics.

This ship was a dredge boat built during WWII and retired about a decade ago. The bore was used to clear sediment from the river she served, keeping it clear for barge traffic. She was recently moved to this new resting place recently enough that she doesn't appear on Google Maps and may be bound for the shipbreakers yard soon given that the owner says holding onto her is costing him money. Unfortunately any more specific details would make her too easy to find.

A few of you may have seen these photos in the Discord or on a certain small private forum because this was one of the coolest locations I've found in ages and I'm super hyped about it and shared it a couple different places while geeking out hard, but for the rest of you here she is in all her glory.

The dredge bore mounted on the front of the ship, capable of dredging to a depth of 8.5m.




The engine room took up the entirety of the first deck.










The galley was pretty much completely intact. The second deck was pretty much entirely crew quarters and living spaces.




There were several near- identical bunkrooms like this, many with the beds still made.




One of the heads, aka bathrooms on a ship.




This is the wheelhouse of the ship, with some very cool brass controls. The wheelhouse sat atop the third deck, which was far smaller than the other two and just contained an empty office.







This isn't the only large abandoned vehicle of some kind I've explored recently, but those each deserve their own threads and will get them another day. For now, that's it from this dredge boat.



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"Sorry, I didn't know I'm not supposed to be here," he said, knowing full well he wasn't supposed to be there.

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< Reply # 1 on 10/10/2020 7:16 AM >
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Very cool spot Aran! Always appreciate your write-ups.




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< Reply # 2 on 10/11/2020 1:59 AM >
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This is so much bigger & nicer than the only boat I've ever explored...




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Absolutely amazing! That is unique and looks like a very interesting find.




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< Reply # 4 on 10/11/2020 3:39 PM >
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Awesome! Glad to see this one is intact.




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< Reply # 5 on 10/11/2020 4:49 PM >
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Very Nice job Aran! This is one of my faves from you. Cant wait to see what else you found.




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< Reply # 6 on 10/12/2020 5:29 AM >
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Looks like it's in really nice shape. I didn't even know they had boats dedicated to that sort of work, nice find and pics.




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Wow! this is something different!




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