Scott haefner and a small band of photographers recently gained access. By scott haefner for decades, dozens of forgotten navy and merchant ships have been corroding in suisun bay, 30 miles northeast of san francisco. The neglected ghost ship sat unused in the pier 70 drydocks from 20042008, after being moved from its previous home at mare island. After a decade of impasse, the ghost fleet is slowly dwindling as the ships are towed out onebyone for scrapping. Wwii, the korean war, the vietnam war, and desert storm. The mysterious true story of the mary celeste and her missing crew brian hicks, author. Now, a very serious criminal investigation is just getting started. California beyond the photos scott haefner photography. Spooky ice ship arrives in duluth to pick up taconite, drop off ghosts, probably video. For decades, dozens of forgotten navy and merchant ships have been corroding in suisun bay, 30 miles northeast of san francisco.
The ghost ships of suisun bay by scott haefner posted in military ships and vessels. Oakland two months before 36 people died in the ghost ship fire, an oakland fire department employee entered the warehouse and observed exposed electrical wiring. Suisun bay mothball fleet revealed photography tour of the old. Inside the ghost ships of the mothball fleet neatorama. May 2011 beyond the photos scott haefner photography. Ghost ship organizers to accept plea deals to avoid trial. Below are some of the various songs that did so for us, as we built the world of ghost fleet, along with page number for where you might play them. Photographer scott haefner and a few of his friends snuck aboard ships in the suisan bay reserve fleet near san francisco, ca and.
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San francisco photographer scott haefner couldnt resist the pull of the navys mothballed fleet sitting in san francisco bay. History of the shipyards, engine works and their workers in greenock and port glasgow. When kurt austin is injured attempting to rescue the passengers and crew from a sinking yacht, he wakes with fragmented and conflicted memories. Having served in four wars, the ships were about to be towed out for. African ghostship washes up on cork coast during storm dennis. How ships of the future could sail on bubble tunnel.
Paradise parking is a new series of work and soon to be book. Scott haefner, jon haeber and stephen freskos spent weekends during a recent. By scott haefner the distinct hawaiianthemed funnels of the abandoned s. To her tenants scattered in tiny storefronts throughout oakland, chor ng is the quiet, unobtrusive landlord who shows up once a month in her white mercedesbenz to. This 2014 photo provided by ajesh shah shows the interior of a portion of the ghost ship warehouse, taken while he was on a tour as a potential tenant of the oakland, calif. Sea history 6 autumn 2011 by national maritime historical. Inside the ghost ships of the mothball fleetold salt blog. Ghost ship victims lawsuits call warehouse a death trap. Ghost ships is filled with stories of horror and mystery on the high seas, and in a couple of instances, on the mississippi riverthe iron mountain rounded the.
Photographer scott haefner and friends managed to spend several days exploring and. Derick almena, owner of the ghost ship collective, spoke to the media for the first time tuesday morning. Society adventures with the ghost fleet atlas obscura. These ships, as one might imagine, are older and naturally less. These historic vesselsthe mothball fleetserved their country in four wars. The main character, vicki, works at her fathers restaurant during the summer and weekends. Officially known as the national defense reserve fleet, the boats in the.
Ghost ship owner faces life imprisonment, massmurder charges. Building owner and city and county departments, knew oaklands ghost ship posed dangers long before deadly fire that killed 36 people earlier this month, lawsuits allege. Scott haefner takes his cameras inside the ghost ships at suisun bay, just north of san francisco, and documents the adventure. Spooky ice ship arrives in duluth to pick up taconite.
The fate of the abandoned tanzanian ship is unclear since it was discovered near the irish coast. Ss independence ghost ship scott haefner photography. She always wonders about the mystery of the sea goddess, a figure head thats always hung in the restaurant. Oakland ghost ship warehouse coop leaders lawyers blame government for fire. Inside the ghost ships of the mothball fleet in 2020 abandoned. These ships served in conflicts going back to world war ii, and now they are gradually being scrapped. Independence cruise ship, visible from both i280 and hwy 101, were a familiar site to commuters in san francisco.