what ever happened to that ship that caught fire under the Verrazano ?

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Vector

Discussion Starter · Mar 14, 2008

about 30 years ago a large ship caught fire near the Verranzano bridge . What happened to that ship ?

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ahiman

· #3 · Mar 14, 2008

Various American maritime firms expressed interest in salvaging the stern sections of Sea Witch. It was finally towed to Newport News Shipbuilding?s yard in Virginia. All spaces forward of the engine room deckhouse were cut off and scrapped. They were replaced by a new fore body built at the yard. Converted to a Jones Act U.S.-flag chemical carrier, it was renamed Chemical Discoverer and still sails today as Chemical Pioneer.

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