Staten Island Boat Graveyard


Did you know there’s a boat graveyard right in the heart of New York City? The Staten Island Boat Graveyard has been around since the 1930s. It wasn’t intended to be a graveyard; it was simply a salvage yard. It wasn’t very profitable, so it was abandoned. Over time, dozens of rusting ships were left to decay, becoming a sort of eerie maritime museum.
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From above, the sight is strangely beautiful. Ships frozen in time, surrounded by murky water, tell silent tales of voyages long since ended.

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