Submitted by mmwwmm37 t3_1257550 in pittsburgh
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Kenitzka t1_je31um1 wrote
Dang. A salvage spud barge with a crane and a tug. A minimum 3 man crew. Who’s footing that bill?
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BMSpoons t1_je34kq6 wrote
There’s a new one every year
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je35j42 wrote
PA taxpayers
cpr4life8 t1_je36eq2 wrote
A new annual spring event? Could be the makings of a new festival.
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CL-MotoTech t1_je37v7e wrote
Somebody stole my boat!
deekins t1_je39za0 wrote
Very anticlimactic. Couldn't they have lit off some Zambelli fireworks or something
physicallyuncomfort t1_je3cbhc wrote
I love cranes. They’re so useful
distilledfluid t1_je3lo6j wrote
Yah, but don't buy one for your girlfriend for Christmas. Learned that the hard way.
OrangeSundays19 t1_je3m0kz wrote
End of an era
cordy_crocs t1_je3ns82 wrote
Wonder how much it cost to get rid of
cordy_crocs t1_je3nww6 wrote
Cranes have definitely come in handy for Pittsburgh the last few years lol
TexanInExile t1_je3p6sh wrote
Sorry I don't live here. What's going on with this boat?
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je4fqmu wrote
Spread over all the PA taxpayers it's not that much. You'll get the bill soon.
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je4g1j9 wrote
It was the boat from the famous SNL The Lonely Island video. T-Pain brought it here for a Steelers game in the late fall of last year since he's a big fan. That's the game he sang both the National Anthem and led the Terrible Towel wave. Had it transported to Cincinnati, sailed it the rest of the way since he likes seeing this part of the country. Took him a week.
It got stuck after the engine broke and unfortunately for him it was right before a big flood, so the boat took on water and got stuck in the riverbed.
He's been trying to move it for months but then it started leaking fuel (prob from a cracked hull from river debris) so he had to get a boat salvage team, but the river has been running high for a while so this was the first time he could salvage the boat in weeks.
Sad story.
ShatteredAvenger t1_je4p13n wrote
wow, I knew T-Pain owned it, but I didn't realize he'd sailed it from Cincinnati- that's a commitment. Thanks for the extra information.
Wouldwoodchuck t1_je4plgt wrote
Did you see the crane operator drop the boat on the barge? He was not pleased To be picking up trash….
da_london_09 t1_je4ujvr wrote
Kenitzka t1_je4vbh7 wrote
I did not! Can’t seem to find a video of it anywhere either.
Strategery_Man t1_je4w5rx wrote
Is this some sort of copypasta or is this legit?
Wouldwoodchuck t1_je4xi6q wrote
It was on kdka 6 am News broadcast. Good chuckle for sure but nothing to outlandish. Just the last couple feet the operator checks out and drops it on the deck of the barge. Cheers
SmellView42069 t1_je50r3p wrote
That’s why you need to only date girls who are crane operators.
Toimaker t1_je53267 wrote
Now they just need to clean up the other trash on the trails.
captrespect t1_je5g9fj wrote
Checkout friendsoftheriverfront.org to volunteer, they have cleanup events all the time.
Toimaker t1_je5ikvi wrote
Will do. Glad to see this.
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je5ty27 wrote
gotta train the groundhog to pop out of the boat.
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je5u1wr wrote
Legit. I typed it myself this morning.
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je5u9bx wrote
the steel valley people (they do from maybe homestead to mckeesport, maybe a bit further out) hit their part of the GAP every wednesday mornings for cleanups, too. https://steelvalleytrail.org/
Strategery_Man t1_je5vrzk wrote
You legit had me. Big whoosh
Strategery_Man t1_je5vvxt wrote
It isn't T-Pain's boat lol
wagsman t1_je6gmqk wrote
nice, I'm down to agree on this being the official story.
physicallyuncomfort t1_jeacwwa wrote
I’m in crane insurance (and am woman). But yes, I agree. I don’t think most women would want a crane as a gift. Maybe a forklift or a dolly though
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je2ttxn wrote
So sad. If only we had some notice.
This whole process was way too quick!