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Hudson River Shipwrecks Secretly Mapped

Posted by Hemos on from the river-to-the-ocean-flow dept.

jonerik writes "According to this article in the New York Times (registration required) more than 200 shipwreck sites lying beneath New York's Hudson River have been mapped by sonar. In fact, scientists feel confident that the location of every Hudson shipwreck between Manhattan and Troy has now been pinpointed, adding that the nearly oxygen-free mud of the Hudson nearly guarantees that many of the wrecks and their contents are almost perfectly preserved. The hitch? For the time being the maps - paid for as part of the $186 million Hudson River Estuary Plan - are not being published since state officials are nervous about the prospect of so many shipwrecks suddenly being opened up to salvagers on one of the U.S.'s busiest rivers. 'We don't want to ring the dinner bell for people who have ulterior motives and don't behave responsibly,' says Mark L. Peckham, a historic preservation coordinator at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. In the meantime, state officials are now attempting to determine the historical significance of the wrecks and how they might be protected, which should hopefully lead to the publication of the Hudson River maps at some future date."

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  1. Re:Urgent! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hmm, I think that deserves (1,funny). Okay, but at least (.5, funny)...

  2. Soviet sad man is saying: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i am sad that the last thing they need is a bunch of yahoo's with treasure maps digging around in the sediment and silt looking for treasure while dredging up 80 years worth of PCB's :*(.

  3. Soviet sad man is saying: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i am sad that dredging the river will decimate the shipwrecks :*(.

  4. Re:Urgent! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Hal Jordan has a HUGE SPIDER-MAN BONAR!

    The Christmas Tree Recycling Program began in 1991 as a joint effort between the Department of Solid Waste Management and the Parks and Recreation Department. To date approximately 350,000 Christmas trees have been recycled resulting in a landfill savings of approximately 53,000 dollars.

    During the holiday season there are numerous drop-off sites located around the city. The trees are chipped and converted into mulch products for sale back to the public.

  5. Soviet sad man is saying: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i am sad that the hudson river maps YOU :*(.