What The Heck Was Floating Down The East River On Barge Sunday Afternoon Again - A Space Capsule, Submarine Part, Something Else?
Not only were kayakers paddling down the East River this weekend, but the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse reports:
@Rooseveltisland there was also what looked a lot like part of a submarine, on a barge. Anybody else saw it? pic.twitter.com/mU8RkKAxPF
— Nicolas Robine (@notSoJunkDNA) August 26, 2013
@ibookery @Rooseveltisland yes, heading North. Here is another picture, with Presbyterian hospital in the background pic.twitter.com/DaUvPefTuK
— Nicolas Robine (@notSoJunkDNA) August 26, 2013
Can't get that through tunnels/bridges easily. Cool pictures. @notSoJunkDNA @RooseveltislandIn February 2012, Roosevelt Island resident Dave Rosenberg saw what looks like the same submarine part on a barge
— Aye Buchery (@ibookery) August 26, 2013
Image From Dave Rosenberg
passing Roosevelt Island asking:
what the heck is that?Mike Giroux answered:
I think it's the tail section of a Virginia-class submarine. Look at the diagonal fin on the bottom, then look at the back of the sub in this picture:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/...
(At first I thought it was the tail of a Seawolf, but they're not building any more of those, apparently - the Virginia's are smaller and cheaper)
