The decommissioned cruise ship Aurora was refloated by contractors hired by a Unified Command, July 18, 2024, in the Little Potato Slough within the San Joaquin River Delta northwest of the City of Stockton, California. The Aurora sunk May 22, 2024, with an unknown amount of fuel on board and response teams removed 21,675 gallons of oily water during the response to mitigate pollution to the environment.
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This enthusiast documents the destruction of million-dollar ocean liners

Peter Knego thinks old 20th century ocean liners are as historically important as classic buildings, but they are now nearly all gone. He tells the story of the Aurora, the latest to be sent to scrap. Find the history of the ship's long story here.

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The decommissioned cruise ship Aurora was refloated by contractors hired by a Unified Command, July 18, 2024, in the Little Potato Slough within the San Joaquin River Delta northwest of the City of Stockton, California. The Aurora sunk May 22, 2024, with an unknown amount of fuel on board and response teams removed 21,675 gallons of oily water during the response to mitigate pollution to the environment.
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