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{{short description|Marine scrapyard in Staten Island, New York}} |
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[[File:VIEW FROM CARTERET, NJ, ACROSS THE ARTHUR KILL TO STATEN ISLAND SCRAPYARD AND SHIP GRAVEYARD - NARA - 551997.jpg|thumb|300px|The graveyard photographed in 1973]] |
[[File:VIEW FROM CARTERET, NJ, ACROSS THE ARTHUR KILL TO STATEN ISLAND SCRAPYARD AND SHIP GRAVEYARD - NARA - 551997.jpg|thumb|300px|The graveyard photographed in 1973]] |
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The '''Staten Island boat graveyard''' is a [[Ship graveyard|marine scrapyard]] located in the [[Arthur Kill]] in [[Rossville, Staten Island|Rossville]], near the [[Fresh Kills Landfill]] on the |
The '''Staten Island boat graveyard''' is a [[Ship graveyard|marine scrapyard]] located in the [[Arthur Kill]] in [[Rossville, Staten Island|Rossville]], near the [[Fresh Kills Landfill]], on the [[West Shore, Staten Island|West Shore]] of [[Staten Island]], [[New York City]]. It is known by many other names including the '''Witte Marine Scrap Yard''', the '''Arthur Kill Boat Yard''', and the '''Tugboat Graveyard'''. Its official name as of 2014 is the '''Donjon Iron and Metal Scrap Processing Facility'''.<ref name="huff">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/staten-island-boat-graveyard_n_5544746.html?section=india|title=The Bizarre Attraction That Is New York City's Boat Graveyard|last=Mathias|first=Christopher|date=July 4, 2014|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=January 25, 2016}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The scrapyard was founded in the 1930s by John J. Witte and managed by him until his death in 1980. It was then taken over by his son-in-law, Joe Coyne, who described it as similar to an automobile salvage yard, with the boats serving as a source of parts to sell.<ref>{{cite news|url= |
The scrapyard was founded in the 1930s by John J. Witte and managed by him until his death in 1980. It was then taken over by his son-in-law, Joe Coyne, who described it as similar to an automobile [[Wrecking yard|salvage yard]], with the boats serving as a source of parts to sell.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/31/nyregion/a-lesson-in-history-of-old-ships.html|title=A Lesson In History Of Old Ships|last=Meyers|first=Keith|date=December 31, 1990|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=January 25, 2016}}</ref> It is now managed by John Witte's son Arnold. It contains about 100 boats and ships, down from an earlier high of 400.<ref name="Witte">{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/99670-the-witte-boneyard-different-kind-graveyard/|title=The Witte Boneyard: A Different Kind of Graveyard|publisher=[[WNYC]]|date=October 30, 2010|accessdate=January 25, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Site== |
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[[File:The northern end of the Staten Island boat graveyard.jpg|thumb|The northern end of the graveyard]] |
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The abandoned vessels |
The abandoned and decomposing vessels, mostly cargo ships and tugboats, come from "all decades of the 20th century".<ref name="forgotten">{{cite web|url=http://forgotten-ny.com/2010/01/ship-graveyard-rossville-staten-island/|title=Sea of Dead Ships|date=January 27, 2010|work=Forgotten New York|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref> They sit in the mud and shallow water until they are dismantled or salvaged. Some of them are historic, so that the place has been called an "accidental marine museum".<ref name="huff" /> Vessels of historic interest include the submarine chaser {{USS|PC-1264||6}}, the first [[World War II]] US Navy ship to have a predominantly African-American crew; and the [[New York City Fire Department]] [[fireboat]] ''[[Abram S. Hewitt (fireboat)|Abram S. Hewitt]]'', which served as the floating command post at the 1904 sinking of the passenger ferry {{PS|General Slocum||6}}, a disaster that killed more than a thousand people.<ref name="forgotten" /><ref name="wired" /> |
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The site is hard to reach and posted with "No trespassing" signs.<ref name |
The site is hard to reach and posted with "No trespassing" signs.<ref name="wired" /> Nevertheless, there are some visitors: marine historians explore the area via boats or kayaks, while the decaying ships are a popular subject for photographers and artists.<ref name="Witte" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oboylephoto.com/boatyard/by8.htm|title=The Boatyard – Shaun O'Boyle|work=oboylephoto.com|accessdate=January 27, 2016}}</ref> Because of its eerie environment, the location has become a tourist attraction,<ref name="huff" /> despite its remote location and difficult accessibility via "a makeshift path of street signs and wood planks into muddy marshland and to the edge of the water where the boats are visible."<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140321/st-george/history-of-staten-islands-boat-graveyard-explored-documentary|title=History of Staten Island's Boat Graveyard Explored in Documentary|work=DNAinfo New York|last=Rizzi|first=Nicholas|date=March 21, 2014|accessdate=January 25, 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204030300/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140321/st-george/history-of-staten-islands-boat-graveyard-explored-documentary|archivedate=February 4, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Media== |
==Media== |
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A documentary, ''Graves of Arthur Kill'', was filmed in 2012.<ref name="wired">{{cite |
A documentary, ''Graves of Arthur Kill'', was filmed in 2012.<ref name="wired">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/07/graves-arthur-kill-ship-graveyard/|title=The Secret NYC Graveyard Where Ships Go to Die|last=Koerner|first=Brendan|date=July 16, 2015|magazine=Wired|accessdate=January 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.3fishproductions.com/graves-of-arthur-kill.html|title=Graves of Arthur Kill|work=3 Fish Productions|accessdate=March 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/see_the_eerie_graveyard_of_wwii-era_ships_off_nj_c.html#incart_river_home|title=See the eerie graveyard of WWII-era ships off N.J. coast (VIDEO)|work=NJ.com|date=March 31, 2016 |accessdate=March 31, 2016}}</ref> Scenes from the 2010 thriller ''[[Salt (2010 film)|Salt]]'' were filmed on site.<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Donjon Recycling |work=donjonrecycling.com |url=http://www.donjonrecycling.com/about_history.php |accessdate=January 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908004306/http://www.donjonrecycling.com/about_history.php |archivedate=September 8, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944835/locations|title=Salt (2010)|work=IMDB|accessdate=May 31, 2018}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Donjon Recycling |work=donjonrecycling.com||url=http://www.donjonrecycling.com/about_history.php |accessdate=26 January 2016}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External |
==External links== |
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*[http://wikimapia.org/14632569/Ghost-Ships-Staten-Island-Boat-Graveyard Wikimapia] |
* [http://www.donjon.com/ Donjon Recycling] |
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* [http://wikimapia.org/14632569/Ghost-Ships-Staten-Island-Boat-Graveyard Wikimapia] |
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*[http://www.opacity.us/site55_staten_island_boat_graveyard.htm Opacity website] |
* [http://www.opacity.us/site55_staten_island_boat_graveyard.htm Opacity website] |
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Latest revision as of 08:44, 6 April 2023
The Staten Island boat graveyard is a marine scrapyard located in the Arthur Kill in Rossville, near the Fresh Kills Landfill, on the West Shore of Staten Island, New York City. It is known by many other names including the Witte Marine Scrap Yard, the Arthur Kill Boat Yard, and the Tugboat Graveyard. Its official name as of 2014 is the Donjon Iron and Metal Scrap Processing Facility.[1]
History
[edit]The scrapyard was founded in the 1930s by John J. Witte and managed by him until his death in 1980. It was then taken over by his son-in-law, Joe Coyne, who described it as similar to an automobile salvage yard, with the boats serving as a source of parts to sell.[2] It is now managed by John Witte's son Arnold. It contains about 100 boats and ships, down from an earlier high of 400.[3]
Website
[edit]
The abandoned and decomposing vessels, mostly cargo ships and tugboats, come from "all decades of the 20th century".[4] They sit in the mud and shallow water until they are dismantled or salvaged. Some of them are historic, so that the place has been called an "accidental marine museum".[1] Vessels of historic interest include the submarine chaser USS PC-1264, the first World War II US Navy ship to have a predominantly African-American crew; and the New York City Fire Department fireboat Abram S. Hewitt, which served as the floating command post at the 1904 sinking of the passenger ferry PS General Slocum, a disaster that killed more than a thousand people.[4][5]
The site is hard to reach and posted with "No trespassing" signs.[5] Nevertheless, there are some visitors: marine historians explore the area via boats or kayaks, while the decaying ships are a popular subject for photographers and artists.[3][6] Because of its eerie environment, the location has become a tourist attraction,[1] despite its remote location and difficult accessibility via "a makeshift path of street signs and wood planks into muddy marshland and to the edge of the water where the boats are visible."[7]
Media
[edit]A documentary, Graves of Arthur Kill, was filmed in 2012.[5][8][9] Scenes from the 2010 thriller Salt were filmed on site.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mathias, Christopher (July 4, 2014). "The Bizarre Attraction That Is New York City's Boat Graveyard". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ Meyers, Keith (December 31, 1990). "A Lesson In History Of Old Ships". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Witte Boneyard: A Different Kind of Graveyard". WNYC. October 30, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sea of Dead Ships". Forgotten New York. January 27, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c Koerner, Brendan (July 16, 2015). "The Secret NYC Graveyard Where Ships Go to Die". Wired. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "The Boatyard – Shaun O'Boyle". oboylephoto.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Rizzi, Nicholas (March 21, 2014). "History of Staten Island's Boat Graveyard Explored in Documentary". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Graves of Arthur Kill". 3 Fish Productions. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "See the eerie graveyard of WWII-era ships off N.J. coast (VIDEO)". NJ.com. March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "The History of Donjon Recycling". donjonrecycling.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Salt (2010)". IMDB. Retrieved May 31, 2018.