Photos of the SS United States being pulled by a 140-foot tugboat prompted many to ask how the move was even possible.
"Tow boat pushing 24 barges comes within inches of hitting the Natchez riverboat, and the ferry boat has to leave the dock in a panic ... a U.S. flag tug boat, being pinned onto the bank piling ...
The SS United States will remain in Mobile for about a year as Coleen Marine removes hazardous paints, plastic, fuel and oil. When preparations are complete, it will be sunk off the coast of Florida ...