by Guest 999 » December 30, 2025, 4:49 pm
For a few years, the Columbia has been in storage in Buffalo N.Y., tucked safely a ways upstream on the Buffalo River. The last views I recall seeing were on Google skyview, and I believe the ship was fully wrapped in the shrink plastic that many private small craft owners use when their boats are hauled out for winter storage.
Earlier today for a brief time on the Buffalo News website (the city's last major newspaper) was a picture of the Columbia, with none of the plastic remaining. As the Buffalo News is behind an outrageously priced paywall, can any local residents report as to what has happened. Did the weather cause the plastic to come off, or has work been done on the Columbia while in Buffalo? It was my recollection that Buffalo was strictly a storage port, and further restoration efforts were going to be done somewhere further east. I seem to recall somewhere on the East Coast.
Brian W., you've been a valuable set of eyes on shipping and industry in Buffalo. Can you or any other locals fill us in, please?
For a few years, the Columbia has been in storage in Buffalo N.Y., tucked safely a ways upstream on the Buffalo River. The last views I recall seeing were on Google skyview, and I believe the ship was fully wrapped in the shrink plastic that many private small craft owners use when their boats are hauled out for winter storage.
Earlier today for a brief time on the Buffalo News website (the city's last major newspaper) was a picture of the Columbia, with none of the plastic remaining. As the Buffalo News is behind an outrageously priced paywall, can any local residents report as to what has happened. Did the weather cause the plastic to come off, or has work been done on the Columbia while in Buffalo? It was my recollection that Buffalo was strictly a storage port, and further restoration efforts were going to be done somewhere further east. I seem to recall somewhere on the East Coast.
Brian W., you've been a valuable set of eyes on shipping and industry in Buffalo. Can you or any other locals fill us in, please?