Torsk Volunteer Association

The two U.S. warships in the Middle East weren’t aiming to break a record. But when the coronavirus made ship stops in foreign countries too risky, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS San Jacinto were ordered to keep moving and avoid all port visits. On Thursday, as they steamed through the Nor...

Group of maritime enthusiasts take on major task of saving Hackensack submarine USS Ling https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/hackensack/2019/09/14/uss-ling-in-hackensack-nj-group-of-maritime-enthusiasts-take-on-major-task-of-saving-submarine/2311898001/ The group has a Facebook page at: ht...

Authorities have upped charges against five people accused of burglarizing the USS Ling in Hackensack, who are now charged with flooding the historic submarine during two break-ins last summer, allegedly causing damage in the hundreds of thousands, according to the submarine’s trustees. https://www....

We are on the boat most Saturdays, but the number of active volunteers has decreased. The number of volunteers on board will usually be 3 - 5 and we leave by 1pm. No large projects are ongoing.

The plaques have been returned.
Some progress

Two suspects have been identified.
Two suspects identified

The remaining artifacts on the museum grounds have been removed.
Artifacts put in storage

I updated the link.

USS Ling apparently flooded intentionally, memorial plaques stolen

USS Ling flooded

The museum has agreed to vacate the property by August 14th, but they have no place to go. The Ling is not going anywhere.

I added some more photos I took to my smugmug gallery, including one of the eviction notice.
https://torskphotoguy.smugmug.com/Museums/USS-Ling

https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums/USS-Ling/i-CcqW4JZ/0/da442ad2/L/DSC02268-Edit-L.jpg I visited the Ling today at low tide and this is what I saw. I'll post more photos to my SmugMug account when I get home. You can see the full size photo at https://torskphotoguy.smugmug.com/Museums/USS-Ling Yes,...

The Krasnodar, a Russian attack submarine, left the coast of Libya in late May, headed east across the Mediterranean, then slipped undersea, quiet as a mouse. Next, it fired a volley of cruise missiles into Syria. In the days that followed, the diesel-electric sub was pursued by the aircraft carrier...

I visited the Ling on Thursday (August 24, 2017). The Navy has removed most of the artifacts from the grounds and the Ling continues to deteriorate.
I posted photos at: https://torskphotoguy.smugmug.com/Museums/USS-Ling/

I found the photos I took of the torpedo load and Geezer Cob.
I uploaded them to a SmugMug Site: https://torskphotoguy.smugmug.com/Museums/Torpedo-Load

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