Saw this Utah man & his Asian girl's cruise ship in Stockton, CA, guess they

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... finally decided to kill it after 15 years.. :

Utah Man Who Bought Cruise Ship on Craigslist Mourns Its 'Horrible Death' After Spending 15 Years — and $1M — Trying to Restore It

“It’s probably one of the saddest things that I’ve had to witness in this lifetime…” Chris Willson said of cruise ship 'Aurora''s demise. A man from Utah who spent over $1 million restoring a cruise ship he purchased on Craigslist is speaking out about the vessel being demolished
"It’s probably one of the saddest things that I’ve had to witness in this lifetime…” Chris Willson, who sold the boat in October 2023. Willson and his long-term partner, Jin Li, spent 15 years restoring the Aurora — a 293-foot vessel — after purchasing it. A man from Utah who spent over $1 million restoring a cruise ship he bought on Craigslist before it started sinking is speaking out about the sad moment the vessel was demolished.

As previously reported by PEOPLE, technology entrepreneur Chris Willson revealed in a September 2024 interview with CNN Travel that he and his long-term partner, Jin Li, spent 15 years restoring the Aurora — a 293-foot vessel — after purchasing it online in 2008.

The ship — which was originally named the Wappen von Hamburg and inspired The Love Boat — was built by Germany after World War II. It featured 85 cabins, a swimming pool, and a theater and was featured in the 1963 film From Russia with Love.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced in May of last year that the boat had begun to "sink in 13 feet of water and discharge pollution" in Little Potato Slough near Stockton.

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Took these photos when I was there:

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Link to my previous thread about it with Mt. Diablo's peak in the background:

https://www.pebhmong.com/forum/index.php?topic=413282.msg5032791#msg5032791