Sunken party boat raised from the James River

It may have taken two days and a change in plans to Plan B, but the sunken party boat “Mallory” was raised from the James River Saturday after a multitude of on-lookers. See the full article and slideshow on the Times-Dispatch website: Two days after it was supposed to open as a floating restaurant, the Mallory […]

It may have taken two days and a change in plans to Plan B, but the sunken party boat “Mallory” was raised from the James River Saturday after a multitude of on-lookers.

See the full article and slideshow on the Times-Dispatch website:

Two days after it was supposed to open as a floating restaurant, the Mallory emerged from the muddy depths of the James River.

A daylong drama to raise the sunken houseboat reached its climax at sunset on Saturday, when two massive cranes lifted the fragile vessel from the river at Richmond Intermediate Terminal.

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