After spending 24 years tied up at Pier 86 on Manhattan's west side, the aircraft carrier Intrepidsnd its pier both needed a good cleaning-$60 million worth. During the highest of high tides, on November 6, 2006, the ship was to be moved into drydock. In preparation, dredges pumped out 15,000 cubic tons of muck from its sides and path, and crews pumped 600 tons of water from the carrier's ballast tanks. The move was covered live on CNN. Dignitaries spoke, and then 80-year-old retired Rear Admiral. J. Lloyd "Doc" Abbot Jr., the Intrepid skipper from 1960 to 1962, ordered the mooring lines cast off. Six tugboats, with a combined 30,000 horsepower, shoved the ship into the Hudson River. Intrepidmade it all of 15 feet before its screws-its propellers -got stuck in the mud.
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机译：在曼哈顿西区的86号码头上呆了24年后，航母Intrepidsnd的两个号码头都需要很好的清洁，价值6000万美元。在最高潮期间，2006年11月6日，该船被移入干船坞。在准备工作中，挖泥机从船体的侧面和路径中抽出了1.5万立方吨的渣土，而船员则从船上的压载舱中抽出了600吨水。此举在CNN上实时报道。众议院议员讲话，然后80岁的海军少将退休。 J. Lloyd“ Doc” Abbot Jr.，从1960年到1962年的无畏号队长，下令抛锚。六艘拖船总功率达30,000马力，将其拖入哈德逊河。在它的螺旋桨-螺旋桨-陷在泥泞中之前，它无畏地使它整整15英尺。
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