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The ship is still operational https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomar_Explorer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomar_Explorer Currently is used for deep sea oil dr

The ship is still operational https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomar_Explorer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomar_Explorer Currently is used for deep sea oil drilling.

bhhaskin 8y ago
It is actually being scrapped. It arrived at a Chinese scrap yard in 2015.
- sizzzzlerz 8y ago
  For years, it was moored in Suisan Bay along with other WW2 vessels. You could see it driving along the bay on 680. I'm not sure what happened to the barge. It went back to Lockheed's facilities in Redwood City for awhile but I don't think it is still there.
  - khuey 8y ago
    The barge is in Alameda right next to the ferry terminal.
    - bhhaskin 8y ago
      Oh? Which one? I sail by there often! Edit: oh wow! That makes so much sense why it has the retractable roof on it! Never knew that before.
brians 8y ago
Absolutely. Just like it was used for manganese nodules back then.