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Only in Boston: Mass transit delayed by living history
By adamg on Fri, 06/14/2024 - 10:30am
With a little help from her friends. Adam Castiglioni watched Old Ironsides today.
The MBTA reports that Boston Harbor ferry service could be delayed between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. because the USS Constitution is going on a sailabout around the harbor.
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It wasn’t the British this time
For those wonder why Old Ironsides’ masts are short like I was:
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/2023/05/01/uss-constitutions-main-mast...
Later update
A sailor recently advised me that, since that report was written, they have discovered that two more sections of mast need to be replaced. Thus the project will take longer than originally expected.
It's not the size that matters...
It's the motion of the ocean...
huh?
Why cancel ferry service? Was the USS Constitution sailing to a fundraiser in Weston?
They didn't cancel service
They just said there would be delays.
She’s not majestic
without her masts and spars.
Flag Day/ Independence Day
Had 2 thought when I saw it this morning. Either celebrating Flag Day or a trial run for Independence Day.
Bunker Hill Day
A longtime observance for the ship. After all, it IS based in Charlestown. But it's generally been on a Saturday in the past, not a Friday.
Underway 7 times this year
May 17th (https://www.facebook.com/reel/837716114927113)
June 14
July 4
August 9
September 13
September 20
October 21
June 14th was a combo - Flag Day, birthday of the US Army and "Honoring Women Veterans"
Dates from the Museum website: https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/underway/
No one takes that ferry in the middle of the day.
Maybe it’s used by people going to and from work but mid day it is empty. I used to go on it at lunchtime for a friend or two for a free harbor tour ( w a T pass). Sometimes it would be just me having lunch while we spewed diesel fumes all over the harbor.