Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
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Environment
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A California city could be on the hook for a multimillion-dollar bill in order to finally get rid of a rusting Cold War relic that has been rotting for more than a decade.
uncertain
that → rid → decade
City officials are now seeking information from contractors on how to haul away the deteriorating 299-foot vessel, including the logistics and eye-watering cost of sending it to a disposal site.
asserted
officials → seek → site
The 299-foot-long B-427 attack submarine was launched by the Soviet navy in 1971, before it was decommissioned more than twenty years later in 1994, the Press Telegram reported.
asserted
Telegram → launch → 1994
It was then leased by an Australian company and opened as an attraction at the Australian National Maritime Museum, before finally making its way to Long Beach after Ed Skowron purchased it for $970,000.
asserted
Skowron → lease → 970,000
Between 1998 and 2015, nearly 8,000 tourists a month would check out the Soviet Union-era sub during peak summer months as it sat alongside the 1930’s luxury liner.
asserted
it → check → liner
For 17 years, visitors got the chance to take a look inside the vessel that once tracked enemies in the Pacific Ocean as part of Russia’s Pacific Fleet.
asserted
that → get → Fleet
In 2015, a water hull ruptured and flooded a ballast tank, forcing the closure of the vessel to the public, with it eventually becoming a home for racoons.
asserted
it → rupture → racoons
Since that time, the sub has slowly been deteriorating with rust and holes forming on the outer layer, as saltwater and storms aided the process.
asserted
saltwater → deteriorate → process
“In the interest of safety, water quality, and to mitigate any risk of damage to the Queen Mary, the vessel has been identified by the City as an abandoned asset for removal, pending any future legal or administrative actions required for its removal,” wrote Public Works spokesperson Jocelin Padilla.
asserted
Padilla → mitigate → removal
“However, further analysis has to be conducted to determine the most appropriate course of action, taking into account safety, risk, impacts, and costs.
asserted
analysis → have → safety
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While the city doesn’t own the sub, exactly who does is unclear with the most recent owner Australia-based NEWCO Pty Ltd. dissolving in 2020.
uncertain
owner → own → 2020
The question next is how to do it, either by land or water.
asserted
question → do → land
Previous estimates put the cost anywhere from $8.6 million for land removal up to nearly $22 million for waterside removal, a local publication reported.
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publication → put → removal
Ralph Botticelli with Curtin Maritime Corp., a marine construction and salvage company, said the issue is preventing polluting the water with hazardous material.
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issue → say → material
He said several factors have to be considered whether crews take it out with a towline or lift it out with a crane, including the sub’s asbestos piping, batteries and the thickness of the steel.
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crews → say → steel
“There’s no rule of thumb,” Botticeilli said.
asserted
Botticeilli → ’ → thumb
“It’s just what is deemed appropriate at the time and most cost-effective and most safe.”
asserted
what → ’ → time
“Thirty years in this business and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
asserted
I → see → this
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