Remains of Sunken Ferryboat “Ellis Island” are Removed from Island Slip

Once used to shuttle recently-admitted immigrants from Ellis Island to Manhattan, the ferryboat “Ellis Island” was retired in 1954 and sank at its berth in 1968. Now a difficult salvage operation has retrieved the historic ship‘s rusted remains.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 24th, 2009 3:38am