City officials in New Bedford are hoping to use the Internet’s top auction site to sell a 76-year-old Coast Guard lightship.
City Councilor Joe DeMedeiros tells the Standard Times of New Bedford that the potential scrap metal value alone makes officials confident they can recoup much of the 212-thousand-dollars invested in the ship after it almost sank last summer.
The city tried to auction the ship in September, but couldn’t find anyone willing to pay ten-thousand-dollars and remove the historical artifacts on board.
There’s no minimum bid this time, and the city removed the artifacts.
The Lightship New Bedford was built by the Albina Iron Works, and is one of 13 remaining U-S lightships in the world.
The auction is scheduled for December 5th through the 8th.

Posted: 11|18|06 at 11:09 am. Filed under: US News.