This California ‘shipwreck,’ beloved but rotting, has got to go, officials say
LA TimesIt once was beautiful, the S.S. Point Reyes, even as it slowly rotted on the banks of Tomales Bay. The vessel “endearingly termed ‘the shipwreck’ ” is on National Park Service land and will eventually be removed, Anela Kopshever, a spokeswoman for Point Reyes National Seashore, said in an email. “I’m like, you know what, that’s my grandfather’s boat.” The bridge of the S.S. Point Reyes has seen better days. When the S.S. Point Reyes is eventually removed, “we definitely will miss it,” says Inverness general store owner Raj Singh. “But I know a lot of people won’t.” After years of slow decay, the Point Reyes really started falling apart after it caught fire in 2016, shortly after a photo was posted to Instagram that showed arcing sparks from someone apparently burning steel wool and spinning it, a technique called light painting.
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