Str. Becky Thatcher Slated for Removal

[Keith Norrington]

According to Saturday's edition of The Marietta Times, operations to remove the sunken BECKY THATCHER at Pittsburgh are to begin this week. Access the article by clicking on Becky Thatcher owner says salvage job to begin next week - MariettaTimes.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Ohio, Community Information - The Marietta Times

An additional article appears in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette at Firm hired to demolish Becky Thatcher, sunken stern-wheeler

[Judy Patsch]

BT comments

Unfortunately today there are more "FreddyFactors" than steamboat enthusiasts....

[Jim Reising]

Keith...if you're serious about wanting some souviners, etc. contact the demolition company. I'm sure they would love to have some extra revenue from selling or perhaps a tax deduction from a donation of the artifacts. Once they remove anything from the wreck, they own it and must dispose of it. It wouldn't hurt to make a phone call, you never know.
Remember a few months ago I suggested someone see if the owner would give the boat to the Howard museum? He would have been thousands ahead..probably with a huge tax deduction.. had he done it. Same might hold true for the demolition company.