Utah man bought cruise ship on Craigslist – now it’s sinking after $1m restoration - In May, the ship had begun to ‘sink in 13 feet of water and discharge pollution’ ...

Chris Willson, seen with his partner Jin Li, bought a cruise ship on Craigslist in 2008 and had hoped to transform it into a museum. However, he later sold the ship and it was recently demolished.

One cruise ship historian estimated the clean up would likely cost between $10 and $20 million, CNN reports. On April 9, the Aurora was chewed apart by cranes designed to scrap ships.

Utah man bought cruise ship on Craigslist – now it’s sinking after $1m restoration In May, the ship had begun to ‘sink in 13 feet of water and discharge pollution’ ...

A Utah man who bought a cruise ship on Craigslist is mourning its 'horrible death' in an interview after spending 15 years and $1 million trying to restore it.

On Friday, Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard of Northern California announced that a dead ship tow had been undertaken to move the Aurora from Stockton to Mare Island.

A new L.A. Times profile tracks the ship that inspired The Love Boat to the bottom of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Over those 15 years spent renovating, he garnered over 12,000 followers on the Aurora Restoration Project’s Facebook page as well as 80,000 subscribers to the project’s YouTube channel.

Over those 15 years spent renovating, he garnered over 12,000 followers on the Aurora Restoration Project’s Facebook page as well as 80,000 subscribers to the project’s YouTube channel.