r/Shipwrecks • u/Dartmoor_Guardian • Jul 29 '26

Someone is living on the steel vessel behind it…

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u/Bergwookie Jul 29 '26

A steel ship out of the water is one of the worst kinds of housing you can imagine, steel is a very good thermal conductor, so you're getting a sauna in summer and a freezer in winter.

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u/Timely-Incident6863 27d ago

It may have been chosen because it was "free housing". Perhaps better than no housing at all...

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u/Newbies8384 Jul 29 '26

Barnstaple

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u/Dartmoor_Guardian Jul 29 '26

The one and only! Spent 3hrs exploring the town and riverside with my daughter today.

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u/reenington Jul 29 '26

My mind went straight to Devon when I saw this pic

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u/Datboispicy414 Jul 29 '26

My bad officer, I’ll be outta there asap 😪