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Chapters:
00:00 - Why the Hudson River has military significance
02:29 - How New York ended up with the Hudson Ghost Fleet
04:22 - Why maintenance of a Ghost fleet is so expensive
05:10 - The Alcoa Cruiser
07:14 - Reactivation ships for the Korean / Vietnam war
08:23 - Why a 77-year-old grandmother sued the US Military
09:40 - Why Mothball Fleet ships are maintained
10:33 - Liquidation of the Hudson Ghost Fleet
11:34 - The Story of SS Exochorda
13:32 - What’s Left of the Hudson River Ghost Fleet
17:02 - Why the Hudson River Mothball Fleet needed to be scrapped

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