The vessel was originally towed up the river, thanks to a dredged channel deep enough to accommodate barge traffic. But the river has steadily filled in with silt, leaving the submarine mired in the muck. They have no money to even replace the gangplank on the Ling, the only remaining high-speed submarine from World War II. The museum regularly hosted Pearl Harbor Day and other memorial events, and local residents considered it a beloved part of Hackensack, said Albert Dib, city historian and director of redevelopment for the City of Hackensack. “A lot of us around here associate the Ling with Hackensack, and there’s definitely sentimental attachment,” he said.

Source: New York Times June 12, 2017 18:33 UTC