BUFFALO, N.Y. — The USS The Sullivans nearly sank in April of 2022. Since then, work has been underway to keep her floating, to honor the Sullivan brothers, and to give generations history lessons.
For nearly five decades, USS The Sullivans has floated at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park. That’s about 50 winters, which are not kind. And this year is no different. Since January, at least eight pinholes, as they’re described, have been etched into her hull by ice. They’re hoping that it will be the last time.
Last year, the Naval Park started what’s known as the “Survivability Program.”…