'Pirate Ship' raised from Kootenay Lake Tuesday
By Nelson Daily Staff
The infamous Nelson “Pirate Ship” is floating again.
The boat that has been thet talk of the province was raised Tuesday afternoon by a barge company owned by Clay Jones.
The boat sank in late January when it was thought pipes burst, causing the vessel to sink into Kootenay Lake near the Chahko Mika Mall.
The ship was built by Nelson resident Gary Ramsbottom constucted the Pirate Ship virtually from scratch when he saw an old and weathered wooden hull by the side of the road.
Ramsbottom purchased the hull and began building the Pirate Ship using discarded material — recycled wood and old pieces of furniture.
The sinking of the Pirate Ship has been the talk around every water cooler in Nelson and has garnered the attention of national media.
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