Quester I

Quester I is the name of a 45-foot submarine built in 1967 by Jerry Bianco, a shipyard worker in Brooklyn, NY. Bianco built the submarine, from salvaged metal, in order to raise the wreck of the passenger ship SS Andrea Doria.^[1] The submarine was launched unsuccessfully in 1970 when it tipped sideways and became stuck in the muddy banks.^[2] The submarine remains in Coney Island Creek.

References

1. Kevin Walsh, Mike Olshan C: “The Yellow Submarine of Coney Island Creek,” Forgetten New York, September 16, 2006.
2. Moynihan, C: “In Coney Island Creek, Hulk of a Yellow Submarine Sticks Out,” The New York Times, November 9, 2007.

External links

• "The Abandoned Submarine in Coney Island Creek", Yahoo Voices

Coordinates: 40°34′54″N 73°59′40″W / 40.5817°N 73.9944°W