Paging the superstar captains of unhealthy concepts.
A storied Staten Island ferry that infamously crashed in 2003, killing 11 individuals, went up for public sale this week — in case comedians Pete Davidson and Colin Jost need a presumably haunted second one.
Town set the opening bid for the decommissioned Andrew J. Barberi ferry at $155,000 — touting it with a nod to the previous “Saturday Evening Stay” co-stars, who purchased an analogous ferry with the purpose of turning it into a celebration boat two years in the past.
“one other staten island ferry up for public sale…ought to pete and colin every have their very own?” the town’s Division of Transportation tweeted Thursday.
An advert for the brilliant orange, 310-foot vessel declares the “double-ended passenger ferry” was inbuilt 1981 and boasts a “hull in good situation.”
However the ferry additionally comes with a boatload of bags, together with that it “doesn’t run below its personal energy” — and has endured at the very least two main crashes.
On Oct. 15, 2003, the ferry hit a pier on Staten Island and killed 11 individuals, together with one one that was decapitated. A complete of 70 individuals have been injured, and one man misplaced his legs.
The assistant pilot was later discovered to have been “incapacitated” as a result of unlawful use of prescription painkillers and pleaded responsible to 11 counts of seaman’s manslaughter.
The ferry, which was decommissioned final 12 months, additionally smashed into the Staten Island Terminal on Might 8, 2010, injuring 37 individuals.
The ferry advert additionally notes its “mechanical, propulsion and navigation has been eliminated,” and it must be “towed from our pier.”
“Solely bid on merchandise(s) that you’re critical about shopping for,” it proclaims.
However as of Thursday no one had bid on it.
In January 2022 Davidson and Jost — Staten Island-bred real-life friends — purchased the 60-year-old decommissioned John F. Kennedy Staten Island Ferry for $280,000.
They later gave the ferry the ill-fated title “Titanic 2” as a joke that made insurance coverage brokers do double-takes.
“Because of this idiots shouldn’t be allowed to do issues,” Jost quipped on “Late Evening with Seth Meyers” in October 2022.
Reps for Jost and Davidson didn’t instantly reply to The Submit’s inquiry about whether or not they deliberate to plunk down money for a second ferry — or if that ship has sailed.
