Replica antique sub busted near cruise ship

David Pescovitz 1:12 pm Fri Aug 3, 2007

Police arrested three people after spotting a replica of the Bushnell Turtle, a submarine invented at the end of the 18th century, semi-submerged near the docked Queen Mary II in the New York City Harbor.

Police held (the sub's pilot Philip) Riley, and two other men, both from Rhode Island, for questioning. But there was no indication the trio meant any harm with the replica of the 1776 "Turtle submarine."

One of the Rhode Island men claimed he was descendant of David Bushnell, the inventor of the original one-man vessel that inspired the replica, police said.

The self-propelled submarine was escorted by police and Rey was issued a Coast Guard violation for operating an unsafe vehicle and violating the security zone around the Queen Mary II.

Link (Thanks, Jason Tester!)

UPDATE: Much more background on Duke Riley and his submarine, along with great photos, over at the New York Times City Room blog. Link And here's a feature titled "The Artist, His Sub and the Brooklyn Standoff" in the NYT's Art & Design section. Link Also, BB reader Brian Short points to this post at the Bald & Effective blog with a photo of a beautiful tattoo by Riley. Link Last but not least, here's Riley's site. Link

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