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About

The Empty Vessel Project was formed after the discovery of a derelict World War II Navy Rescue boat. We saved her from demolition in the Bronx and brought her to Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. She became an Action, Art and Design Center fostering projects focused on Sustainable Living in Urban Landscapes, and a public access point to the Canal for the surrounding neighborhood. You can read about our past and future projects on this wiki.

After a long and prosperous quest to find our beloved boat new owners - in which our crew risked much, voyaging to the furthest ends of the plain of ideas - we have found a project worthy of the good ship 'Kokkomokko' aka EV, aka Old Woodeye. We have given the boat over to a charming group of kids who share our fervor for bilgewater and public service. You can read about them here. A chapter in our forthcoming book will compile some of the better ideas we received from friends and strangers (and some stranger-ers). The original post is below:

"Wooden Naval Vessel with a History ::: $1,000. or really good intentions We have a 63 foot wooden boat on the Gowanus Canal. She has been a not-for-profit performance space for the last year and a half. Now she's up for grabs to the person with the best offer or idea. The hull is in great shape. Negligable leaks. The boat has no engine or steering mechanism. The main cabin is an insulated 12'x42'x6' space that could make for a cozy meeting room or studio or blackbox theatre [...] We can introduce you to our landlord or help you make arrangements to move her somewhere of your choosing. No ridiculous offer or pipe dream turned away. Preference goes to ideas that incorporate public access, even infrequently..."

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News

These are our most recent newsletters:

Current

* 13 September 2006

Recent

• 07 September 2006
• 22 August 2006 (double issue)
• 15 August 2006

Archive

• NewsArchive - for all the past issues!

People Talking About Us

• DailySonic Audio Piece October 12 2005
• GLOWLAB
• TimeOut, October 20 2005
• MetroNewyork, October 24 2005
• Village Voice, May 24 2006
• ReadyMade June 2006
• New York Post, May 25 2006
• Brooklyn Record, June 13, 2006
• The Gowanus Lounge Blog May 7, 2006 May 2, 2006 August 7, 2006
• Curbed August 7, 2006 October 19, 2006
• The Brooklyn Record October 19, 2006
• Village Voice Best of New York 2006 October 18, 2006
• New York Times Metro Section October 19, 2006And a Correction
• New York Times Opinion November 5, 2006

History

• BoatHistory
• GowanusHistory
• RelatedThreads

Working pages (in progress)

• EmptyVesselReader
• RecentEvents
• PendingWorkdayProjects
• PendingEvents
• FundRaising
• EmptyVesselWriting
• TechnicalInformation
• ContactList
• GowanusCommunity
• ArchiveProject
• LegalDocs
• ImageArchive
• WebDesign
• InsuranceContacts
• CoastGuard

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