[quote=ShonHarris]
@Zombie: I agree with Aweena. It probably has a ton of growths on the sides, and if it hasn't run in several years I'm curious if the engines in that thing would be screwed yet. But who knows, maybe some of those left there came from an engineering background in the military and did something to actively see to it the machine would work (to the best of their ability, anyway) if it someday had to. Sounds like a solid idea, and on the West Coast, there's no reason we can't check it out.
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I was thinking more along the lines of an offshore group of survivors who eventually formed their own floating haven made out of boats which they could salvage and lay at anchor beside it. Assuming it was feasible for the boat to avoid sinking due to decay, it could still float even if the engines were out of order and the plumbing completely screwed.