Why America Built Floating Machines to Rip Sunken Trees From Rivers — Snag Boats
35K views · Aug 17, 2026 · People & Blogs
Comments · 14
@brerrabbit9585 · 1 month ago
Since WHEN did Mississippi and Western riverboats have paddle wheels in the bow? Thats the front of the boat for dummies.
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@continualdark1 · 1 month ago
First time hearing of snag boats. So interesting.
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@LouisEdwards-g7w · 1 month ago
1982? Wow!
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@josephscarborough23 · 1 month ago
I hate that you didn’t pick a single ai image for the catamaran
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@LouisEdwards-g7w · 1 month ago
Wild man with a cat 😂😮
@ForgottenFieldTech · 1 month ago
Interesting story
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@roncross1250 · 1 month ago
Show real photos of the boats
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@benquinneyiii7941 · 1 month ago
Steamboat Willie
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@otiselevator7738 · 1 month ago
The AI depictions of steamboats are just horrible. Good dialogue, historically accurate. But the illustrations? Laughable if not so awful.
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@KerryAdamson-f7t · 1 month ago
was it winter wen it sank?why 123 dead
@garrycline3130 · 3 weeks ago
This is one poor depiction of the Skagit and the W.T. PRESTON.
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