Sabino, under repair since 2014, lowered into water
Mystic — The Sabino was lowered into the Mystic River on Wednesday morning at Mystic Seaport's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard.
The Sabino, built in 1908 in East Boothbay, Maine, is the last surviving coal-fired steamboat in regular operation today and is designated a National Historic Landmark vessel.
Sabino has been out of the water since the fall of 2014 undergoing an extensive restoration that has been delayed by the need to replace the boiler.
Fundraising for a new boiler is nearly complete and, following design, Coast Guard approval and installation of a new boiler, Sabino is expected to be done in time to return to service offering cruises on the Mystic River for the summer of 2017.
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