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Officials order repairs as historic ship Falls of Clyde takes on water

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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Workers with American Marine Corp. were at the Falls of Clyde in its berth Wednesday, working to seal rust spots on its hull and pump out water that has seeped into the ship. American Marine diver Sean McCann applied an underwater epoxy on rust spots on the hull. While conducting an inspection Wednesday morning, managers had noticed the ship sitting lower in the water.

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McCann applied the epoxy to a rusted seam.