aurora Archives - Stocktonia News

A cruise ship with a trailing tugboat.

Delta

Stockton cleaned up the sunken cruise ship Aurora. Now the city has the final $8 million bill

by Andrea Baltodano • Special for Stocktonia July 18, 2025, 2:00 p.m.July 21, 2025, 2:05 p.m.

The Stockton City Council this week approved more than $8.2 million for salvage and disposal of the derelict cruise ship.

Rusted ship flanked by two tugboats on a calm body of water with a rocky shore in the foreground.

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Aurora, the sunken cruise ship, has been towed away from Stockton

by Josh Susong • Stocktonia and Cassie Dickman • Stocktonia Dec. 20, 2024, 4:56 p.m.Dec. 21, 2024, 1:52 p.m.

Along the water on Little Potato Slough near Eight Mile Road.

Local Government

San Joaquin County wants to privatize road near sinking Aurora ship

by Edward Lopez • Stocktonia Dec. 6, 2024, 9:23 a.m.Dec. 6, 2024, 9:26 a.m.

An aerial photograph shows a close-up of the bow of a white cruise ship.

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See the Aurora, Stockton’s sunken cruise ship, in virtual reality

by Josh Susong • Stocktonia Nov. 25, 2024, 6:59 a.m.Dec. 17, 2024, 11:23 a.m.