The Richter Workers Memorial Park was replaced in 2016 with the Michael B. Coleman Government Center, which opened two years later.

The ship's presence was aimed to draw people to the Columbus riverfront, though it had limited success, and attendance dropped over the years.

[1] The nonprofit tourist organization that operated it closed in 2011, and the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department inherited it.

$5-6 million was estimated for its repairs, and with the extensive renovation of the Scioto's riverfront, the ship had to be relocated.

Environmental Protection Agency rules no longer permit it back on the Scioto River, and nobody has expressed interest in restoring the ship given the expense.