Cruise Ship Purchased From Craigslist Sinks After $1M Renovation. The boat was purchased back in 2008
A cruise ship purchased by an unidentified Utah man on Craigslist in 2008 began to sink shortly after the buyer spent more than $1 million renovating the vessel.
Chris Willson, a California-based tech entrepreneur, purchased the Aurora, a 293-foot ship, 16 years ago from an online seller.
Willson didn’t disclose the exact amount, but told CNN Travel that he “work[ed] out a really good deal with the owner.” The cruise ship, which contains 85 rooms in addition to a swimming pool and a theater, spent three years docked at San Francisco’s Pier 38 before it was moved to nearby Stockton in 2012.
