BUFFALO, N.Y. — Work continues in hopes of saving World War II-era destroyer USS The Sullivans at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.

Crews have pumped out more than 50,000 gallons of water from the damaged destroyer.

This comes after a power outage caused water discharge pumps onboard USS The Sullivans to fail two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, work to save the ship is ongoing, bringing slow but significant advances.

On WUFO radio, Mayor Byron Brown received an update from the U.S. Coast guard on day 11 of the mission to save the ship.

They say divers were back in the water as the good weather helped lower water levels around the ship.

They've been working to fix breaches in the hull using marine-grade epoxy.

"Well mayor, the ship is still listing or leaning to the right and the list is actually less severe than it was originally,” U.S. Coast Guard Buffalo Sector Commander Captain Lexia Littlejohn said. “We are seeing that the plugs and patches that the divers have installed are actually working. We talked about the divers installing 10 plugs on the starboard side, and three plugs on the port side. So those are all holding."

Littlejohn says a marine chemist joined them on-site to ensure the ship's inner compartments were safe for crews to enter. 

The Coast Guard hopes to have an interior repair plan approved by mid-week.

Environmental contractors have also removed more than 7,500 gallons of oily waste and 25 cubic yards of debris leaked into the water from the ship.