DOOR COUNTY (NBC 26) — NBC26's Hanna Lopez got a look inside the dry dock to see what’s going on with the historic USS Cobia.

Watch below to get an up close look at the historic vessel while it's being dry docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding: “It was past due”: An up-close look at USS Cobia’s repairs

Normally docked in Manitowoc, the World War II submarine is now out of the water at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Door County.

The Cobia was nearly a decade overdue for inspection and cleaning, having last entered dry dock about 30 years ago.

"It was past due," Wisconsin Maritime Museum Executive Director, Kevin Cullen said.

Cullen says the old warship is actually in pretty good shape.

"For us to be able to preserve this, it’s vital that we actually take care of it as regularly a

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