MANITOWOC (NBC 26) — Manitowoc's iconic submarine, the USS Cobia, is set to return to the riverfront next week after spending weeks in Sturgeon Bay for major restoration work.

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The Cobia left Manitowoc in early September for her first dry dock since 1996, a process where the submarine is lifted out of the water so crews can inspect, clean and repair areas normally under water.

While in Sturgeon Bay, a volunteer discovered a four-foot rip in the seam of one of the ship's main ballast tanks.

"If that would've gone unnoticed, that would've caused major structural damage to Cobia," Alexandria Bolle said.

Bolle, communications coordinator for the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, said that

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