During the 2004 repainting, engineers discovered that the pier 3 bearings (east side of navigation channel) had displaced roughly 11 inches east of their original location as a result of unexpected movement of that pier (west) towards the main river channel.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ɹᵻpˈeɪntɪŋ, ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz dɪskˈʌvɚd ðætðə pˈɪɹ θɹˈiː bˈɛɹɪŋz ˈiːst sˈaɪd ʌv nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən tʃˈænəl hæd dɪsplˈeɪst ɹˈʌfli ɪlˈɛvən ˈɪntʃᵻz ˈiːst ʌv ðɛɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl loʊkˈeɪʃən æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd mˈuːvmənt ʌv ðæt pˈɪɹ wˈɛst təwˈɔːɹdz ðə mˈeɪn ɹˈɪvɚ tʃˈænəl.