Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Gen.Blather

The organization has been unable to raise the funds to restore it in place. It cannot afford higher rent.

The ship will be scrapped. The decay must be extensive.

The ship is not floating. Last I heard it was in several yards of mud and will be difficult to move.

It is also structurally dubious.


29 posted on 06/17/2024 3:36:56 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (This is the end of the Republic....because we could not keep it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies ]


To: Erik Latranyi

“It is also structurally dubious.”

I saw photos of it from a special years ago. It was junk then and ships don’t get better. They only get worse. When Covid hit the cruise business many brand-new ships were scrapped. That’s because they can’t be left unmanned. They must be taken out to sea several times per year depending on the host’s agreement. They have to have power and air conditioning running all the time. Regular maintenance must be performed. It costs millions of dollars to let a brand-new ship just sit. This ship has been junk for decades.


30 posted on 06/17/2024 3:41:20 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson