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Historic SS United States may be headed to the scrap yard
[Daily Press] The SS United States is in financial trouble again, and its owners have made a "gut-wrenching decision" to consider the scrap heap as a final destination for the fabled Newport News-built ocean liner.

A statement released Wednesday from the SS United States Conservancy says additional donors or investors must step forward soon to sustain the dream of transforming the 1950s-era icon into a modern waterfront attraction.

"After much deliberation and consultation, the SS United States Conservancy's board of directors has decided to retain a broker to explore the potential sale of America's flagship, the SS United States, to a responsible, U.S.-based metals recycler," the statement begins.

Absent an infusion of funds or a new sales option by Oct. 31, the preservationist group says "we will have no choice but to negotiate the sale of the ship" to a recycler.
Posted by: Besoeker 2015-10-08
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