Abandoned Cruise Ship Philadelphia

Its peak year was 2006 when it handled 36 cruises.

Abandoned cruise ship philadelphia. The abandoned SS United States is currently moored in Philadelphia. After sitting for nearly a year the ships owners owed the local shipyard over 300000 in unpaid storage and maintenance fees. Worldwide 4866 seafarers on a total of 336 vessels have been recorded as abandoned on board ship in records kept by the International Maritime Organisation IMO and the International Labour Organisation ILO since 2004.

The Delaware River Port Authority began operating the terminal in 1998 in Building 3 a landmarked 1874 Navy Yard building. There are more awesome video. Since 1996 shes been docked at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.

In 2012 the crew of the Diamond Royale moved the ship farther up the coast to South Carolina where it was abandoned. The 2496 ton 1600 passenger cruise liner has since sailed under the names Delos Polar Star Pacific Star Xanadu Expex Faithful and finally in 2010 Aurora. After hundreds of attempts to turn this decaying vessel into anywhere from a luxury family cruise ship to office space for tech companies lets look at the fascinating history of the SS United States.

The ship cost 78 million to build and was designed for speed. Once inside its impossible to miss The Galaxy a giant abandoned cruise ship. After spending more than two decades anchored in Philadelphia a retired ocean liner is preparing to make waves once againThe SS United States which holds.

The Port of Philadelphia operated a cruise ship terminal until 2011. Whats the story behind the abandoned Galaxy cruise ship. Drone Footage From Laszlo Bagi Twitter.

Following the September 11 attacks the Philadelphia terminal accommodated some of the ships that had been diverted from New York. Its been almost 21. These are 10 GIANT Abandoned Ships HEY YOU.