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BRITANIS course changeOctober 6, 2000 BRITANIS has departed Salvador, Brazil (still under tow tug IRBIS), and is reported to be proceeding to Tuxpan, Mexico for removal of asbestos. Recently bound for the scrap yard BRITANIS may have a future life.
BRITANIS crosses the AtlanticOctober 10, 2000: BRITANIS having departed Salvador, Brazil under tow tug IRBIS some 20 days ago is soon to arrive at Cape Town. A recent rumour that she was headed for Tuxpan, Mexico for removal of asbestos proved false.
RegardsPaulo Mestre
[This message has been edited by PauloMestre (edited 10-23-2000).]
quote:Originally posted by Draikar:I really liked that ship, even before everyone was trying to saver her. I still do not know how the hell she stayed in service so long ? Gone but not forgotten.
If only the backers had began their plans in the early 1990's when the ship was still in service. They might have succeeded. The Britanis might had been the 2nd ship to become a static attraction(like the Queen Mary) is the money was there. Too bad it wasn't.
What's surprising is the fact that the Big U is still around while most of her contemporaries are gone.
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