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I hope the Conservancy has enough sense to use the recent donations to get the ship out of Philadelphia and up to Brooklyn. It makes zero sense to continue on the path they've been on for the past number of years. The only person profiting from this fiasco is the owner of the pier.
In the vernacular of the peasantry it's time to S--T or GET OFF THE POT!
quote:Originally posted by BMWM5:I hope the Conservancy has enough sense to use the recent donations to get the ship out of Philadelphia and up to Brooklyn.
Were it that simple ....
The cost of physically moving the ship is one consideration, the second is the insurance requirements when she moves, third is the amount of regulations that will be involved, then the permits needed to dock her in Brooklyn, assuming of course that the pier in Brooklyn is ready to take her (both structurally and depth wise) and then the need to establish new relationships with a maintenance organization (the guys in Phily have done a good job).
Separately from the mention of the recent financial results the Conservancy in its statement said that they continued to make progress with the partners for redevelopment and they continue to believe they are close to a final agreement.
These are all just interim steps to a long-term solution.
I'd also like to see a full accounting on paper as to how much money was donated to the Conservancy and how it was spent.
As for an accounting they have to file I believe reports to the Government as a charity which would be public record. But you could do a quick back of the envelop simply by figuring out when they took over multiple by the 60k a month and add in maybe the first year at more like 100k which I think was a number once bandied about when they were fully staffed.
The $60,000 is a total monthly carrying cost which is not only wharfage but also insurance, maintenance and maybe some Conservancy expenses. So the owner of the pier is not getting it all and even if he were 30 months is a long time. If the Conservancy can not conclude its current deals in less than 30 months ....
If she were moved the monthly expenses might go do without the pier but they are still going to need maintenance and insurance and possibly security depending on the location.
Just put a coffer dam around her and then sell the bits as souveniers from a stall on the quayside.
I can see her becoming a wreck where she is, as the money dries up, and there is nothing left to pay any of the present costs of keeping her alongside and afloat.
It would be interesting to know just how much this doomed attempt to turn the ' ss United States ' in to a tourist attraction has cost but from what has been said no accounts are produced.
Her days as a ship are now numbered ! RIP.
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