Abandoned Cruise Ship Philadelphia
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.
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Once inside its impossible to miss The Galaxy a giant abandoned cruise ship. After sitting for nearly a year the ships owners owed the local shipyard over 300000 in unpaid storage and maintenance fees. I believe there are still hotels and other areas ships converted into hotels functioning so we avoided the front desk area.
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. We found and entrance in the back of the ship even with the front of the ship closed off and there are plenty of open windows to climb through. The 50-year-old cruise ship which holds the speed record for a ship in its class for years has been unused and docked like a ghost ship on the Delaware River in South Philadelphia an aging.
In November of 1978 the venerable Duke was retired from service on the seas a new landlocked career was about to begin. NBA legend Charles Barkley was supposed to be the star of a cruise. Since 1996 shes been docked at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
Charles Barkleys superstardom has helped him win over many fans over the years. Following the September 11 attacks the Philadelphia terminal accommodated some of the ships that had been diverted from New York. The largest cruise ship scrap yard is in Alang India and it recycles more than 50 percent of the worlds abandoned and decommissioned cruise ships.
Drone Footage From Laszlo Bagi Twitter. Its peak year was 2006 when it handled 36 cruises. From strange and mysterious cruise ships to the biggest oil tankers in the world.
