QUEEN Mary might be about to sink in California! No, not the Cunard Line flagship, Queen Mary 2, but instead, RMS Queen Mary, a retired British ocean liner permanently moored in Long Beach. The ship, which did indeed sail for the Cunard-White Star Line – the successor to the modern-day...
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No, not the Cunard Line flagship, Queen Mary 2, but instead, RMS Queen Mary, a retired British ocean liner permanently moored in Long Beach.
The ship, which did indeed sail for the Cunard-White Star Line – the successor to the modern-day cruise line – currently serves as a tourist attraction, featuring restaurants, a museum and a hotel.
However, the aging RMS Queen Mary could cost Long Beach up to USD$175 million to preserve and maintain over the next 25 years, leading the city to explore its options for the ship.
Unfortunately, it could cost even more — up to USD$190 million — to recycle for scrap or sink into the ocean.
Long Beach will soon need to make a decision, as it formally took control of the ship last month after the company that held her lease filed for bankruptcy protection.
It has been recommended that as much as USD$289 million worth of renovations were needed to keep parts of RMS Queen Mary from flooding.
According to documents filed recently in bankruptcy court, RMS Queen Mary needs at least USD$23 million in immediate repairs to prevent it from potentially capsizing.
It seems like right now, the industry can’t catch any breaks.
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