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[ 02-09-2010: Message edited by: lasuvidaboy ]
quote:Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:I read on Maritime Matters that the former ss Independence has run aground near Alang and has been abandoned. I wonder if she'll end up like American Star (formerly ss America)? [ 02-09-2010: Message edited by: lasuvidaboy ]
She is unscrappable, unrestorable, a $5 million dollar hole in the pocket.
Structural cracks were mentioned too. I wonder if it was let to run aground so the owners could walk away just like slumlords with properties in bad neighborhoods? They lick their wounds and move on.
We have to be careful with news from Alang. There is battle between the breaker, the broker (his brother), GMB and the Environmental Ministry. The problem is that the tug scheduled to beach the Platinum II earlier is now scrapped because of severe failure. The Platinum II has had at least on severe leak just under the water-line. On the last picture I have, you see a metal plate at low tide. The leak was patched a few months ago and was reported as "under control".
But the battle is now for money. To beach - if it's possible - the cruiser, they need at least 3 tugs without the safety to arrive at the right plot in one piece. And no-one wants to pay for this risky business. If things have not changed since last month, the vessel was in one piece and "beachable", but at high cost.
[ 02-10-2010: Message edited by: LenKinap ]
Then an action from BAN India, then a red light from the central government. Then another green light (because no other solution) from the same.
So who is responsible of the problem, is all the Indian question of today. But trust me, a solution will emerge from Alang ...
quote:Originally posted by DAMBROSI:I just read on Facebook, Peter Knego tried to get close to the ship. He says it appears the ship's funnels are no longer visible; that she may have broke in two.
If true, I guess that is better than her being scrapped. The Indy always was one of my favorite ships.
Peter has published a photograph, quite far from the Indy, but she seems to be in very bad shape and unmovable.
http://maritimematters.com/2010/04/alang-update/
I'm not sure if she is still in one part ...
Rich
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