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Το ταξίδι συνεχίζεται ο προορισμός όμως παραμένει άγνωστος.

Σιγκαπούρη ή Μαλαισία λέγεται πως θα πάει πλην όμως η πλοιοκτήτρια NCL δεν ανακοινώνει επίσημα προορισμό :eek:

ενω φυσικά υπάρχει κ το ενδεχόμενο να κάνει παρέα στο Ολυμπία, τον Ποσειδώνα και το Μαργαρίτα..

Δειτε κ κάποιες φωτογραφίες στο παρακάτω site απο το cape town που προσωπικά μου προκαλούν θλίψη.

NORWAY @ CAPE TOWN

Ενα πραγματικό υπερωκεάνιο (το τελευταίο?) να διαπλέει τον μισό κόσμο με ρυμουλκό είναι θλιβερή εικόνα πόσο μάλλον

οταν στις φωτογραφίες δείχνει ετοιμοπόλεμο (και πολύ πιο όμορφο χωρις τα απαίσια tenders-παντόφλες της πλώρης).

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August 13: As the NORWAY (ex FRANCE) sits anchored in the haze off Pt. Klang, Malaysia, rumors have begun to rumble once again about the 44 year old ship. Apparently, her turbines are still dismantled, making her imminent use as an active, albeit slowed-down cruise or casino ship in the region unlikely. Further, contacts in the region have reported inspections by 14 Indian scrap merchants had been undertaken and that there was a possibility the ship could be towed to Goa, India in the next few weeks.

maritime matters

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NORWAY RumoursDecember 19: Despite an eye witness placing the NORWAY off Singapore, she remains laid up at Port Klang. Rumours in maritime circles suggest that today Star Cruises has invited bids on the ex FRANCE from scrap merchants

απο το Maritime Matters η ειδηση. οπως ολοι φοβουνταν απο την αρχη, ηρθε το τελος.

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και η επιβεβαίωση των παραπάνω απο το ssmaritime.com του Reuben Goossens:

December 27, 2005: I have just received an email from Rajesh Shah of Kumar Steel, Alang iNDIA. He reported that he inspected SS Norway on the 11th and made a bid. However, a Bangladeshi breaker won the contract and she has now been sold for breaking up. She will depart for Chittagong soon.

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Είναι πραγματικά κρίμα να βλέπει κάποιος πλοία με τέτοια ιστορία να φεύγουν...

Ας ελπίσουμε ότι και αυτό θα έχει ένα μέρος στην ιστορία και την μνήμη όσων το ταξίδεψαν και το γνώρισαν...

Καλή χρονιά!

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Λετε να γλυτωσει;

France's TV FR3 report that Star Cruises have cancelled the recent sale of NORWAY to Indian scrappers. The reversal came from fears of potential legal action being taken against the company for breaking an agreement to not sell the asbestos-laden ship for scrap when she was towed away from Bremerhaven last year. Various environmental groups have recently put pressure on European nations for selling toxic ships to Asian shipbreakers where standards are more relaxed. There are further reports that suggest the Malaysian Government has been investigating the sale. The NORWAY, inactive since a fatal boiler explosion in Miami killed eight crew members in 2003, remains at anchor off Port Klang, Malaysia.

απο το Maritime Matters η ευχαριστη ειδηση. το θεμα ειναι αν δεν διαλυθει, να ξαναταξιδεψει και να μη γινει σαν το America.

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Η απορια μου απαντηθηκε. το βαπορι εχει μετονομασθει και η παρουσια του στα ανοιχτα του Port Klang (εντος μαλαισιανων χωρικων υδατων), προκαλει ανησυχια στους ντοπιους.

Λεπτομερης αναφορα στο site του καναλιου Channel New Asia.

To λινκ δεν το βρηκα ο ιδιος ο ειδα ετοιμο, αλλα εκανα αυτην την παρασπονδια λογω του οτι σπανιζουν οι πηγες για το θεμα.

Καλο ειναι βεβαια οι ερωτησεις να απαντουνται εκει που γινονται & οχι εν κρυπτω αλλου.;)

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τελικα πουληθηκε για καρφιτσες ή οχι;

το maritime matters λεει πως παραμενει στην αυτην θεσιν.

February 13: BLUE LADY (ex FRANCE, NORWAY) languishes at her Port Klang, Malaysia anchorage as environmentalists enlist government involvement to block the ship's delivery to either Indian or Bangladeshi breakers. The ship's asbestos content is under international scrutiny and now no buyers will come to the table to scrap her until the issue is resolved.
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ηρθε η ωρα μαλλον. συμφωνα με το maritime matters ανακοινωθηκε επισημως η πωληση σε "μη ανακοινωσιμους" αγοραστες.

Alang Alert

Singapore-based Star Cruises confirms their sale of SS BLUE LADY (ex FRANCE, NORWAY) but cannot divulge the identity of the ship's new owners. Will the 1035 foot liner with one of the most exquisite hulls ever sculpted slip quietly into the hands of Asian scrappers? Word from Alang is that some heavy negotiations were underway last week to bring the ship and her much-desired aluminum superstructure to the Gujarati beach. But Bangladesh and China still remain viable candidates, the latter nation less easily fettered by all the ship's recent asbestos-related notoriety.

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ο καιρος γαρ εγγυς (κλαψ).

απο την ιδια πηγη (maritime matters) επιβεβαιωνεται οτι μεσα στο καλοκαιρι θα καταβροχθισθει και το BLUE LADY (ex-ΝΟRWAY, ex-FRANCE).:eek:

Further confirmation from Alang indicates the BLUE LADY (ex FRANCE, NORWAY) is due on the beach within a month. A consortium of breakers have reportedly bought the famed vessel, still anchored off Port Klang, Malaysia, from her Bangladeshi owner, who in turn purchased the ship from her last owner/operators, Star Cruises.
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συμφωνα με το maritime matters το ιστορικο σκαρι ξεκινησε ρυμουλκουμενο για αγνωστο προορισμο (ινδια μαλλον).

Next Stop: Alang?

May 6: SS BLUE LADY (ex FRANCE, NORWAY) finally left her Port Klang anchorage on Friday at 16:00, according to local reports. The famed ship was taken under tow, and, unless she is resold enroute, will be beached at Alang for scrapping with an estimated arrival date of 1 June.

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Καλα, τα ατομα δεν ξερουν τι λενε. Συμφωνα με αποκλειστικες πληροφοριες μεσα απο το ΥΕΝ, το πλοιο θα ερθει στον Πειραια και θα δεσει στου Ξαβερη, πρυμα-πρυμα με το Regal Empress, ενω το Λιμπερτυ που αγορασε στο Υπουργειο θα δεσει στο ντοκ 3 κατω απο το παραθυρι του Υπουργου:mad: :mad:

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Καλα, τα ατομα δεν ξερουν τι λενε.

αυτο ειναι σιγουρο.

ο ρουφιανος μας, το knegosite (maritime matters) αναφερει οτι μεχρι 01/07/06 δεν μπορει να μπει σε ινδικα χωρικα υδατα λογω δικαστηριου.

May 19: SS BLUE LADY (ex FRANCE, NORWAY) departed under tow from Port Klang, Malaysia to Alang, India earlier this month, but is now headed where? Greenpeace activists have succeeded in persuading the Gujarat Maritime Authority to ban the ship from Indian waters until a hearing is held on 1 July to determine if she is too toxic to be beached at the notorious Alang/Sosiya shipbreaking yards. After concerted protests, the ship was banned from the less stringent Chittagong, Bangladesh delta earlier this year.

So, whither BLUE LADY? Will she accidentally beach at Alang like the controversial RIKY (ex KONG FREDERIK IX) last year, creating a maelstrom of angst that eventually fizzled out, allowing the ship to be demolished, after all? Or will she be sent back like the French aircraft carrier CLEMENCEAU, which returned to France for decontamination. Will she await a decision from the Indian authorities anchored in monsoonal waters and be taken by swells like so many recently lost scrap-bound liners?

Once the most celebrated ocean liner in the world, the SS FRANCE was launched by Madame Charles de Gaulle. Her furniture, fittings, and artwork were the epitome of midcentury magnificent. Her funnels were aesthetic masterpieces, towering over her sculpted superstructure like two pairs of crimson and black angels' wings.

As the NORWAY, she introduced the "mega ship" experience to legions of Caribbean cruisers. It took about a decade for the competition to catch up, but even when they did, the NORWAY still carried on with a loyal following.

Now, she is the pariah of the seas, denied access to even the world's most undesirable ports.

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