transat_jon Posted February 18, 2005 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Maritimematters.com carries rumours that SS-Norway has been sold to an Indian scrap merchant. Could she be going to make that long final voyage to Alang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertiger Posted February 19, 2005 #2 Share Posted February 19, 2005 please, Neptune! anything but that! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted February 19, 2005 #3 Share Posted February 19, 2005 maritimematters.com has been pretty damn reliable in the past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted February 21, 2005 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2005 I do hope not! I excerpted the maritimematters.com story in another thread and it does look like they are being careful to note that this is a rumour, not a fact (and I've seen other reports that are being similarly cautious). This is a "big news" story and I don't think anyone wants it to run away with itself if it's only malicious or unfounded gossip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic The Parrot Posted February 21, 2005 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Hopefully, it IS A RUMOUR Should be possible to save this great liner, and make her into a shrine.... like QM, Rotterdam V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transat_jon Posted February 24, 2005 Author #6 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I think there are problems with preserving SS-Norway. From the outside, no other ship has ever looked so good. She is so low and sleek. She looks as if she is doing 20+ knots when sitting at anchor. She looked so unhappy cruising around the Caribbean at 16 knots. The interior, however, is a dissapointment. It does not follow on from a style that has become famous as the granduer of Olympic or Mauretania, or the art deco elegance of Normandie and Queen Mary. It would be fantastic that she gets preserved the way it looks as if Rotterdam V will, but the Rotterdam had one of the most innovative interior arrangements ever put into a ship. The France was never born with that. I hope she lives, for many years. She will never sail again because of SOLAS regulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted February 24, 2005 #7 Share Posted February 24, 2005 More bad news, which I've posted here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ew101 Posted February 26, 2005 #8 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I think there are problems with preserving SS-Norway. I hope she lives, for many years. She will never sail again because of SOLAS regulations. Accordng to a well placed source they were making considerable progress on the needed SOLAS upgrades prior to the accident- new water tanks, new A/C compressors, new Freon, chiller coils, etc. This source indicated she was in better shape than many other newer vessels on the environmental and SOLAS upgrades. The biggest issue was the damaged boiler could not be replaced by iteself, as it was of an unusual design and exptemely large- the equipment to make such a large overhead-suspended boiler is not longer in any shipyard. So the bids came back requiring 4 new boilers. There was discussion of rebuilding the boiler drum in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keitaro Posted February 26, 2005 #9 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Multiple sources coming out apparently are saying that NCL will sell the NORWAY to Indian breakers on Monday Feb. 28th for $20 Million USD if no one else can match the breaker's offer by Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted February 26, 2005 #10 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Steel prices must be high if they can pay $20m for her and still expect to turn a profit! If this transpires, I shall be having a weep into my beer on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoreguy Posted February 26, 2005 #11 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Steel prices must be high if they can pay $20m for her and still expect to turn a profit! If this transpires, I shall be having a weep into my beer on Tuesday. I will join you - I post this link to News from Norway in another thread. http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article977978.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran0521 Posted February 27, 2005 #12 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Not long ago there was a post on these boards, I can't remember just where or how far back. It was a website in memory of the Norway and crew that lost their lives, it also listed their names. It showed several pictures of the Norway, some showed the damage to it. Does anyone know where that site is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoreguy Posted February 27, 2005 #13 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Not long ago there was a post on these boards, I can't remember just where or how far back. It was a website in memory of the Norway and crew that lost their lives, it also listed their names. It showed several pictures of the Norway, some showed the damage to it. Does anyone know where that site is? Sure do :) I think this is the site - with a look back to a cruise on the Norway during 9/11 as well http://www.thewaywewent.com/norway.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoreguy Posted February 27, 2005 #14 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Unless the Star Cruises subsidiary receives a check for EUR 20m ($26.4m) before Monday, the historical ship is history, confirms NCL spokesman Niels North to the daily newspaper Ouest-France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran0521 Posted February 27, 2005 #15 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Sure do :) I think this is the site - with a look back to a cruise on the Norway during 9/11 as well http://www.thewaywewent.com/norway.html Shoreguy, yes that the one....... :) Thank you!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transat_jon Posted February 27, 2005 Author #16 Share Posted February 27, 2005 The price of EUR 20M sounds high to me too. Not long ago she was up for sale for $20,000,000 with no takers. I would have expected the price to go down, not up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipcafe Posted February 27, 2005 #17 Share Posted February 27, 2005 The departure of Norway from the world will undeniably be the saddest day in my cruise ship life. I have expressed personally and via my web site just what the Norway means to me in my eyes. I find it so difficult that there is absolutely no other use for her aside from being dismantled (i.e. hotel, museum, anything). *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted February 28, 2005 #18 Share Posted February 28, 2005 This was found on Maritime Matters February 25: The latest reports indicate that if NORWAY (ex FRANCE) is not sold for $20 Million USD by Monday, 28 February, she will, indeed, go for scrap. Meanwhile, at Bremerhaven, where NORWAY has sat for over two years, fittings are being removed and transfered to containers. Some reports indicate there may be an auction and others suggest these fittings may well be incorporated into a rebuilt UNITED STATES or INDEPENDENCE, or both. As her sale for scrapping seems imminent, it now must be decided whether the ship will be towed via the expensive Suez Canal or the long, somewhat risky route around Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybyrd3007 Posted February 28, 2005 #19 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hello, this may sound stupid but what are the fittings and what could they be used for if they went into another ship? I would be very sad if the Norway become a coke can, she was my first cruise and still the most beautiful ship afloat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipcafe Posted February 28, 2005 #20 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I think it would be truly classy and honorable to have a newly-built ship to reflect the décor of the Norway - at least sporting her interior art work and fittings, etc. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted February 28, 2005 #21 Share Posted February 28, 2005 That, at least, is slightly better news - thank you for posting that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBeaSea Posted February 28, 2005 #22 Share Posted February 28, 2005 She is a beautiful ship. I last saw her in '90 anchored in the harbour at St. Thomas. Great lines, profile and just a great liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdfloyd Posted February 28, 2005 #23 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Has anyone heard any more news? My DH, myself, parents, sister and BIL were all on the cruise when the boiler exploded. It will forever be a day I will never forget...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted March 2, 2005 #24 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Das Ruderhaus' Cruising and Beyond newsletter has some gossip which I offer FWIW, unsourced and all:- However, it appears that the February 28th deadline can rather be considered a warning for possible investors that time is running out for the vintage vessel. ... The "warning" was obviously received by French interests and even the French government. New pieces of information received only a couple of hours ago indicate that the French government might commit EUR 16 million to help purchasing the ship. The next couple of weeks will tell whether the legendary liner will soon depart for the breakers or whether there will be a chance to preserve her.Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atthebar Posted March 2, 2005 #25 Share Posted March 2, 2005 :) GOOD! Its about time. At least NCL won't rip-off anyone else on this old tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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