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« Reply #75 on: November 23, 2020, 12:22:01 am » |
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I hope someone does buy and save the Astoria as she is both a old famous ship (Built as Stockholm in 1948, collision with Andrea Doria in 1956) and the last Swedish American Line still existing (since the scrapping of the 1965 Kungsholm in 2016).
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Robert J Smith
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« Reply #76 on: November 23, 2020, 10:09:08 am » |
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ASTORIA
Looks like she doesn't want to go .... After leaving around seven this morning she's now inbound again.
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citroncore
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« Reply #77 on: November 23, 2020, 03:49:07 pm » |
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Astor beached today at 13.30 hrs at Aliaga
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GEOFF HOATHER
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« Reply #78 on: November 23, 2020, 03:59:47 pm » |
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MARCO POLO showing destination Dubai when she left here (Falmouth) last night (22nd). So....not heading to Aliaga after all. Maybe onward to a breaker's yard further east? Alang, Chittagong maybe?
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Angelgreat
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« Reply #79 on: November 23, 2020, 07:51:13 pm » |
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Angelgreat
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« Reply #80 on: November 25, 2020, 12:26:38 pm » |
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Angelgreat
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« Reply #81 on: November 26, 2020, 03:46:19 pm » |
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Apparently, the Marco Polo is laid up in Dubai, UAE and is being chartered by whoever bought her. If someone does charter her for more cruising or to become a floating hotel, than she could still be saved. If noone charters her within a month, she will head to Alang, India to be scrapped.
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« Reply #82 on: November 27, 2020, 11:19:25 am » |
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BRENT/ASTORIA will have another go - pilot booked 1100 on Sunday 29/11 per PLA
[later]
now rescheduled 1100 on 1 December.
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Richard Paton
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« Reply #83 on: November 27, 2020, 07:18:40 pm » |
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Is there a reason why Astoria isn't sailing to Lisbon under her own power?
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Angelgreat
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« Reply #84 on: November 27, 2020, 09:45:26 pm » |
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Robert J Smith
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« Reply #85 on: December 03, 2020, 12:43:20 pm » |
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Astoria still waiting for a weather window and Brent still waiting to take her.
2nd December 2020
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Robert J Smith
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« Reply #86 on: December 03, 2020, 12:45:08 pm » |
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Is there a reason why Astoria isn't sailing to Lisbon under her own power?
Some Facebook pages suggest steering problems, others suggest towing gear problems. |
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Barry Graham
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« Reply #87 on: December 05, 2020, 08:45:16 am » |
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I see Astoria is on her way again with a large entourage of tugs.
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Robert J Smith
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« Reply #88 on: December 06, 2020, 10:53:57 am » |
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I see Astoria is on her way again with a large entourage of tugs.
Made it into the Channel now and still going in the right direction  |
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Bob Scott
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« Reply #89 on: December 06, 2020, 01:16:19 pm » |
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Now with just one tug (BRENT) off Beachy Head. ASTORIA seems to have switched off AIS
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