Canberra Cruise Ship Scrapping

The third ship of the pioneering Royal Viking Line spent many years as a German cruise ship named Albatros and just recently was also sold for scrap.

Canberra cruise ship scrapping. SS Norway - Final Chapter. HAMBURG of 1969 deserves preservation in her original home port of Hamburg. Her illustrious career included a tour of duty during the Falklands war after operating as a world renowned cruise liner.

Rather than scrap the Canberra PO refitted her with a casino and transformed into a cruise ship. SATOSHI PACIFIC DAWN SENT TO SCRAP. Although the idea of giving the Canberra a new engine was briefly thought about but it was not possible due to her deep draught.

The Cruise Ship Costa Concordia Rests After Her Final Voyage Of Costa Concordia Completes Its Voyage To The Scrap Yard Pin By John Debusi Jr On Cruiseships In 2020. SS Canberra is withdrawn from PO service in September 1997 and sold to ship breakers for scrapping on October 10 1997 leaving for Gadani ship-breaking yard in Pakistan on October 31 1997. HighSeas Ltd said the cruise ship would be used as a floating hotel in Dubai.

The ships ownership was transferred to NCLs parent company Star Cruises. This picture was taken in. Canberra was withdrawn from PO service in September 1997 and sold to ship breakers for scrapping on 10 October 1997 leaving for Gadani ship-breaking yard Pakistan on 31 October 1997.

Posted September 21 2007. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast Northern Ireland at a cost of 17 million. TV star Jimmy Savile was locked in his cabin then booted off the ship over claims he assaulted a 14-year-old.

Its estimated scrap metal from one ship could pull in around 4 million in profit for the ship-breaking association. The ship could accommodate 1737 passengers and 795 crew was. Screendump of the front page of The Miami Herald dated June 28th 2003 shows an image of the Grand Dame of the Caribbean on her final.