US District Court Senior Judge Anita Brody ruled today that the SS United States’ landlord, Penn Warehousing, could not double dockage fees without notice in its effort to force “America’s Flagship” from Pier 82 in Philadelphia. However, the Court also directed the irreplaceable national symbol to vacate the premises by September 12, 2024.
Conservancy President Susan Gibbs, granddaughter of the ship’s famed designer William Francis Gibbs, presented the organization’s Blue Riband awards to Melissa Muchulsky, wife of former crewmember Joe Muchulsky, who passed away in January, and Debbie Rindfleisch, who accepted on behalf of her late husband, Jim Rindfleisch.
