The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the historic ship into the world’s largest artificial reef.
SS United States Conservancy board member Warren Jones tells ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ that the ship 'needs to be saved’ after rent was doubled without warning during the pandemic.
The conservancy’s attorney, however, contends that the increased rent was never properly negotiated with them and was instead raised unilaterally. Should the ship be evicted, the Conservancy will need to find a new berth or potentially scrap the vessel.
“If this ship is evicted, it would have to be scrapped or reefed,”said Conservancy board member Warren Jones.“There is no alternative – given the size of the ship.”
