An SOS is ringing out from the SS United States in South Philadelphia, which needs to find a new home by September. And if its stewards don’t find a new berth for the vessel, the “Queen of the Seas” may ultimately head to the scrap pile.
NBC 10 Philadelphia: Historic SS United States in need of a new home after judge rules it must leave Philly
Following a federal judge's ruling, an iconic piece of history is looking for a new home. The SS United States is getting kicked out of its port in South Philadelphia after a rent dispute went to court. The group that controls the ship has less than three months to find a new spot. As NBC10's Brenna Weick shows us, they have a plan for her future if they can find one.
Delaware News Journal: Massive, historic 'America's flagship' must leave Philadelphia port. But where can it go?
The hulking and historic SS United States, a thousand-foot-long ocean liner tied for 28 years to Pier 82 behind a South Philly Ikea, will need to find a new home by Sept. 12, a federal judge ruled this month. The ruling follows a yearslong court dispute over the vessel's berth after landlord Penn Warehousing first told the ship to leave the Port of Philadelphia in 2022.
If the ship can't find a new home, say its stewards, the nonprofit SS United States Conservancy, the historic ship will risk being lost forever…