@ranwhenparked Seems like a kind of expensive way to launder money. Maybe big money needs big covers.

@whoistheleader It seems like such a waste to have to scrap serviceable ships like this, but as other stories have taught me, the SOLAS standards are clearly written for a reason!

@ranwhenparked

As I've said before, this is excellent Oppo! GIB MOAR BOATLOPNIK, PLEEZ!!

@glemon The USCG inquiry goes into good detail, if you're looking for some reading

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/boards/yarmouthcastle.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjU9OPyh470AhWMneAKHUb5C-gQFnoECAMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw21kMXjlASIBYU1KEDhwten

The hull and the outer walls of the superstructure were steel, interior partitions were wood, along with the uppermost deckhouses and the decking itself on the upper levels (passenger areas were wood planked, crew only areas were wood with canvas over it)

The refit between 1946-47 was considered extensive enough by the Coast Guard to require bringing the vessel up to full current fire standards, but that proved impractical as the weight of all the new materials would have compromised stability, so they allowed a number of exemptions. Basically, the sprinkler system, installation of some fire block doors, and the stairwells had to have fireproof material added behind the paneling, but everything else was left as it was

@just-jeepin

https://www.imo.org/

IMO – the International Maritime Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships. IMO's work supports the UN sustainable development goals.

@ranwhenparked Man that ship’s service just kept going and going. Neat write up!

@silentbutnotreallydeadly said in The Love Boat(s) - Pacific Princess and Island Princess:

@ranwhenparked
My Grandmother used to love watching 'The Love Boat'. As a child at the time, I was ambivalent tending towards hostile to the program.

For my mother, it was The Love Boat followed by Fantasy Island… the 1-2 hit of fromage.

@mastermario Wow. It's crazy to think how many ships, and how many lives, were lost to one storm. I can't imagine 35' waves on the lakes.

@gmporschenut-also-a-fan-of-hondas It's pretty common on Italian cars of that vintage for one side to be very much a different size than the other.

@exage03040 said in Life on the Laker:

Funny we also had a drag race to the Detroit River with another vessel, only we won and the Oiler was leaning out the stern hatch giving them the bird as they came in behind us.

I love this.

@skyfire77

I think we need to brace for impact. The price of everything is just going to go up. Shipping costs are going through the roof and all these distributors tried to get everything shipped before they have to pay the next round of higher shipping.

https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2021/oct/04/los-angeles-ports-backlog-holiday-retail-shipments/

If you've been sitting watching your favorite cars go by in the ads, and you've been holding the money, now may be the time to pull the trigger. I think there is going to be a pre and post COVID priced economy. And I'm afraid we've only seen the start of it.

@bj Oceania has still got you covered

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@hfv Or Gorgo.

@facw I read that story: if you're handy with a torch and a crowbar there's gonna be steady work to be had for the best part of a decade there....
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@mr-ontop especially with the sort of stereotypically 80s yuppies that you'd likely get at those prices

@shop-teacher makes me almost think it's some sort of money laundering scheme.

@ranwhenparked I am happy to see she wasn't scrapped. 10/10 good crypto man

@ranwhenparked Thanks for doing this series. Your attention to detail is very much appreciated.

@john-norris Even 3rd class on the Queen Mary wasn't all that bad, still would have been a pretty expensive trip, probably equivalent to 1st class on many ships a few decades older

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Main lounge - cherry wood paneling with bands of Honduras mahogany, upholstered leather chairs that could be reconfigured to use it as a movie theater

Smoking room - figured oak paneling with bands of lighter oak, with an inlaid marquetry panel depicting a hunting scene, and a dark oak and brass bar

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@gt_stig That sounds like a lot of hassle, I'll stick with this if it stays interesting.

I only started because the old Kinja Oppo really started dropping in content in that period between when G/O announced they were going to kill it and when they actually did, and I wanted to add something to help keep it going until we found a new platform. Didn't have a good car to post about, so did this.

@ranwhenparked (I replied to the wrong person the first time, but it's worth saying again)
"Anyone who isn't totally bored to death can read the rest later."

For the record, I love these posts, and whoever does the lost ships of the Great Lakes, I don't usually comment, but I'm fascinated by big boats/ships and shipwrecks. Please keep them coming.

@cé-hé-sin I nominate @Exage03040 to become our official unpaid intern at writing ship articles forever 😛

@distraxi That's grim, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was based in truth. I had a neighbour who I discovered had served in the Arctic convoys, but sadly he passed away before I got the chance to ask him more about it.

@thebarber thanks for the info, man, that is very good to know. Might have to make a recon trip to Victoria. Haven’t been in a while anyway 😁

@bicyclebuck said in The Historic Queen Mary - No, Not That One, The Other One:

@ranwhenparked

It's amazing how many times ships change hands. Refitting one seems like an interesting way of spending part of your billions. I wonder if Bezos has ever considered an ocean liner instead of a space ship.

Running vessels is very very cut throat. It's a real play to win the monopoly for companies.