Comments on: So Alang SS Indy http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-independence Geography at its Finest Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:20:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Eric http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-independence#comment-3760 Eric Sat, 03 May 2008 16:04:32 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-indy#comment-3760 SS Independence now beached @ Alang: http://mediavigil.blogspot.com/ SS Independence now beached @ Alang:

http://mediavigil.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Eric http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-independence#comment-2946 Eric Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:44:37 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-indy#comment-2946 Sure Jon, here are some news stories and links you may find of interest (I believe you might even find some Tunnelbug photography somewhere in there.....;) http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/ss-independence-epa-issues-formal-complaint-to-ncl-and-oceanic/#more-1288 http://www.wbaltv.com/news/15704580/detail.html http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2008/2008-03-18-093.asp Sure Jon, here are some news stories and links you may find of interest (I believe you might even find some Tunnelbug photography somewhere in there…..;)

http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/ss-independence-epa-issues-formal-complaint-to-ncl-and-oceanic/#more-1288

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/15704580/detail.html

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2008/2008-03-18-093.asp

]]> By: Jonathan Haeber http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-independence#comment-2937 Jonathan Haeber Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:43:59 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-indy#comment-2937 Pretty shady, Eric. I appreciate the update. Thank you. Pretty shady, Eric. I appreciate the update. Thank you.

]]> By: Eric http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-independence#comment-2936 Eric Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:53:13 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-indy#comment-2936 I don't think she's going to stop in any port where US authorities might intervene. Looks like the tug refueled in Saipan. The company that now "owns" the Indy is a broker that deals in scrap steel: http://www.gmsinc.net/gms/ Been involved in several discussions on IRC and apparently the guy that owns runs Global Marketing is an Indian national and former business professor at some school in MD I believe. How you go from teaching business to getting involved in shady business dealings that involve export of contaminated materials to third world countries and running from the EPA, I'm not sure. I don’t think she’s going to stop in any port where US authorities might intervene. Looks like the tug refueled in Saipan. The company that now “owns” the Indy is a broker that deals in scrap steel: http://www.gmsinc.net/gms/

Been involved in several discussions on IRC and apparently the guy that owns runs Global Marketing is an Indian national and former business professor at some school in MD I believe. How you go from teaching business to getting involved in shady business dealings that involve export of contaminated materials to third world countries and running from the EPA, I’m not sure.

]]> By: Avery http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-independence#comment-2750 Avery Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:28:16 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-indy#comment-2750 I have seen a disturbing trend towards giving up all hope now that Independence has left Frisco. In the immortal words of USS Conolly museum member..."Dammit, DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP!" There is still a chance she may be stopped in Guam as Pacific Hickory refused to stop in Hawaii....she has to refuel somewhere. When she is stopped in Guam, she will be brought in and tested for PCBs and Asbestos (don't ask me how you test for Asbestos) by the EPA. Both will be found and she will be brought back to the US for cleaning...which NCL will refuse to do since she was "sold" and the transaction was "confidential" which of course will result in an awful mess. That, at least is the ideal situation. I have seen a disturbing trend towards giving up all hope now that Independence has left Frisco. In the immortal words of USS Conolly museum member…”Dammit, DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP!” There is still a chance she may be stopped in Guam as Pacific Hickory refused to stop in Hawaii….she has to refuel somewhere. When she is stopped in Guam, she will be brought in and tested for PCBs and Asbestos (don’t ask me how you test for Asbestos) by the EPA. Both will be found and she will be brought back to the US for cleaning…which NCL will refuse to do since she was “sold” and the transaction was “confidential” which of course will result in an awful mess. That, at least is the ideal situation.

]]> By: BlueNorway http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-independence#comment-2543 BlueNorway Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:25:08 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-indy#comment-2543 It appears that the SS Independence leaving without a real destination port and without decontamination is the last move by the American DHS's attempt to take over the passenger cruise industry by framing all of the breakers and companies as sponsors of terrorism. The (SS) Constitution was already sunk. See Http://BlueNorway.Org/ It appears that the SS Independence leaving without a real destination port and without decontamination is the last move by the American DHS’s attempt to take over the passenger cruise industry by framing all of the breakers and companies as sponsors of terrorism. The (SS) Constitution was already sunk. See Http://BlueNorway.Org/

]]> By: plug1 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-independence#comment-2537 plug1 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:00:57 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/so-alang-ss-indy#comment-2537 word up. im soooo glad you got a shot of this. i was wondering what it would look like as she left. word up. im soooo glad you got a shot of this. i was wondering what it would look like as she left.

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