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Dave Gittins
Member
Username: gittins
Post Number: 3996
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2009 - 9:25 am: | 
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I noticed that a small cruise ship called Athena is going to operate out of Port Adelaide this summer. Just to find out a bit about her, I looked her up on Wikipedia. I was amazed to find out her original name. She was once Stockholm and she sank Andrea Doria.
http://tinyurl.com/ah3ttc
She's been much altered over the years and will probably soon fall foul of the 2010 regulations, so locals should see her while they can.
I'm going to be very careful when sailing our waters!
Dave Gittins
Titanic: Monument and Warning.
http://users.senet.com.au/~gittins/Book.html
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Alyson Jones
Member
Username: firefoxy
Post Number: 657
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Monday, February 2, 2009 - 10:46 am: |
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Hey Dave sir ,i'm the first one to answer you're post YAY.
1948 ship,she's an antiuqe ship.61 year old ship still in servise,i'm shocked. The Olympic was scrapped when she was 25 years old,well good on this old lady!Amazing Stuff  |
Michael H. Standart
Moderator
Username: mstandart
Post Number: 25173
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 4:28 am: |
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What's kept the Athena going is a lot of lavish maintainance and even more lavish modifications, practically to the point of a near complete re-build. Had I not known of her pedigree when I first saw some recent photos, I would never have recognized her.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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Michael H. Standart
Moderator
Username: mstandart
Post Number: 25182
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 5:16 am: |
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From Yahoo Australia:
Cruise ship passengers aground off SA coast
quote:Two boats from a cruise ship have run aground off Kangaroo Island in South Australia .
The cruise ship Athena visited Adelaide yesterday.
One of the smaller boats ran aground today with about 50 passengers and crew aboard.
More at http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5297505
Comment: Oh boy!
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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Dave Gittins
Member
Username: gittins
Post Number: 3997
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 9:18 am: |
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If I can run aground off KI I suppose they can. We have plenty of company!
I haven't seen details, but they were very likely making for the little town of Kingscote, which hides behind a sizeable sand bar. It's well marked and you shouldn't hit it, but it probably moves about a bit. (That's not what I hit).
With any luck, I'll be with Athena in Port Lincoln on Tuesday.
Dave Gittins
Titanic: Monument and Warning.
http://users.senet.com.au/~gittins/Book.html
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Grant Carman
Member
Username: lksimcoe
Post Number: 316
Registered: 6-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 5:17 pm: |
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I seem to remember reading somewhere that the "Stockholm" has been purchased by a Swedish businessman, who will restore her to her original appearance and park her as a hotel/conference ship after she is retired.
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Jeff Brebner
Member
Username: wheeds
Post Number: 44
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 7:24 pm: |
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Wikipedia lists her as having avoided a pirate attack last year too. |
Michael H. Standart
Moderator
Username: mstandart
Post Number: 25206
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 4:32 am: |
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>>With any luck, I'll be with Athena in Port Lincoln on Tuesday.<<
Just make sure you're behind her and not in front of her! Beyond that, I hope you have some pretty pictures to post!
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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