Eric Sauder
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Hi, Robert:
Which congressman have you contacted?
Eric
Which congressman have you contacted?
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Robert W. Collier
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Eric,
I have written letters to President Bush, the Mayor and City Council of Long Beach, Senators Fienstien and Boxer, and my representative, Jerry Lewis, 40th District California. I have the address also for representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham, 51st District California and I'll be writing him this week. It was Lewis who wrote back, requesting more information so he could follow up. Cunningham was the Navy's first "Ace" in Vietnam, and went on later to Command the "Enemy" forces at Fighter Weapons School "Top Gun" in San Diego. I even have written a letter to Adam West's Batman fan site. What could be better than the headlines reading, "Batman Saves the United States"?
Respectfully,
Robert W. Collier
I have written letters to President Bush, the Mayor and City Council of Long Beach, Senators Fienstien and Boxer, and my representative, Jerry Lewis, 40th District California. I have the address also for representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham, 51st District California and I'll be writing him this week. It was Lewis who wrote back, requesting more information so he could follow up. Cunningham was the Navy's first "Ace" in Vietnam, and went on later to Command the "Enemy" forces at Fighter Weapons School "Top Gun" in San Diego. I even have written a letter to Adam West's Batman fan site. What could be better than the headlines reading, "Batman Saves the United States"?
Respectfully,
Robert W. Collier
Christopher Henry
Guest
Hi everyone!
I'm new to the ET --- but
A few weeks ago, I too wrote letters to some people.
Such as---
President Bush
Norman Mineta (DOT)
AND
My representative--
Keep at it guys
The more people that know about the Big-U, the more people will help her!!!
I'm new to the ET --- but
A few weeks ago, I too wrote letters to some people.
Such as---
President Bush
Norman Mineta (DOT)
AND
My representative--
Keep at it guys
The more people that know about the Big-U, the more people will help her!!!
Colleen Collier
Member
Great job Christopher, and welcome to the board.
Jon Hollis
RIP
Hi Don't know if this thread still active or not but if so I thought you might like a copy of what Dear S/S United States supporters,
Recently, NCL sent a project team to Philadelphia to conduct an extensive technical review of the venerable ship. We would like to report that she is in good shape and we are taking very good care of her. We have also cataloged over a hundred boxes of blueprints that we received from the previous owners. Although not a complete set, the drawings will be of real help to our technical team with their work.
When we announced the purchase of the S/S United States in April last year, we talked about her potential to become a state-of-the-art modern cruise ship in our U.S. Flagged fleet. We also talked about the fact that the purchase and restoration of the vessel would be a long-term project as we focused on Project America and our work to restore a new U.S. flag operation to the cruise industry. We intend to do our part to return the U.S. maritime industry to the greatness it once enjoyed.
As I'm sure you can imagine, this is a huge task. For example, without a single U.S. flagged oceangoing cruise ship presently in operation, there is no trained base of American crewmembers to tap, so we must find them and train them all. We have also invested millions of dollars to start building a new brand, NCL America, and the infrastructure that is required for a U.S. flag operation. In addition, hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in building our initial U.S. flagged cruise ships.
Although we are well under way in our endeavor, we have experienced a setback as the first of the Project America vessels, Pride of America, has been delayed. As some of you may know, the vessel listed 15 degrees while docked at her shipyard and took on water up to three decks in a heavy windstorm in January. The ship, which was slated to begin cruising on July 4th in Hawai`i, was recently refloated and we are working with the shipyard to assess damages and determine a new delivery date for that ship.
As you can imagine, this has been a hurdle in the process, but we will not be deterred from launching our U.S. Flag operation this year and ensuring the continued employment of the more than 1,000 U.S. seafarers we have already hired. Accordingly, we have announced the early introduction of the U.S. flagged ship, Pride of Aloha, to take over Pride of America's itinerary and to begin service in July.
Only with the success of these U.S. flagged ships in Hawai`i and our new U.S. flag operation will we be able to succeed with the even more complex challenge of bringing back the S/S United States.
The outpouring of goodwill from many of you on Pride of America and our purchase of the S/S United States is wonderful, and we salute the S/S United States Foundation for the work done over the decades to preserve the legacy of this amazing ship.
I also wanted to let you know that very soon we will begin selling the "S/S United States Worlds Fastest Ship" aboard our entire fleet. The publisher will continue to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Foundation.
The S/S United States has a great maritime heritage, and we believe that she has a great maritime future as well. We urge you to join with us in supporting the return of U.S. flag passenger/cruise ships to the oceans of the world.
The love for the S/S United States is real. To you, she has always been more than a steel hull. And better than anybody, you know this ship's past and its potential. And we know it too.
Warm regards,
Susan Robison,
Director, Public Relations
Norwegian Cruise Line
.
-----Original Message-----
From: jonships [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 8:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Information
In hopes that you NCL and the Big "U" work it all out. Where could I get latest information and future plans. I do maritime lectures and like positive facts to be able to present FACTS not rumors. I have been doing a 3 part "Titanic" lecture series on board Cunards "QE2" for over ten years once or twice a year but do get lots of questions about other ships and a large number of the relate to the "S.S. United States" and her future. In fact I am planning to put together in the future a 3 part presentation about the ship. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you for any considerations or courtesies you may wish to extend in this regard
Gratefully yours,'
Jon W. Hollis
Recently, NCL sent a project team to Philadelphia to conduct an extensive technical review of the venerable ship. We would like to report that she is in good shape and we are taking very good care of her. We have also cataloged over a hundred boxes of blueprints that we received from the previous owners. Although not a complete set, the drawings will be of real help to our technical team with their work.
When we announced the purchase of the S/S United States in April last year, we talked about her potential to become a state-of-the-art modern cruise ship in our U.S. Flagged fleet. We also talked about the fact that the purchase and restoration of the vessel would be a long-term project as we focused on Project America and our work to restore a new U.S. flag operation to the cruise industry. We intend to do our part to return the U.S. maritime industry to the greatness it once enjoyed.
As I'm sure you can imagine, this is a huge task. For example, without a single U.S. flagged oceangoing cruise ship presently in operation, there is no trained base of American crewmembers to tap, so we must find them and train them all. We have also invested millions of dollars to start building a new brand, NCL America, and the infrastructure that is required for a U.S. flag operation. In addition, hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in building our initial U.S. flagged cruise ships.
Although we are well under way in our endeavor, we have experienced a setback as the first of the Project America vessels, Pride of America, has been delayed. As some of you may know, the vessel listed 15 degrees while docked at her shipyard and took on water up to three decks in a heavy windstorm in January. The ship, which was slated to begin cruising on July 4th in Hawai`i, was recently refloated and we are working with the shipyard to assess damages and determine a new delivery date for that ship.
As you can imagine, this has been a hurdle in the process, but we will not be deterred from launching our U.S. Flag operation this year and ensuring the continued employment of the more than 1,000 U.S. seafarers we have already hired. Accordingly, we have announced the early introduction of the U.S. flagged ship, Pride of Aloha, to take over Pride of America's itinerary and to begin service in July.
Only with the success of these U.S. flagged ships in Hawai`i and our new U.S. flag operation will we be able to succeed with the even more complex challenge of bringing back the S/S United States.
The outpouring of goodwill from many of you on Pride of America and our purchase of the S/S United States is wonderful, and we salute the S/S United States Foundation for the work done over the decades to preserve the legacy of this amazing ship.
I also wanted to let you know that very soon we will begin selling the "S/S United States Worlds Fastest Ship" aboard our entire fleet. The publisher will continue to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Foundation.
The S/S United States has a great maritime heritage, and we believe that she has a great maritime future as well. We urge you to join with us in supporting the return of U.S. flag passenger/cruise ships to the oceans of the world.
The love for the S/S United States is real. To you, she has always been more than a steel hull. And better than anybody, you know this ship's past and its potential. And we know it too.
Warm regards,
Susan Robison,
Director, Public Relations
Norwegian Cruise Line
.
-----Original Message-----
From: jonships [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 8:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Information
In hopes that you NCL and the Big "U" work it all out. Where could I get latest information and future plans. I do maritime lectures and like positive facts to be able to present FACTS not rumors. I have been doing a 3 part "Titanic" lecture series on board Cunards "QE2" for over ten years once or twice a year but do get lots of questions about other ships and a large number of the relate to the "S.S. United States" and her future. In fact I am planning to put together in the future a 3 part presentation about the ship. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you for any considerations or courtesies you may wish to extend in this regard
Gratefully yours,'
Jon W. Hollis
Michael H. Standart
Member
Jon, I hope what's happening now actually works out. I would be thrilled to see the S.S. United States at sea again under her own power with passengers aboard.
