SAVE THE QE2
Dec 26th 2012, 5:21 am
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SAVE THE QE2
New Chinese owners are going to scrap it, if certain stories are to be believed......... 
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Dec 26th 2012, 10:14 am
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Re: SAVE THE QE2
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/h...=email%2Balert
The spin here is that it was Clyde-built, as was I. I cannot say that I feel strongly about the QE2 heading to the scrapyard.
The spin here is that it was Clyde-built, as was I. I cannot say that I feel strongly about the QE2 heading to the scrapyard.
Dec 26th 2012, 2:20 pm
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Re: SAVE THE QE2
Did the deal to buy it and turn it into a floating casino not come off then?
Dec 26th 2012, 2:42 pm
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Re: SAVE THE QE2
It's just scrap iron any way.
I am sure it''s worth more as scrap.
vette
I am sure it''s worth more as scrap.
vette
Dec 27th 2012, 1:15 am
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When they looked into the hotel-casino idea, they found the whole structure was riddled with asbestos - or was that just another rumour? 
Dec 27th 2012, 7:47 am
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Re: SAVE THE QE2
Vaguely recollect Dubai wanting to turn it into a Hotel moored off the Dubai coast, so googled and came up with these DM links.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...ubai-port.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...rial-port.html
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So what all (if any) renovation,retrofiting, repair, clean-up work etc...did Dubai carry out, anyone know?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...ubai-port.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...rial-port.html
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So what all (if any) renovation,retrofiting, repair, clean-up work etc...did Dubai carry out, anyone know?
Dec 27th 2012, 7:51 am
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Re: SAVE THE QE2
It was 'in use' for a while but I am not going to post the details on a public forum.
Dec 28th 2012, 9:07 am
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Chinese as much class as Arabs.
Jan 20th 2013, 6:59 am
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STOP PRESS:
She's gone...................
She's gone...................
Jan 20th 2013, 7:10 am
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Moved to Dubai dry docks for start of rehab work for hotel conversion according to the CEO of dry docks on Business Breakfast this morning. Will end up in some as yet undisclosed East Asian location owned by a consortium that will still include Dubai World. All sounded very murky....
Jan 20th 2013, 12:43 pm
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Moved to Dubai dry docks for start of rehab work for hotel conversion according to the CEO of dry docks on Business Breakfast this morning. Will end up in some as yet undisclosed East Asian location owned by a consortium that will still include Dubai World. All sounded very murky....
