Norway [France]

[raflucgr]

hi to all of you

The great ss Norway was renamed Blue lady, does that name mean that the former France will be scrapped ?
Who knows

Actually there are four potential buyers
Isaac Dahan who wants to anchor the ships at Honfleur, France
Michel Huard,a canadian officer who want to buy the ship and rename France, repaint her in her original livery.
Joop Poost, a dutsh politic man who want to convert the ship as a casino in Amsterdam.
"Cercle de rιflexion des nations" which want to convert her as a ambassador of the peace with and and hospital onboard

[raflucgr]

here is the site of a potential buyer of the SS NORWAY, now it's forbbiden to sell the Norway to a scrappyard

www.savessnorway.com

[raflucgr]

Mr Huard is searching 60 millons dollars us to complete his project for that he launch the time shares. More infos on his site.

He is looking for shipyards able to do the refit,probably in Japan or south Korea, however China breakers are still interest by the SS Norway.

[raflucgr]

Hello
here are news about the Blue Lady coming from my personal website: http://ferriesandcruiseships.t35.com and I learnt them on www.ssmaritime.com

Now about the Norway, she was owned by a liberian owner since the
winter(according to mer et marine), and now she was sold to an
indian scrappyard, Rajesh Shah of Kumar Steel has confirmed that he
get the Blue lady for 16.5 millons dollars.Mer et Marine told that
the Blue Lady will arrive in Alang in may or june. However in this
story it's difficult to know what is right or wrong, we will see
soon.

According to ss maritime:
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April 26: Star Cruises have confirmed that SS Blue lady, Norway,
France was indeed been sold. However, they were reluctant to provide
any further details. I have been told that a Liberian company owns her
and will sell between US$20-25 million. Obviously the chance of this
is slim. Let's face it, she has been on the market for several years
and there has been no takers to date.

On 25 April I received an email from my Indian contact who owns one of
the breakers yards. It reads as follows – "The Blue Lady will arrive
abt 25 May to Alang. The date is not official as yet."
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Anyway Mr Huard annouced few days ago that he didn't have the intention to continue in his project, which I think it's normal since he is 24 years old and still a student, and I think he bloffed to us since he started.

[raflucgr]

The Norway left Port Kelang last Saturday for the scrapp yard in Alang.
Rumours suggest that she could have a call in Dubai for an abestos removing. Does that right, I am sceptic, I think that the owner spreads rumours because he would want that nobody knows exaclty where is the ship, to not have problem with Greenpeace and other association.

The shipyards of Alang does't confirm that they will receive the ship, but it's sure I think, she could arrive betwee the 25th and the 1rst June.

[raflucgr]

hello

The Norway was finally forbidden to enter in Indian terretorials water, according to various organizations, the ship contained more than 1000 tons of abestos, so indians autorities used that to forbidden the ship in India. Anyway, in India it's strange, scrappyard bought ship and autority refuse it.
Anyway, we have to wait the answer of the Indian supreme court.

[raflucgr]

hello

According to the Stephan Giesen woho works onboard the Maersk Durham:

He saw the the SS Blue Lady passing next them, she was towed by two
ocean going tugs.Both tugs had Alang listed as their destination in
their AIS signal, they meet them at the southwest of the southern tip
of India. Tug's name are Seaway 5 and Intersurf, so we can suppose
that the ship won't go to Dubai, as the rumours said, but he can't
enter in Indians waters, so it's a bit compromised, the indian supreme
court will give the final decision in July, or maybe who knows, in
real she surely in Indian waters and will arrive to Alang around the
1st June. Anyway Alang shipyards do not confirm that they will receive
the ship.

[raflucgr]

Hello

Alang scrappyard annouced yesterday that they bought the Blue Lady, and they will receive it, in the next week, I remind that the Norway is at the south in India, and unfortuntly, she is living her last days.
Now we wait the decision of the Indian supreme court to know if she will enter in the indian waters, and sadly be scrapped.

[Giorgos_D]

Very bad news...

[raflucgr]

yes, what a pitty that she will be scrapped, and we can't do nothing