So the switch from one pier to another has already happened? I missed it. I read that low tide is a must because the 2 stacks will only clear the bridge by 6 feet. How about this snowstorm? More delay?
She moved on Friday?......
After many delays today is the day, fingers crossed. The SS United States will begin her journey down the Delaware River to the Atlantic and then to the Gulf Of Mexico
Click to follow link... Tugboats are expected to get in position around 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. Then, it will begin its voyage down the Delaware River just before 1 p.m., during low tide.
The massive ship will pass under various bridges, including the Walt Whitman Bridge (I-76), the Commodore Barry Bridge (US 322) and the Delaware Memorial Bridge (I-295) along the route. The Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) will be coordinating bridge closures.
Last week, the first phase of the move took place as the city was celebrating the Eagles victory parade. The SS United States was moved from Pier 82, where it has sat for decades, to Pier 80. It was moved to the opposite pier to make the departure easier.
Fans of the derelict ship were out early on Wednesday to get a last look before it heads towards its underwater grave off the coast of Fort-Walton Beach, Florida.
Towing the SS United States out of Philadelphia during low tide is very important.
The SS, which stands for steam ship, has the world's tallest smoke stacks of any vessel. It still holds that record after all these years at 65 feet tall, which is the equivalent of a six-story building.
Once it leaves Philadelphia, it will head toward Mobile, Alabama, where it will prepped to be sunk off Florida's panhandle.
The journey along the eastern seaboard is expected to take roughly two weeks.
You will be able to track the ship's journey on the Destin-Fort Walton Beach website, once it starts moving.
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