SS United States Conservancy Files Motion To Keep Ship Docked In Philadelphia Until December

CBS Philadelphia

September 13, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The nonprofit that owns the SS United States has filed a motion that, if approved, would keep the vessel docked in South Philadelphia until December 2024.

The motion filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania on behalf of the SS United States Conservancy alleges that Penn Warehousing, which owns the pier where the vessel is docked, has been acting in "bad faith" and preventing the organization from removing the ship.

According to the court documents, the Conservancy accuses Penn Warehousing of failing to honor a deal that allowed the nonprofit to enter a purchase and sale agreement with Okaloosa County, Florida, which would remove the ship from Philadelphia and sink it off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef.

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