Reported on June 18 2004, Oriana had been damaged during
a severe storm on the 17th, which resulted in a 2.2 meter gash in her bow, being
the cause for her lower decks to flood. When photographed the next day, she
looked a sorry sight.
Then on July 5 2004 came a report from China that
she had sunk, however, the next day, it's said the ship was not
only afloat, but that salvage work was in full progress.
4 May 2005: The last news received is that the owners will
repair SS Oriana and give her an extensive refit.
Photos were taken
in the last week of July 2004
Note the gantry crane on the seaboard side 2004 - by
Stephen Wedd
Above & below: Salvaging the Oriana continues¨C Taken July 6, 2004-by Shane
Spencer
The next three
photographs were taken on June 18, the day after the
storm
Editor's note: ˇ°The Big Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant shores.I watched then come, I
watched them go, and I watched them die.ˇ±
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