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The fate of Oriana remains up in the air
¡¡2005-6-3 13:46:56

(DALIANNEWS)¡ªFueled from two Chinese newspapers reported respectively on May 23 and 26, the fate of retired Oriana, the world's only deluxe liner-theme Park and a famous static attraction once berthed at Dalian Xinghai Bay was still in the air after her 8-day-long final journey from Dalian towed to her new owner in Zhangjiagang Port.
 
Based on Xinhua Daily (in Jiangsu Province where Zhangjiagang Port locate) report, she arrived at Zhangjiagang Port at May 23 and berthed at Wuyou Shipbreaking Dock waiting for her doom. It¡¯s said that the total breaking procedure will continue for 5 months, once unconquerable ¡°First Lady of the Sea¡± will become 20,000 ton trash steels ultimately.
 
Yet according to Modern Express, also a daily newsletter in Jiangsu Province, Wuyou Shipbreaking Dock¡¯s manager Mr. Yao said that the hulk¡¯s doom has not been publicized nnow for Zhangjiagang Municipality might keep her role as a tourist resort. The final result has not put in the air yet.

 

(Editor:Farah Song)  (From:DALIANNEWS.COM)



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