SS United States Conservancy S.O.S. News Blog

SS United States in Philadelphia Inquirer

SSUSC — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:07 +0000

March 10, 2010 – “SS United States Being Marketed for Scrap“, an article by Sam Wood, appeared in today’s print and online editions of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

SS United States in USA Today

SSUSC — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:25:39 +0000

March 8, 2010 – The plight of the SS United States is featured in this morning’s USA Today. Entitled “Historic Ship Adrift, on the Block,” it was written by Rick Hampson. who also reported about the ship in July, 2007. Please forward this important national exposure.

The SS United States Conservancy’s Latest Update

SSUSC — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:20:47 +0000

Still image from SS United States: A Call to Arms

March 6, 2010 – The Conservancy’s latest update, with an appeal to help spread the word about the plight of our national flagship, may be read here. In addition to the media hits highlighted in the update, a piece has appeared in South Jersey’s Courier Post Online.

SS United States in The Wall Street Journal – Again!

SSUSC — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:28:25 +0000

March 5, 2010 – Wall Street Journal reporter Jesse Pesta, who wrote a front page article for the paper in August of 2009, again reports on the plight of the vessel including links to the Conservancy’s Plank Owner page. Be sure to read it here.

SS United States in Manhattan’s DNAinfo

SSUSC — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:12:21 +0000

March 4, 2010 – More coverage of the plight of the SS United States.

SS United States: A Call to Arms – New Video on YouTube

SSUSC — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:25:14 +0000

March 4, 2010 – The Conservancy has produced a new video entitled SS United States: A Call to Arms. Please take a moment to view, and more importantly, please forward to all of your friends and family. We need to have this video go viral on the internet, and to be seen by every American. Time is of the essence. Please help us spread the word about the plight of our irreplaceable national flagship.

SS United States Getting More and More Press

SSUSC — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:05:02 +0000

March 4, 2010 – A powerful and thought-provoking opinion piece about the importance of the SS United States to our national heritage, written by Conservancy Executive Director Dan McSweeney, appeared in today’s edition of the New York Post. Another update about the ship’s current plight appeared on Phillyist.com.

SS United States on PlanPhilly.com

SSUSC — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:15:50 +0000

March 3, 2010 – Conservancy board member Stephen Ujifusa’s in depth article about the current plight of the ship is now available. Click here to read.

Plight of SS United States Featured on KYW Newsradio

SSUSC — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:33:54 +0000

March 3, 2010 – Word of the plight of the SS United States is spreading. The Conservancy’s Dan McSweeney was interviewed today on Philly’s KYW Newsradio 1060. The article is available here.

SS United States Featured on Front Page of Travel Weekly

SSUSC — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:59:08 +0000

March 3, 2010 – Travel Weekly, the national newspaper of the travel industry, features a major article by Johanna Jainchill about ship preservation in its current issue. Dan McSweeney, the Conservancy’s executive director, is interviewed along with maritime historians John Maxtone-Graham and Peter Knego. Given the current “Red Alert” status of the SS United States, this article should help bring the ship’s plight to the travel industry.