As a boy in the 1970s, Michael Plant spent his weekends and summer days in Highlands, New Jersey, especially around the Highlands Marina where his uncle was the manager. Central to the marina was its bar, “The Bitter End,” and while Michael and his cousins were only old enough to play in the bar before it opened to the public, the rooms nautical collectibles - especially the big framed print of the SS United States - were enthralling for Michael.
Read MoreBrenda was picking up her sister, Queenie, from the passenger terminal at Pier 86 along New York City’s waterfront. Queenie Englehart had been visiting family and friends in Europe, and had made the westbound crossing aboard the SS United States.
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Voyage 359 - in January 1968 - would include his most memorable crossing. While crossing the Atlantic, the ship encountered a strong storm and heavy waves that McGuire estimates were as much as 135-feet high. In fact, the waves were so high that at one point, McGuire recalled, water from a rogue wave splashed through the top of the forward funnel and down inside the engine room.
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A historic sea vessel that was once regarded as the pinnacle of American engineering now rests in the Delaware River; specialists study the fastest passenger liner ever built and a masterwork of marine construction that also served as a US warship.
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While we believe that the post-COVID economy will provide opportunities for RXR to advance the SS United States’ redevelopment, we face stiff headwinds that only your support can help us overcome. These challenges are making it increasingly likely that the ship will need to be moved for the first time in over 25 years.
That’s why this year’s annual appeal is so critical. Please consider renewing your membership and making your year-end tax-deductible contribution.
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