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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2025 · 36 MIN

Episode 4: Saving Classic Ship Treasures

from A Little Bit Of Ship Banter: A Mid Ship Cinema Podcast · host Peter Knego

In Episode Four of this MidShipCinema Podcast hosted by Peter Knego and Dan Trachtenberg, we have the latest on the dismembered funnels of the SS UNITED STATES, reveal a favorite new cruise and ship-oriented website, discuss the advantages of small ship cruising on the WIDERNESS LEGACY of Un-Cruise and our main topic, how Knego started going to the scrap yards of Alang, India to rescue treasures from dozens of classic cruise ships and former ocean liners.  Many never-before published photos illustrate the ships and the shipbreaking process and how the items are shipped to California to be cleaned up, sold and given a new life.  #alang #scrapships #classiccruiseships #oceanliners #maritimesalvage #cruise #ssunitedstates  #cruiseship #ssmardigras #ssempressofcanada #ssfranconia #mvkungsholm #cruisenewsFollow us on all our socials and YouTube!⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/midshipcentury⁠⁠

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