There is no better way to preserve a classic ship than keeping her going despite SOLAS and age.
The cruise ship FUNCHAL is one of such ships. Instead of spending millions in order to have an asbestos and smoke free dead ship berthed somewhere, FUNCHAL owner Mr George Potamianos is spending a few millions on a refit destined to make his beloved FUNCHAL fully compliant to all SOLAS 2010 requirements.
A very lucky and fine ship, the FUNCHAL has been refiting in Lisbon since October 2008 and is now in the NAVALROCHA drydock nº 1 where I was able to take the photos on 18 March 2009.
She will be back on cruise service from Lisbon on 3 April 2009.
Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
The cruise ship FUNCHAL is one of such ships. Instead of spending millions in order to have an asbestos and smoke free dead ship berthed somewhere, FUNCHAL owner Mr George Potamianos is spending a few millions on a refit destined to make his beloved FUNCHAL fully compliant to all SOLAS 2010 requirements.
A very lucky and fine ship, the FUNCHAL has been refiting in Lisbon since October 2008 and is now in the NAVALROCHA drydock nº 1 where I was able to take the photos on 18 March 2009.
She will be back on cruise service from Lisbon on 3 April 2009.
Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
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