The Queen Mary is at risk of flooding or capsizing without critical repairs, a new report finds
- The Queen Mary is in danger of flooding or even capsizing if critical repairs to the ship are not made.
- An engineering report commissioned by Long Beach, CA said repairs have not been made in the last five years.
- The vessel needs $23 million in repairs to stay afloat over the next two years, according to the report.
The Queen Mary is in danger of flooding or even capsizing if critical repairs to the ship are not made, according to a new report from a naval architecture and marine engineering firm that inspected the ship earlier this year.
According to a report in the Long Beach Post News, the city of Long Beach, California, commissioned Elliott Bay Design Group to examine the ship. After an inspection in April, the firm concluded that $23 million in repairs were needed to the vessel and that little repair work has been completed over the past five years.
The new cost is on top of $23 million that were already allocated to make repairs to the vessel in 2017. Those funds ran out before major structural work on the ship even began, according to the report.
The vessel functions as a floating museum and is owned by the city of Long Beach but is operated by outside contractors. Its current operator Eagle Hospitality Trust filed bankruptcy plans to auction its lease of the space, though the city has launched a legal objection, according to the report.
The ship was built in 1930 in Scotland and retired as an ocean liner in 1967, according to KIRO. It was also used as a troop transport during World War II.
The ship is not currently open to the public and will not be open to the public until repairs are made, according to the report.