The plight and potential of the SS United States was covered by TIME Magazine as part of our growing media coverage during our urgent “SOS” campaign.

“Given the right location and project, the conservancy hopes the United States could become a popular attraction, serving as a monument to the age when ocean liners connected the far ends of the world.”

You can read the full article here: http://nation.time.com/2013/05/20/save-our-ship/

Crain’s New York Business published this story shortly after the Conservancy’s successful Herald Square rally, with interviews from attendees and a short summary of the SS United States’ “SOS” campaign.

The photographer, Chandra Lampreich, first saw the ship during a family trip, and the image stayed with her ever since. As she mentions in her title, the United States is one-of-a-kind, and her heritage is irreplaceable.

The story, and accompanying photo essay, can be viewed HERE.

The rally, which will highlight the Conservancy’s development plans and SOS campaign, will be held from 6 AM until 9 AM, with remarks beginning at 7:30 AM.

The full story can be read HERE

CNN reporter Sarah Hoye recently covered the SS United States‘ plight and potential in a video package and article, featured on the front page of CNN.com. Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs and SS United States Redevelopment Project Managing Director Dan McSweeney were both interviewed. “This is an extraordinary American achievement,” said Gibbs. “An amazing expression of our post-war history, and it would be so tragic to see it destroyed.”

You can view the video and read the article HERE.

Again, the full story can be viewed here

Post author Kate Dulin remarked in particular to the attention to detail to “ensure that the SS United States would secure its place in history as the greatest passenger vessel of our time.”

“It would be a shame,” Dulin closes, “to lose such a significant piece of American history.”

Again, the whole story can be read HERE.

SS United States Redevelopment Project Managing Director Dan McSweeney discusses the SS United States with Fox News’ Steve Doocy on “Fox and Friends”, March 27, 2013

Fox News’ national morning show Fox and Friends today featured an interview with Dan McSweeney, Managing Director of the SS United States Redevelopment Project. In addition to featuring the Conservancy’s work, McSweeney discussed the Conservancy’s crowdfunding platform, SavetheUnitedStates.org, as well as the tremendous redevelopment potential of the ship.

“This is America’s National Flagship, it bears the name of our country,” said McSweeney. “How can we let this ship be lost?”

The full story can be viewed HERE.

The Associated Press featured the ship’s plight on “The Big Story” page, in addition to offering a summary of the liner’s career and the Conservancy’s subsequent campaign for her preservation. The full story can be read here.

The story has also been picked up by news outlets around the globe, including  ABC News, NBC, The Houston Chronicle, and the UK’s Daily Mail.

From Executive Director Susan Gibbs: “It’s an all hands on deck moment. Now is the time, there’s a window. Within months it will close unless everyone assists in the effort.”

Again, you can read the full article HERE