As I alluded to earlier in the week, the SS United States was purchased by the SS United State Conservancy.  This development has given the ship a promising future.  There is still work to be done, but this a major step in achieving the Conservancy’s goals.

The first video is an interview (from the AP) with Conservancy president Susan Gibbs:

The second is a short clip created by the Conservancy to advertise their fundraising campaign: