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1-15 March 2019

3/18/2019

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After receiving a notice to remove the rest of our property, including historic documents, from the ship and to remove our lock from the Pier 7 gate, we sent a letter to Deputy Director Chow addressing the following issues:
  1. Reaffirming our challenge to the auction and pointing out that the requirement for the $1.5 million performance bond effectively undermined their own auction process.
  2. Asserting that our rights as owner are being violated by not allowing us regular ship access to conduct our monthly maintenance checks.
  3. Asking for Harbors Division to confirm that they are aware of and have taken steps to meet all Federal and State requirements related to any proposed negative action toward a National Historic Landmark.
  4. Asking for information related to their cost to remove the ship from the harbor as this would be expenditure of public funds.
  5. We also advised that we are seeking legal advice on protecting pour ownership rights.
We have asked for complete answers to our issues.
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2-28 February 2019

3/3/2019

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We waited patiently for the result of the auction. Only three parties attended the February 15 “open house” and only one person was not affiliated with the local Falls of Clyde supporters. On February 28, no qualified bidders had come in. The requirement for a $1.5 million performance bond was impossible for any party to acquire, which made the whole auction moot. This has now pushed the Harbors Division into their other options, which are to negotiate a sale, transfer the ship to another government organization, or remove and destroy the ship. Friends of Falls of Clyde is looking into legal options to forestall the last option. We fully believe that the Harbors Division should negotiate with Save Falls of Clyde International to achieve the repatriation to Scotland. Friends of Falls of Clyde is committed to maintaining the safety of the ship until she can be removed from the harbor and repatriated to Scotland. 
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    Bruce McEwan, President

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